Re: Connect. Universe of Images: The Global North Meets the Global South
NEXT Conference on the HISTORIES OF MEDIA ART, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in 2027 will take place in Helsinki and Espoo, Finland.
Topic
The theme for the conference relates to the concept of image in the digital age and its many dimensions in contemporary art and its manifestations, meanings and possibilities. Interest in the reflection on the medium of image has increased not only since the relationship between the digital and the analogue after the digital transition has been redefined and since new interest in the materiality of moving images has grown, as have threats and opportunities created by artificial intelligence. The conference extends the dialogue between the North and South in the areas of media art, research and new technologies.
Time
Opening reception Wed 12th May, 2027
Conference Days 13-14, May, 2027
Hosts : Chair : Partners
Hosts : University of Arts Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University, Espoo
Chair : Leevi Haapala
Partners : Kiasma – Museum of Contemporary Art – The Finnish National Gallery – EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art
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), Laura LEUZZI (UK), Gunalan NADARAJAN (SG/US) Yael Eylat VAN ESSEN (IL), Yu-Chuan TSENG (TW)
MediaArtHistories HQ : Wendy Jo COONES
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)