Opening Event

Symposium:

• ISEA2002: 11th International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Artopia Hall, Nagoya, Japan

Category:

• Introductory & Welcoming Notes

• For the Opening of ISEA2002 on the first day of the symposium, we had 537 international and domestic participants including artists, scholars, and presenters. SUDA Hiroshi gave us a Guest Speech about [Orai] and the innate sphere of human behavior from various points of view. The active dialogue between Roger F. Malina and Hiroshi Yoshioka with the participation of the audience, developed ideas on various realistic problems and the fruitfulness of interaction delivered from collaboration between artists and scientists. The symposium with the theme “Orai” started with enthusiasm.

  MAISUBARA Thkehisa, Mayor of Nasoya City, ISEA2002 Honorary President
  IIASEGAItrA Nobuyo $hi, Deputy Governor of Aichi prefecture, ISEA2002 Honorary Vice-President
  SOMEYA Akio, Executive Vice President of Nagoya Port Authortity, ISEA2002 Honorary Vice-President

  Program:

  • Masao Kohmura, “Tenchi-Orai ….. Apocalypse of Media Art” (Keynote Speech)
  • Hiroshi Suda, “Towards the establishing of a new country through the scope of communication” (Guest Speech)
  • Roger F. Malina & Hiroshi Yoshioka, “Toward a Cultural Connectionism” (Dialogue)