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Subtle Technologies 2007 BioArt Discussion
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Curated by Nina Czegledy
In keeping with the theme of the 10th Annual Subtle Technologies Festival concerning the blurring boundaries between art, sciences and medicines we invite experts and practitioners in these fields as well as interested people to discuss topical issues related to body perception.
The change in our bodily perception in the last decade is closely related to readily available scientific information offering seemingly direct access to previously unknown territories in bio medicine. A marked paradigm shift is observable in this time period: a departure from an obsession in the nineties with the virtual to a hybrid organic/digital approach. Due to currently available technology increased accessibility of data revealed previously hidden biological structures, contributed to the thriving fields of temporary or permanent body modifications, organ trade, remote sensing and a wide range of investigations conducted from nano levels to astrobiology. How has this process changed the way in which the human body is both seen and understood? How can we preserve our individual integrity without becoming mere electronic spectacles? How will we accommodate -within the ever shifting paradigms- other forms of interpretations. The critical debate of these issues is of essential importance. We hope to provoke more questions with this discussion and while some of the questions will remain unanswered, it is hoped that new perspectives and interpretations will emerge in this exchange on the changing perceptions of art, science, body and medicine.
Biography
Nina Czegledy
Nina Czegledy is an artist, curator and writer. She works internationally in media and electronic art and leads and participates in workshops, forums and festivals worldwide. She exhibited as part of ICOLS and showed with the Girls and Guns Collective. Resonance, Digitized Bodies and the Aurora projects reflect her interest in art and science. Czegledy has curated over 35 media programs which were presented internationally and published worldwide. Czegledy, is a Senior Fellow, KMDI, University of Toronto, Associate Adjunct Professor, Concordia University, Montreal, and a member of LEA authors and Leonardo SpaceArt Network. She is Key Advisor to UNESCO DigiArts Portal and outgoing Chair of the Inter Society for the Electronic Arts (ISEA).
YEAR ZERO ONE is a media arts collective committed to the production, development and distribution of electronic media art through net based projects and site-specific public art exhibitions. Founded in 1996, YEAR ZERO ONE is dedicated to the exploration of emerging and hybrid artistic practices and social interactions resulting from new technologies.
YEAR ZERO ONE is a co-presenter of the BioArt Discussion.
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