Update #4: 24 hours to go! SF Event tonight! and 1 million updates yet to come.
24 hours to go! SF Event tonight! and 1 million updates yet to come.
Thanks to you and the generous donation of Square Enix, a couple of large donations by Individuals, and countless of donations from all over the world — we made our Kickstarter goal, meaning we will be able to fund the development of the prototype of an eye-camera.- but again this is the minimal for just stage one of building the prototype. We definitely need more than 100k for it to be a viable device! So we need to keep raising money!
So for our final 24 hour window we want to celebrate with you tonight before the deadline tomorrow!
But we are so incredibly thrilled we reached our Kickstarter goal! There are still 24 hours to go and we are hoping to raise over 1K to reach a 20K mark. Besides helping create a sustainable enterprise; this will go to planning other aspects of EyeTanya’s mission: Interactive Website (A Bionics and Healing Resource for the Visually Impaired & Disabled,) Graphic Novel, Experimental Documentary, Interactive performances, ETC.
There are so many things to update you all about. But there hasn’t been time for me to sit down and blog – I guess that’s a good thing when life takes you galloping and all you have are the reigns, and the knowledge at some point you will have time for a breather and reflection. But the meantime, I’m back from a brief stint in NY just in time for
our GROW A NEW EYE, SF event tonight!
Hope to see you there!
~tanya
EVENT DETAILS: http://growaneweyesf.eventbrite.com/
The evening is guaranteed to stir the imagination. There will be music, video installations, film screenings and heated discussions about the possibilities and limitations of technology on the human body.
Live Streaming
The Retro-Future Experience with performances by
Project Agora
Haggai Cohen Milo
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT TICKETING:
Entry is via donating on Kickstarter. If you have already backed the project on our Kickstarter campaign at the $25 level or higher, your name will be on the Will Call list.
To purchase a ticket in advance, back our project at the $25 level or highter at: http://kck.st/jOsMw0.
All walk-ins are welcome but you will be asked to contribute via Kickstarter at the door! Of course if you want to pay cash only – we won’t turn you away!
Follow on Twitter: @TanyaVlach @EyeTanya
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on August 3, 2011.
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The same day Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanya Vlach was driving on the other side of the country in Northern California on her way to one of the largest arts festivals in the world. At dusk she was found unconscious from a traumatic accident. Tanya barely came out alive, losing her left eye in the tumble, among other injuries.
Becoming this intimate with death, Tanya is driven by the consciousness of the fragile nature of life and her work is imbued with this sense of urgency.
5th generation San Franciscan, Tanya considers herself a trans-disciplinary artist, having an extensive background in dance, theater, visual, and literary arts.
Founder of COLIBRITA Production Company, she has produced and curated several multidisciplinary events throughout the Bay Area.
Any more updates to come, or was this it?