DEAF07 Seminar Programme

From Translook

The Dutch Electronic Art Festival (DEAF) is an international and interdisciplinary biennial that focuses on art, technology and society and is organized by V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media, in Rotterdam. DEAF07 presents a wide range of programme segments. Thanks to Giulio Prisco all seminars will be live streamed in Second Life at uvvy island. Two of the seminars include artists who will present their work from within Second Life.

The seminar programme is a series of four condensed days with demonstrations, debates and theory rooted in artistic research and development (aRt&D) practice. All seminars share the topic of critical exchange between different fields such as the arts, social and technical sciences, philosophy and industry. The seminars represent theory and practice as intertwined aspects in today's research themes. In Interrupting Realties, Critical Ecologies and Not everything is Interaction several artists present the theoretical and technical context of their work in the DEAF07 exhibition. In most programmes, the audience has an active role to play by using all brain parts and their full sensory system. The seminar series distinguishes itself from academic seminars by the combination of brain-crunching intellectual papers, inside stories and hands-on demonstrations.

With this seminar programme we aim to contribute to the theory and understanding of collaboration and exchange among different practices.

We are happy to announce that this DEAF seminar edition includes three events which were produced and organized in close collaboration with our partners; ICT-Office (CREATE), Economic Development Board Rotterdam and Kennis Alliantie Z-H (Transdisciplinary Innovation) and Jan Van Eijck Academy (Ubiscribe).