{"id":4818,"date":"2025-06-08T12:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T11:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/?page_id=4818"},"modified":"2025-06-08T13:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T12:07:49","slug":"re-connect-universe-of-images-the-global-north-meets-the-global-south","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/?page_id=4818","title":{"rendered":"Re: Connect 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Re: Connect. Universe of Images: The Global North Meets the Global South<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEXT Conference on the HISTORIES OF MEDIA ART, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in 2027 will take place in&nbsp;Helsinki&nbsp;and Espoo, Finland.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#02577c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Topic<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#02577c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Time<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening reception Wed 12th May, 2027<br>Conference Days 13-14, May, 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#02577c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hosts : Chair : Partners<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hosts : <\/strong>University of Arts&nbsp;Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts,&nbsp;Helsinki&nbsp;School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University, Espoo<br><br><strong>Chair :<\/strong> Leevi Haapala<br><br><strong>Partners : <\/strong>Kiasma &#8211; Museum of Contemporary Art &#8211; The Finnish National Gallery&nbsp;&#8211; EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"938\" 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from 2005-2018), Douglas KAHN (2005\u20132018), Martin KEMP (2005 \u2013 2018), Tim LENOIR (2005-2016), Douglas DAVIS, Jasia REICHARDT, Itsuo SAKANE (2005-), Peter WEIBEL (2005-2023), Erkki HUHTAMO (2005-2023), Machiko KUSAHARA (2005-2023)\u00a0<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&nbsp;Helsinki&nbsp;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, 2027Conference Days 13-14, May, 2027 Hosts : Chair : Partners Hosts : University of Arts&nbsp;Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts,&nbsp;Helsinki&nbsp;School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University, Espoo Chair : Leevi Haapala Partners : Kiasma &#8211; Museum of Contemporary Art &#8211; The Finnish National Gallery&nbsp;&#8211; EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art Initiated by the\u00a0Media Art Histories EXECUTIVE BOARD\u00a0: Najam ASSAR (PK, DK), Andres BURBANO (CO\/ES), Sean CUBITT (AU),\u00a0Oliver\u00a0GRAU, (DE\/AT) (Conference Founder and Chair), Laura LEUZZI (UK), Gunalan NADARAJAN (SG\/US) Yael Eylat VAN ESSEN (IL), Yu-Chuan TSENG (TW)\u00a0MediaArtHistories HQ : Wendy Jo COONES\u00a0Media Art Histories Honorary Board : Rudolf ARNHEIM, Linda HENDERSON (served in the Board from 2005-2018), Douglas KAHN (2005\u20132018), Martin KEMP (2005 \u2013 2018), Tim LENOIR (2005-2016), Douglas DAVIS, Jasia REICHARDT, Itsuo SAKANE (2005-), Peter WEIBEL (2005-2023), Erkki HUHTAMO (2005-2023), Machiko KUSAHARA (2005-2023)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4818"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4818"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4852,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4818\/revisions\/4852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediaarthistory.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}