From: Sukanya Deb <suku....@gmail.com>
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*CALL FOR ARTISTS*
Against the Slow Cancellation of the Future
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*15th-16th June 2017*
by the Centre for Cultural Studies
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, SE14 6NW London
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*_DEADLINE: 26th May 2017_*
/‘The long dark night of the end of history has to be grasped as an
enormous opportunity (…). In a situation in which nothing can happen,
suddenly anything is possible.’ /
*– Mark Fisher*
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The anti-disciplinary conference organised by the MA students of the
Centre for Cultural Studies (CCS) is engaging this year with the spectre
of futurities. We are not so presumptuous as to declare the slow
cancellation of the future to be a completed process. Indeed, it is
perhaps in the very moment at which we accept the definitive conclusion
of this project that the future truly ceases to exist. And this is
precisely why we meet: to discuss what we might do - as activists,
thinkers, artists, groups and initiators - against the slow cancellation
of the future.
Parallel to the talks, we are organising an exhibition and screening
space that will be open to audiences during the conference days. Due to
the anti-disciplinary approach that we have chosen, we question the
classical academic format and instead wish to explore a continuum
between theory and practice. Art remains one of the three methods to
engage with chaos (cf. Deleuze & Guattari); hence, within the framework
of the conference, we encourage artists to engage with the topic and its
ramifications through the medium(s) of their preference (digital,
performances, installation etc).
Our frame of reference is Franco “Bifo” Berardi’s 'slow cancellation of
the future', which we in the same breath proclaim our opposition to.
Mark Fisher reminds us that its meaning “is not only that sense of
termination, but [also] the gradual nature of it”; the future not having
been unashamedly ripped from our grasp, but rather stolen away silently,
piece by piece in an almost imperceptible and seemingly unalterable way.
The conference is broadly divided into the following categories:
- Confiscated Futures
- Futures of the Past
- The Worst of All Possible Futures
- Alternative Futures
We encourage you to engage with the above topics, but the ramifications
could be further extended. You can submit up to three artworks but all
won't necessarily be chosen.
If you are interested in participating, please complete the form
attached and send it to *artsccsc...@gmail.com
<mailto:artsccsc...@gmail.com>*, attaching a brief cv/ intro about
yourself and a short cover letter (less than 500 words for each work),
describing the work(s) proposed and explaining how and why it resonates
with the topic of the conference (if available please attach an
image/video/audio file thereof).
*DEADLINE: 26th May 2017*
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Please find the application form attached.
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*Art SubCommittee*
*MA Conference 2017*
*Centre for Cultural Studies*
*Goldsmiths, University of London*
*Twitter: **@CCSConference17 * <https://twitter.com/CCSConference17>
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