“Self protection (self defense) is more than learning a few simple yells or carrying a spray to ward off attackers. It is a habit of mind. The issue is more complicated than one simple defensive technique. You may not think you could hurt a large, muscular attacker — but you can. Everyone has weak points.” heartShapedBox uses sound as the only means to protect itself from beeing explored too intimately.

Bio:
Wernfried Lackner
Born 1970 in Tamsweg (AUT), currently living and working in Berlin (DE) and Barcelona (ES) as a programmer and musician. Member of the Gullibloon and XDV collectives.

Recent projects:
Army of Darkness:
http://gullibloon.org/mediawiki/index.php/Gbot
Gweb:
http://gullibloon.org/mediawiki/index.php/Gweb
z@null2.net:
http://gullibloon.org
http://xdv.org

Bio:
Stefan Kersten
Born 1978 in Ingolstadt (DE). Working in Barcelona (ES) and Berlin (DE) as a sound artist, researcher and software developer, with a special focus on networked, interactive and self-organizing systems. Member of the DissoNoiSex and XDV collectives.

Recent projects:
Soundanism (interactive sound installation
with DissoNoiSex, Espacio Menos1 Madrid 2006, Ping! 3
Andratx 2006, takt Berlin 2007, NIME New York 2007,
ICMC Kopenhagen 2007), Repressound (interactive
sound/video installation with DissoNoiSex, Ping! 4 Andratx
2007).
sk@k-hornz.de

http://space.k-hornz.de
http://dissonoisex.org
http://xdv.org