Join us on Saturday, May 7th 2022 as art collective h0t club present their World Premiere of Freeicecream.network at CounterPulse’s annual Gala art party and auction event in San Fransisco.

h0t club, featuring Miller Puckette (author of PureData), Kate Bergstrom, and Martim S. Galvão, will debut their experimental multimedia performance Freeicecream.network which explores how our desire for connection and delicious treats entangles us with networks of information technologies.

The World Premiere will feature three human performers and three robots throughout a 25 minute experience. The show takes place on Saturday, May 7th at CounterPulse in San Francisco. Audiences will receive free ice cream as part of the show.

Reserve tickets now

Freeicecream.network’s World Premiere will be presented as part of CounterPulse’s annual Innerspace Art Party & Auction: Homecoming alongside dozens of other artists, performances, and DJ sets.

Reserve tickets now to secure your place for Saturday, May 7th, 2022

The address is CounterPulse, 80 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. Innerspace: Homecoming runs from 7pm-midnight PDT, and h0t club’s performance times are 7:30, 8:00 & 9:00pm PDT. Each of these performances lasts approximately 25 minutes.

About h0t club

During h0t club’s 16-week residency at Thoughtworks Arts and CounterPulse the artists developed performing robots who respond to sensors and cameras placed throughout CounterPulse’s project space moving autonomously and communicating with one another via a wireless network. This hybrid virtual/physical network of human and non-human agents is influenced and guided by the emergent behaviors of the system’s inhabitants.

This showcase is an extension of their previous work:

About CounterPulse

CounterPulse is a space for art and community in the Tenderloin district of San Fransisco, California. CounterPulse provides resources for emerging artists and cultural innovators, serving as an incubator for the creation of socially relevant, community-based art and culture.

Freeicecream.network’s world premiere will be presented as part of CounterPulse’s annual Innerspace Art Party & Auction: Homecoming alongside dozens of other artists, performances, and DJ sets.

To learn more about h0t club and our partnership with CounterPulse, read our blog on their residency kick-off presentation at CounterPulse.