ISEA98: Ninth International Symposium on Electronic Art
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Ninth International Symposium on Electronic Art
Location:
Manchester, Britain United Kingdom
Dates:
2 September - 7 September, 1998
Organised by:
Liverpool John Moores University and Manchester Metropolitan University
In Cooperation With:
Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts
Overview:
There were actually 2 academic conferences: ISEA98 “Revolution” at the Liverpool John Moores University (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) and ISEA98 “Terror” at the Manchester Metropolitan University. Art Exhibitions, Concerts and Performances were held at a large number of venues in Liverpool and Manchester, a.o.: the Tea Factory, Bluecoat Gallery, Bluecoat Concert Hall, Cream, Tate Gallery, (all Liverpool), Cornerhouse, Dadi Building, Museum of Science & Industry (all Manchester). Even trains, between Liverpool to Manchester, were used as venue. A number of exhibitions and events went on till October 11.
Introductory and Welcome Notes:
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Title:
Welcome
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Presenter(s):
Title: ISEA98 – Introduction
Title: Manchester City United
Title: Birth and Acknowledgements — Presenter(s):
Title: Symposium Intro
Title: revolution98: Exhibitions and Events in Liverpool and Manchester — Presenter(s):
Title: Let’s Be Realistic — Presenter(s):
Title: Red Flags and Other Consumer Icons — Presenter(s):
Title: Acknowledgments — Presenter(s):
Title: Some Comments on the Themes of ISEA98 — Presenter(s):
Title: The ISEA98 Themes Revisited — Presenter(s):
Title: Terror-Forming: the Manchester Context — Presenter(s):
Title: Terror Firma Surveillance: ISEA Montreal Webcast — Presenter(s):
Title: ISEA Liverpool/Manchester — Presenter(s):
Title: Hearing the Noise: Revolution, International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA98) — Presenter(s):
Title: The Day the Circus Came to Town — Presenter(s):
Themes:
“Revolution” and “Terror”
Subthemes:
Alter Egos
Can the new digital and electronic possibilities produce new identities and means of relating to one another? How are differences in race, class and physical ability represented in robotics and virtual space? Might it simply be adding a new aesthetic?
Mind Travel
What does it mean to travel in digital space or control an avatar from a computer? Where are the physical limits of the human body when we can see, hear and act remotely? Does the world come closer or move further away in the process?
Media Blasi
How do we process the huge increase in available information? Should we leave it to the media in all its multiplying forms to tell us the story? Where do content producers end and viewers/consumers start?
Bad History
How does history affect our expectations of technology? Can we ignore our existing prejudices and fears? Is digital space a new territory in which the West can replay its imperialist instincts and dominate all other ideas and expressions?
Artificial Intelligence
Is there a new form of digital intelligence and how can the human brain understand it? Is interactivity a real change in the relationship between artist and viewer or designer and player? How do we value the difference between human labour and computer power?
Revolting
How do we capture the moment of change rather than its results? Can we create a social space out of the internet? Is acting more appropriate than action?
International Programme Committee:
- Jagjit Chuhan
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- Liverpool Art School
- Kathy Cleland
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- University of Sydney
- Sean Cubitt
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- University of Melbourne
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Gilane Dawadros
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- Institute of Visual Arts
- Lily Diaz
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- University of Art and Design Helsinki TAIK
- Tessa Elliott
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- Middlesex University
- University of the West of England
- Rachel Greene
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- Rhizome
- Peter Hagerty
- Julia Hallam
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- University of Liverpool
- Alain Mongeau
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- Daniel Langois Foundation
- Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts
- Elisa Oliver
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- Tate Gallery
- Niranjan Rajah
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- University Malaysia Sarawak
- Ziauddin Sardar
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- Futures Magazine
- Julie Sheldon
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- Liverpool Art School
- Merilyn Smith
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- Liverpool Art School
- Richard Williams
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- Liverpool Art School
Publications:
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View: [Liverpool Book of Abstracts] |
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View: [Manchester Book of Abstracts] |