ISEA96
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
September 16-20, 1996
Including DEAF, the Dutch Electronic Art Festival
September 17-22, 1996, organized by the V2 Organization
In cooperation with the R96 Festival ‘Media Man’
September 16-29, 1996, organized by Rotterdam Festivals
The ISEA-Symposia are sponsored by ISEA, the Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts and co-sponsored by Leonardo/ISAST, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences & Technology
ISEA96
POB 8656, 3009 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Tel/fax 31-10-4778605
e-Mail isea96@hro.nl
ISEA Website: HTTP://WWW.xs4all.nl/~isea
The Seventh International Symposium on Electronic Art ISEA96
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
September 16-20, 1996
From September 16-20, 1996 the Seventh International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA96) will take place in the modern city of Rotterdam. Organizer is the Rotterdam Academy of Art & Design, part of H.R.&O. Rotterdam Regional College (Hogeschool Rotterdam & Omstreken)
Included in ISEA96 is DEAF, the third Dutch Electronic Art Festival, organized by the V2 Organization. ISEA96 and DEAF are part of R96, ‘the Media Man’, a festival organized by Rotterdam Festivals.
SYMPOSIUM SERIES
The ISEA96 Symposium is a continuation of the succesful series:
First ISEA: 1988, Utrecht, Holland
Second ISEA: 1990, Groningen, Holland
Third ISEA: 1992, Sydney, Australia
Fourth ISEA: 1993, Minneapolis, USA
Fifth ISEA: 1994, Helsinki, Finland
Sixth ISEA: 1995, Montreal, Canada
(The 8th ISEA will take place: 1997, Chicago, USA)
ISEA96 is:
-An Academic Symposium, consisting of Paper & Panel sessions, Poster sessions, Round tables and Institutional presentations, mainly juried.
-Preceded by Workshops & Tutorials
-Accompanied by Concerts, Performances, Electronic Theater, an Exhibition, Publications and Public Events.
DEAF is:
-A curated Exhibition, accompanied by a Symposium, Performances and Special events. It is a continuation of the former annual V2 ‘Event for Malleable Media’. R96 is: -The ‘R’ stands for Rotterdam. A festival for the general public, spread over the city, including the specialized events ISEA96 and DEAF. The ‘R-events’ are annual international cultural and art events around the relationship between art, people and city. R96 questions the influence of electronic technology on people.
This Call for Participation invites proposals for all of the above mentioned events.
The symposium will be held from Wednesday September 18 to Friday September 20, in the city center of Rotterdam.
-Networked Art (see below: ‘Digital Territories’)
-Design and the Web
-Education as a Bridge between Technology and Art.
Paul Brown (Australia)
Mike Chanowski (Neth.)
Rene Coelho (Neth.)
Anton van Gemert (Neth.)
Michael Girard (USA)
Craig Harris (USA)
Theo Hesper (Neth.)
Raymond Lauzzana (USA)
Pierre Levy (France)
Thomas Linehan (USA)
Roger Malina (USA)
Alain Mongeau (Can.)
Jos de Mul (Neth.)
Cynthia Beth Rubin (USA)
Joel Ryan (Neth.)
Keisuke Oki (Japan)
Christine Schopf (Austria)
Roman Verostko (USA)
John Vince (UK)
Iannis Xenakis (France)
Siegfried Zielinski (Germany)
-Papers can be short (20 minutes) or long (45 minutes). The Papers will be published in the ISEA96 Proceedings, to be published after the event. A selection of the best papers will appear in a forthcoming issue of Leonardo, the Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences & Technology (ISAST). All Papers must be original, unpublished and in English. Please note that only an abstract of maximum 500 words is required for the first deadline (January 1st, 1996). After a pre- selection, the authors will be requested to send their full materials, including illustrations.
-Panel proposals should contain a description of the proposed panel members.
-Round Tables are discussions that any participant can join (sign-up during the symposium), so no list of panel mebers is required.
-Poster Sessions are rather informal presentations of research or art practice, with the aid of audiovisual equipment. They are not meant as performances but as presentations of interesting examples in order to trigger discussion.
-Institutional Presentations are meant to introduce institutes, organizations, festivals etc in the field of the electronic arts. In principle, all relevant proposals will be accepted, but it must be noted that presenters in this category have no free admission to the symposium.
Tutorial proposals should aim at introducing professionals from the art world to one or more of the fields of electronic art (see above for a list of topics).
Workshop proposals should aim at both local teachers and students in the field of the electronic arts (including music) and at Symposium participants. Proposals can cover any field of electronic art. Workshop proposals that aim at integrating electronic art in more traditional art forms are especially welcome. Since available equipment at this stage is limited, it is important to indicate the equipment requirements as completely as possible in the proposal.
Aesthetic quality, Originality (preference given to premieres) and Inter-disciplinarity.
1. The Reality of Virtual Reality
During ISEA96 the large harbor simulator of MarineSafety Rotterdam will be used for an artistic project. The simulator consists of 360 o visuals, 3D sound and a moving platform (the pilothouse) with two degrees of freedom. The computersystem consists of 22 SGI Crimsons and a DEC Vax. The idea is to travel with groups of 10-15 people through an artistic impression of Rotterdam in the year 2096. Interactive special effects should make it even more attractive. We are aiming to make the event accessible via the WWW and the two way cable system that will be available in Rotterdam.
Artists that think they may be able to contribute (visuals, ideas), can request an information package.
2. Virtual Community
This is a networked event, that anybody can join into. The idea is to build a virtual city, where anyone can have his/her own room. Icons in the room reveal the interests of this particular person. People with compatible interests will have a possibility to be connected to each other. Incompatible interests will generate other effects. For the public, there are 4 levels of joining this event:
-By phone and TV, or by phone and teletext
-Via computer and WWW or via two-way cable
-Via special locations in town, with CD-i players and ISDN connections
-Via a central location, with computers.
Artists with experience in this kind of telematic, communal art and a desire to contribute ideas can request an information package.
All submitters whose work is selected will receive a letter of acknowledgement including a possible request to use materials for ISEA96 publicity. All participants will be credited properly for their work and the best of the entries will be shown to the international press during a press conference.
What strategies do artists develop in these networks? What kind of art is presented in these networks? How do artists cope with the myths about the network? How can they reveal the underlying structures of this information space? How do artists deal with the visualization of the scientific, mythological, political and cultural information that merges in the network? What metaphors can represent the time and space structures of the net? How do we look at the world and ourselves through the net?
This exhibition is intended to discuss the network in all its aspects and wants to show, give direction to and discuss developments that are unfolding in the net. People will be able to participate in projects, discussions and performances that will link people in and outside the net. You can already have a look at the V2 Webserver:
HTTP://WWW.vpro.nl/www/arteria/V2onW3/Icons/V2Page.html
All submitters whose work is selected will receive a letter of acknowledgement including a possible request to use materials for ISEA96 publicity. All participants will be credited properly for their work and the best of the entries will be shown to the international press during a press conference.
Technology, Health Care, Social Welfare, Education and Fine Arts.
The Fine Arts Department is cooperating closely with the Education and Technical Departments for ISEA96.
Studies in autonomous arts include 2-D and 3-D Design and Mixed Media (which includes Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, etc) and applied studies include Illustration, Graphic Design, Audiovisual Design, Fashion Design, Interior Architecture and Commercial Design. In 1995, the Academy starts Post Graduate studies in Autonomous Art based on the view that there is ‘an undivided relationship between art, technology and science.’ Preparations are taking place to start an inter-departemental Multi-Media facility at the Academy for the College at large.
For ISEA96 the H.R.&O. cooperates with:
-ISEA-NL
-V2
-Rotterdam Festivals
-the Rotterdam Academy of Music
-Erasmus University Rotterdam
-Spirit/Rotterdam City Development Corporation
-The Rotterdam Art Council
-the Netherlands Design Institute
-theater Lantaren/Venster
-BSO Medialab
-Philips Interactive Media Systems
-the Virtual Reality Society
-WDS Dutch Dynamic Media Design
-PH Design
and many others
ISEA96
POB 8656, 3009 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Tel/fax 31-10-4778605
e-Mail isea96@hro.nl
ISEA Website: HTTP://WWW.xs4all.nl/~isea
ISEA96 Website: http://www.eur.nl/ISEA96
Note: All proposals, papers or other entries should be accompanied by a first page stating full name, address and position of the author(s), the title and a short abstract of the contents.
- Name
Institute/Organization
Address
City/State/Postal Code
Country
Phone/Fax/e-Mail address
FIRST DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS JANUARY 1, 1996
O I Intend to submit a paper entitled
O The abstract is enclosed (see instructions)
O I have a proposal for
- O Panel
- O Round Table
- O Poster
- O Institutional Presentation
- O Tutorial
- O Workshop
- O Concert
- O Performance
- O General Exhibition
- O Web Site Exhibition
- O Electronic Theater
- O General Event
- O I would like to contribute to the preparations for the following Public Event (see ‘Special Events’):
- O The Reality of Virtual Reality
- O Virtual Community
- O I am interested in an advertisement or a booth (industry only)
O Please keep me informed
Send to:
ISEA96
POB 8656, 3009 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Tel/fax 31-10-4778605, e-Mail isea96@hro.nl
Courier mail (only!) to: ISEA, St. Jobsweg 30, 3024 EJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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