Location aesthetics: Creative technologies

Symposium:

• ISEA2014: 20th International Symposium on Electronic Art

• Education/Media (Panels & Roundtables)

• Location aesthetics: Creative technologies

• Janis Jefferies

Venue(s):

• Zayed University – Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• What is the relationship between the creative and the city and the        dynamic interplay between place, culture, creativity and the artist/technologist. Recognising that arts and technology are   both the most local and the most international of activities ‑ proud of their traditions and identity, but at their most exciting when they break down barriers and cross borders, the panel LOCATION AESTHETICS: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES will explore the cultural, social and economic role that creative individuals and institutions play in creating and transforming a       city, regional or national identity and place in the world. Within the panel there will be an emphasis on:

  Identity‑Diversity»  Regionalism‑Globalism» Homecoming‑Nomadism» Economy‑Culture

Category:

• Panel