Von: Susanne Jaschko <susa...@nimk.nl>
Datum: 30. März 2009 11:53:33 MESZ
Betreff: Symposium Positions in flux
Dear friends and colleagues,
I hope to see you at the symposium. If you cannot make it to
Amsterdam, there will be a live stream from the symposium. Sorry for
cross-postings.
All the best,
Susanne
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Symposium
Positions in flux: On the changing role of the artist and institution
in the networked society
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Organised by Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk), Amsterdam
Symposium venue: Trouw Amsterdam Wibautstraat 131, Amsterdam
www.trouwamsterdam.nl
The symposium 'Positions in flux: On the changing role of the artist
and institution in the networked society' will center on some of the
major parameters for the current and future development of
contemporary art. In particular it will reflect on the aspect of
cultural sustainability of art projects, art and technology
initiatives and art curating.
'Positions in flux' will give floor to international artists,
theoreticians, critics, cultural producers and aims to initiate a
truly critical debate. The symposium is designed for a broad audience
working in the field of contemporary culture and art, with a desire
to understand what comes ahead and how to respond to these changes on
an artistic or institutional level. 'Positions in flux' will provide
a platform and "thinkspace" for artists, cultural workers,
theoreticians and a broader public to envision the future in our
field and to provide us with the necessary information to make
choices for a meaningful and sustainable development of society and
culture.
The three panel discussions follow a clear thematic scheme and try to
bring in as much expertise and viewpoints as possible. The panels are
interlinked and designed to initiate an ongoing discussion among the
participants.
The symposium will be streamed from the symposium venue, Trouw
Amsterdam. Online audiences will have the opportunity to participate
in the debate in the live chat. The results of the debate and its
main contributions are reviewed and published online on the new Media
Art Platform. www.mediaartplatform.org
The symposium is part of the 'Here we are - There we go' programme at
the Netherlands Media Art Institute, May 8th - 10th, 2009 which takes
place on the occasion of the Institute's 30th anniversary. 'Here we
are - There we go' celebrates the Institute's achievements in these
thirty years and plans for the future with an inspiring open house
weekend of artist talks, performances, installations, tours and a party.
'Positions in flux' is made possible with the kind support of the
Mondriaan Foundation.
The conference language is English.
Speakers and panels
Please note that speakers and times are subject to change.
9:00 - 10:00 Registration
9:45 Welcome and Introduction by Heiner Holtappels, director of NIMk
10:00 On the changing role of the artist and institution in the
networked society by Susanne Jaschko, curator of Positions in Flux
and chief curator NIMk
10.30 - 12.30 Panel 1: Art goes politics
In this session we will discuss the potential of art to contribute to
global and local problems such as religious conflicts, environmental
or social crisis. Or is art constrained to raising awareness only?
Should art become an agency for political and social affairs at all?
How to successfully implement and conduct art projects in zones of
crisis? What does it take to successfully implement and conduct
projects in zones of crisis? How far do these projects benefit from
the dubious attention of the mass media?
Hans Bernhard (AT), artist, UBERMORGEN.COM
www.ubermorgen.com
Wafaa Bilal, artist (IQ/US)
www.wafaabilal.com
Knowbotic Research, artist group (DE/CH), artist in residence at NIMk
2008/2009
www.krcf.org
Moderated by Chris Keulemans, writer and journalist (NL) (tbc)
roadtrip.submarinechannel.com/content/view.jsp?
mapid=5986&itemid=4897&menu=true
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 - 15.30 Panel 2: New territories and cultures of the digital
This panel will look at the geographical shift that media culture
currently undergoes and that will shape the future of this field. In
the past, Europe, North America and Japan were at the forefront of
digital production, design, art and technological research. Now that
digital technologies become available at lower prices and spread more
widely on the globe, new digital communities flourish. This panel
looks specifically at new initiatives and bottom-up organisations in
other parts of the world such as East Europe, the Middle East, Africa
and South America, trying to understand what characterizes these
initiatives. In how far do local and national cultures shape digital
culture? Do these initiatives share common experiences and
challenges, or is there no common ground to be found? Which kind of
art arises from these new nodes on the digital map? How can we
support the growth and establishment of these organisations?
Bronac Ferran (UK), researcher, consultant and founding member of
bricolabs
www.boundaryobject.org
Nat Muller, independent curator and critic (NL)
Marcus Neustetter, media artist, curator and co-founder of Trinity
Session (ZA)
www.onair.co.za/thetrinitysession/index_temp.html
Adam Somlai-Fischer, artist and architect, programme director of
Kitchen Budapest (HU)
www.kitchenbudapest.hu
Moderated by Rob van Kranenburg, thinker, networker and author (NL/BE)
Van Kranenburg has been teaching at various schools in the
Netherlands (UvA, EMMA Interaction Design, Industrial Design).
Currently he works as the Head of the Public Domain Program at Waag
Society. He is author of 'The Internet of Things.'
For this session we will ask initiatives and organisations around the
world to come up with a short written or a 1 minute video statement
about challenges they face in the future. These contributions will be
shown during the panel.
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 - 18.00 Panel 3: Open Source - A scheme for art production and
curating?
This session deals with the concept of open source for art production
and its presentation. The open source movement is driven by the idea
of collective, process-based, sustainable production and improvement.
In software development this strategy has already proven to be valid;
however can this model be applied to other products such as artworks
or even exhibitions? In how far does the open source model differ
from other forms of artistic collaboration? Is there a new role model
for both the artist and the curator in the future? Which (economic)
value and impact has expertise in open source production? How could
institutions and organisations respond to this trend and create
public domains?
Marcos Garcia, director of Interactivos, Medialab Prado (ES)
www.medialab-prado.es
Jaromil, dyne.org and researcher at NIMk
jaromil.dyne.org/journal/
Joasia Krysa, curator, founder of KURATOR (PL/UK)
www.kurator.org
Moderated by Josephine Bosma, theoretician and critic (nl)
http://laudanum.net/bosma
19:30 Reception at the Netherlands Media Art Institute,
Netherland Media Art Institute
Keizersgracht 264
1016 EV Amsterdam
www.nimk.nl
Thanks to:
Mondriaan Foundation
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