The *Conference for the Histories of MediaArt, Science and Technology* will be held from May 5th to 9th in partnership with the *International Image Festival* in Manizales, Colombia.
(FII) Bogotá: May 2.-4., 2025 -- (FII) Manizales: May 5.–9., 2025 Registration is open. You can find the registration details on our website https://festivaldelaimagen.com/en/home-english/ The Int. MediaArtHistories Conf had the first edition in 2005 and has travelled since then around the world: Banff 2005, Berlin 2007, Melbourne 2009, Liverpool 2011, Riga 2013, Montreal 2015, Krems/Vienna 2017, Aalborg 2019, São Paulo/CIHA 2022, and Venice 2023. Recognizing the growing importance of art and technology, the goal is to involve the academic community from various disciplines to discuss the history of Media Art within the contexts interdisciplinary and intercultural. The Festival Internacional de la Imagen is a landmark annual event in Latin America that has brought together art, design, science, and technology since 1997. Over its history, the Festival has hosted over 100,000 attendees, 5,000 scholars and artists, and organized over 3,000 events, including exhibitions, conferences, live performances, and workshops. Since 2020, the Festival has been organized by Universidad de Caldas in Manizales in partnership with Universidad de Bogotá. *THEMATIC LINES* Circular Dynamics, Economies, and Autonomous Practices A reflection on alternative models of production, consumption, and organization based on regenerative principles, prioritizing reuse, self-sufficiency, and ecological balance. This approach envisions and fosters sustainable systems that support autonomous, resilient practices tailored to their specific environments. Media Art Pioneers Tribute to the pioneers who have shaped Media Art as an interdisciplinary field, examining their historical impact and ongoing influence. This theme encourages reflection on how their visionary contributions continue to inspire contemporary artistic, scientific, and technological practices, linking foundational principles to current trends. Open Knowledge Through Art and Science, Democratically Shared This theme explores ways to democratize access to knowledge by merging art, science, and technology. It highlights the potential of open platforms and Artificial Intelligence to facilitate collective learning, inspire creative practices, and ensure equitable access to global knowledge, addressing contemporary challenges. Innovation Rooted in Ancestral Memory and Its Contemporary Relevance A reimagining of ancestral knowledge within modern contexts, integrating traditional wisdom with contemporary technologies to inspire sustainable solutions. This theme values the richness of collective memory and its applications in creative processes, fostering a continuous dialogue between past wisdom and technological advancements. Co-Creation and Co-Design: Individuals, Groups, and Communities This theme explores how interactions between individuals, groups, and communities can enhance collective creation and collaborative design. It focuses on participatory methodologies that promote inclusion, diversity, and innovation from interdisciplinary perspectives, empowering participants as active agents in addressing social, environmental, and cultural challenges. Future Memories: Documentation, Preservation, and New Research and Archiving Tools Exploring the challenge of preserving knowledge and culture in an ever-evolving world through emerging technologies. This theme prioritizes innovative documentation and preservation strategies, fostering narratives that connect past, present, and future while ensuring the continuity of collective memory. K E Y N O T E S *María FERNANDEZ (NI/US), Professor, Cornell University, recently: “Latin American Modernisms and Technology” (2018) *Daniel Cardoso LLACH (CO), Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, recently: “Designing the Computational Image” (with Theodora Vardouli, AR+D 2023). *Manthia DIAWARA (ML/US), Professor New York University, author of “We Won't Budge: An African Exile in the World” (2003). *Chris SALTER (US), Director and Professor, Immersive Arts Space, Zurich University of the Arts. GUESTS *José Ramón ALCALÁ (ES), Head Professor of New Media Art at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. Director of the Ibero-American Observatory of Digital and Electronic Arts. Spanish Royal Academy of Arts National Award. *Andrés BURBANO (CO), Professor School of Arts and Humanities, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. His research focuses on: Media history and archaeology in Latin America and the Global South; Historical and cultural impact of computational technologies; and 3D modeling of archaeological sites. *Oliver GRAU (DE/AUT), Chair of the MediaArtHistories Executive Board. Elected Member ACADEMIA EUROPAEA. 20 years Chair Professorships. Author of “Virtual Art (MIT-Press), founder of the int. Archive of Digital Art, ADA: www.archive-digitalart.eu <http://www.archive-digitalart.eu> *José-Carlos MARIÁTEGUI (PE) Founder of Alta Tecnología Andina – ATA (Lima, Peru) working at the intersection of art, science, technology and society in Latin America and a Board Member of Future Everything (UK). For the last 30 years his multidisciplinary research embraced media archaeology, digitization, video archives and the impact of technology in memory institutions. A C C E P T E D P A P E R S / PARTICIPATING PRESENTERS: Helena Shaskevich, Paula Perissinotto, José Ramón Alcala Mellado, Jana Horáková, Arturo Cariceo Zuñiga, Shanique Thompson, Haitian Ma, Ricardo Dal Farra, Caitlin Grace, Esteban Gutiérrez Jiménez, Angeliki Poulou, Maurice Jones, Anne-Sarah Le Meur, Georg Eckmayr, Sheila Pinkel, César Capote Cinetismo, Farah Beatriz Leyva Batlle, Manuel Zuñiga, Tadeus Mucelli, Mona, Alexis Ibarra Ibarra, Cynthia Villagómez, Erandy Vergara Vargas, Nina Köll, Nancy Mauro-Flude, Valentina Montero, Marykarla M. Olivares, Tatiana Julio, Darko Fritz, Ana Peraica, Ksenia Fedorova, Edmar Soria, Claudia Mosqueda Gómez, Edmar Olivares Soria, Elena Abbiatici, Claudia Costa Pederson, Pat Badani, Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda, Jose-Carlos Mariategui, Roger F. Malina, Roberta Buiani, Edgar Hernández Robles, Katerina Quintulem, Cynthia Blanchette, Andrea Camacho, Diana María Mahecha, Patrick M. Lichty, Rafael Ángel Bravo, Jesús Fernando, Monreal Ramírez, Daniel Hora, Laura Palma, María Di Muro, Pellegrino, Sebastian Lomelí Bravo, Martina Zelenika, Alexandre Saunier, Renzo Filinich Orozco, Andamio Colectivo, Jessica Rodríguez, Luis Navarro Del Angel, Harshit Singh, Camila Flores-Fernández, Pablo Andrés Gómez Granda, John Bardakos, Léa Dreyer, Ana Maria Zapata Guzman, Dijana Protić, Emanuela Zilio, Bilyana Palankasova, Manuel Guerrero, Ashley Lee Wong, Stefania de Vincentis, Antonio Rocha, Semay Buket, María Crisóstomo, Esther Monivas, Sophie Carolin Wagner, Ryszard Kluszczyński, Raivo Kelomees, Megan Smith, Najam Ul Assae, Sousan Qadeer, Adam Lockhart, Gregoire Rousseau, Janine Grün, Christoph Klütsch, Sara Molho, Jihoon Kim, Bonnie L Mitchell, Monica Velazquez, Alejandro López Rincón, Leonardo Aranda, Paolo Berti, Paola Lagonigro, Wolfgang Strauss, Paloma González Díaz, Claudia Arozqueta, Mariela Cantú, Ana Gonçalves Magalhães, Giselle Beiguelman, Juan Duarte Regino, Aurora Del Rio, Wolfgang Muench, Andrew Prior, Laura Rosser, Muge Yildiz, Luis Felipe Raguá, Miranda, Regina Rivas Tornés, Felipe Haurelhuk, Eugenio Maklakov, Ioulia Marouda, Adriana La Selva, Inti Gallardo, Iván Terceros Daniil, Budhaditya Chattopadhyay, Cristina Voto, Gabriel Menotti, German Alfonso Nunez, Judit Bodor, Roddy Hunter, Olga Majcen Linn, Nina Sosna, César Augusto Arias Peñaranda, Ricardo Iglesias, Mirosław Filiciak, Melissa deLaney, Fernando Fernandes, Gilbertto Prado, Pablo Gobira, Emanuelle de Oliveira Silva, Lisa Park, Thomas Pausz, Carolina Salguero, Mahzabin Haque, Eveline Wandl-Vogt, Amy Navarrete Soto, Inge Hinterwaldner, Mayte Gómez-Molina, Daniela Hönigsberg, Yannick Westphal, Jiawen Yao, Oliver Grau, Sharath Chandra Ramakrishnan, Mitch Goodwin, Vog, Bronac Ferran, Gisela Domschke, Meredith Hoy, Rafael Ángel Bravo, Gabriel Eduardo Avila Buitrago, Luis Fernando, Medina Cardona, Cristian Villavicencio Ruiz, Ruth Laura Cruz Mendoza, Daniel Rourke, D.A. Restrepo Quevedo, Raquel Caerols Mateo, Maria Luiza Fragoso, J. Ignacio Chaves G. Beatriz E. Múnera B., J. Ignacio Chaves G., Alejandro Brianza, Zhuolin Li, Bena Torres Andean, Camilo Lozano-Rivera, Jorge E. Miceli, Karine Joulie, Luciano Dantas Bugarin, Adriana Mabel, Tim Noble, Anitza Gutiérre, Penestsa Dika, Firas Safieddine, Esteban Garcia Bravo, Rhonda Holberton, Alis Yovana Pataquiva, Mateus, Angela, Liliana Dotor Robayo, Daniel Alejandro, Rodríguez García, Susanne Grabowski, Doris Posch, Ruby Nyaoro, Leslie Deere Wayshowers, Óscar Villota, Juanita Valencia Aristizábal, Juan Alejandro López Carmona, Sebastian López Ospina, Jose Hopkins Brocq, Violeta Vojvodic Balaz, Kate Belakova, Annie Wan, Thomas Pausz; Rosa Menkman; Ingeborg Fülepp, Paula Perissinotto, Violeta Vojvodić Balaz, Wendy Coones (Derrick de Kerckhove, Anna Maj), Luiz Carlos de Oliveira Ferreira, Eduardo Séllos Rodrigues, Pablo Gobira, Ana Luiza Pedrosa Camilo, Priscila Rezende ------------------- Initiated by the *Media Art Histories EXECUTIVE BOARD* Najam ASSAR (PK, DK), Andres BURBANO (CO/ES), Sean CUBITT (AU), Oliver GRAU, (DE/AT) (Conference Founder and Chair), Inge HINTERWALDNER (DE), Laura LEUZZI (UK), Gunalan NADARAJAN (SG/US) Yael Eylat VAN ESSEN (IL), Yu-Chuan TSENG (TW) MediaArtHistories HQ: Wendy Jo Coones www.mediaarthistories.org <http://www.mediaarthistories.org> Media Art Histories Honorary Board Rudolf ARNHEIM, Linda HENDERSON (served in the Board from 2005-2018), Douglas KAHN (2005–2018), Martin KEMP (2005 – 2018), Tim LENOIR (2005-2016), Douglas DAVIS, Jasia REICHARDT, Itsuo SAKANE (2005-), Peter WEIBEL (2005-2023), Erkki HUHTAMO (2005-2023), Machiko KUSAHARA (2005-2023) *Organizing Committee* Universidad de Caldas – Carolina Salguero, Walter Castañeda, William Ospina, Oscar Villota, César Arias, Mario Valencia, Margarita Villegas, Carolina Calderón Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano – Felipe Cesar Londoño, D.A. Quevedo Restrepo, Elkin Rubiano, Alfredo Gutiérrez *Re:generative Co-Chairs* Carolina SALGUERO. Universidad de Caldas. Manizales Felipe Cesar LONDOñO. Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano *Media Art History Conf – Re.generative 2025 Board* Ibero-American Observatory of Digital and Electronic Arts OIADE Board – Jose Ramón Alcalá. España, Daniel Argente. Uruguay, Humberto Valdivieso. Venezuela, Emilio Martínez. España, Ricardo Dal Farra. Andres Burbano (CO/ES), Concordia University. Montreal, Raquel Caerols. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Cleomar Rocha. MediaLab Brasil, Daniel Cruz. MAC Chile, Tania Aedo. UNAM México International partner institutions: Maestría en Artes Mediales, Universidad de Chile, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Chile, Maestría en Diseño Interactivo, Universidad de Buenos Airees Argentina Universidad Federal de Goias, Brasil, Archive for Digital Art, ADA, (DE/AU), Cátedra Max Aub UNAM Mexico, Ibero-American Observatory of Digital and Electronic Arts OIADE, Southern Network for Science, Arts and Technolog. RedCatSur
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