The International Media Art History Conference, held in partnership with the International Image Festival in Manizales, Colombia.
- International Media Art History Conference: May 5th to 9th, Manizales
- International Image Festival (FII): May 2nd to 9th, 2025
- (FII) Bogotá: May 2nd to 4th, 2025
- (FII) Manizales: May 5th to 9th, 2025
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 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
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Media Art Pioneers
A 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.