Presenters for 2004:   Stephanie Andrews   Christopher Bailey   Joanna Berzowska   Shushil Bhakar   and Eric Hortop   Cliff Burgess   Paulo Chagas   Dennis Dollens   Dan Falk   Sarah Filley   Ivette Fuentes-Guridi   Lila Kari   Narendra Pachkhede   Chris Salter   Chelsea Smock   Clara Ursitti   Derek van der Kooy   Yon Visell   Fabian Winkler   Panel Discussion Symposium, 2004 Subtle Discourse:Conversations about contested realities- Technology, Culture and Nation-state By Narendra Pachkhede Independent Media Artist and Theorist What is Reality? In which kind of Reality do we live in? Is it Technological, Cultural or a Nation-state centric? This paper will essentially take a look at the emerging discourse around Technology, Culture and Nation-state and attempts to map the terrain of the contestation of Reality, which is becoming increasingly problematic. In doing so, the paper will essentially pose a theory; more in a form of provocation, to explain the contestation and thus explore the three coordinates of this contestation: Technology, Culture and Nation-state. It will examine the contemporary philosophy of Technology, the growing body of anthropological understanding of Culture and the emergence of Transnationalism as a discourse exploring nation-state. Such an exposition will help in understanding the emerging practice of collaboration between Art, Science and Technology and the significance of the culture coordinate in such an undertaking. To substantiate some of the arguments, clips from a larger work, The Crossing Project, will be shown. Biography: Narendra is an independent Media Artist and Theorist. Areas of interests: relationship between Culture and Technology; Anthropology & Contemporary philosophy of Technology; New Media Practice & Theory; Transnational/ Diasporic cultures and their cinemas. Currently working on interactive cinema, collaborating on separate projects in non-linear narrative video game and Textile Computing. References: 1 The Crossing Project - Xerox PARC & DMO (India): "The Crossing: Living, Dying and Transformation in Banaras", winner of award of distinction at Prix Ars Electronica 2002   Page Top Copyright © 2004 Subtle Technologies Festival