Watermans International Festival of Digital Art 2012 - Review of and Interview with Irini Papadimitriou
By Emilie Giles. Emilie Giles reviews the current 2012 programme at Watermans Arts Centre, showcasing an array of international digital art and interviews the gallery's Head of New Media Arts Development, Irini Papadimitriou, about the Festival. London 2012: there is of course one event which springs to mind when we think about this city and the year we're in, but there is also another significant event happening in London right now, one which is very important for the digital and media arts world. It is the year that Watermans Arts Centre is holding the International Festival of Digital Art 2012. As well as showcasing an array of digital art by internationally renowned artists, the programme also offers the opportunity for members of the public to get involved in discussions around themes that the Festival touches on through the seminar series accompanying the shows. These are in collaboration with Goldsmiths, University of London. Nearly three months in, the Festival has launched two exciting shows, Cymatics by Suguru Goto and UNITY by One-Room Shack Collective. http://www.furtherfield.org/features/reviews/watermans-international-festival-digital-art-2012-review-and-interview-irini-papadi Emilie Giles is an alumnus of MA Interactive Media: Critical Theory and Practice at Goldsmiths College. Since graduating her time has been spent co-organising MzTEK, a nonprofit education initiative with the aim of encouraging women to learn skills in the field of arts and technology, interning for internationally renowned artists Blast Theory and has been working for social video advertising gurus Unruly, curating and co-ordinating their events. She is currently involved with TESTIMONIES, a project which explores oral history through social media in relation to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is also facilitating workshops at Furtherfield Gallery for the Embroidered Digital Commons with Ele Carpenter, part of the Being Social exhibition. http://www.emiliegiles.co.uk/ -- Other Info: Furtherfield - A living, breathing, thriving network http://www.furtherfield.org - for art, technology and social change since 1997 Also - Furtherfield Gallery& Social Space: http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery About Furtherfield: http://www.furtherfield.org/content/about Netbehaviour - Networked Artists List Community. http://www.netbehaviour.org http://identi.ca/furtherfield http://twitter.com/furtherfield _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
