Syndicate: Hi-Tech/Art 97

["Jennifer de Felice" <jennifer@ffa.vutbr.cz>]

Sometime in May


For those of you that have received this call, I apologize for the repetition,
however, I would like to urge Syndicate Members to consider responding if not
to participate, then at least to comment or begin a discussion. I would be most
pleased.
Please note the change in the DEADLINE.

As always...
Jennifer




SYMPTOMS AND HOME REMEDIES

Hi-Tech/Art '97
Exhibition Dates: October 3rd - October 23rd, 1997


Symptoms and Home Remedies: Exhibition

Symptoms and Home Remedies uses the metaphor of illness as a point of departure
for the presentation and discussion of new media art and art making and its
relationship to current events and trends in European or Western culture. The
focus embraced, however, not be restricted to is the 'symptomatic' aspects of
concepts such as cultural unification and democratization through the aid of
information technology.


Hi-Tech 97 will feature video works, multimedia installations, network-based
projects, and performances. Please note, however, that work in all mediums will
be considered.

To submit a project please fill in the following and send either via e-mail or
post to the address below:

Name:
Address:
E-mail address:
Telephone number:
Project description (please include technical support information):

Symptoms and Home Remedies: Symposium

A series of talks, presentations, and performances will address problems such
as:
+ What issues do work employing information technologies often/rarely
  address?
+ What are the dis/advantages of information technologies?
+ What areas of cultural diversity are abandoned or rarely examined in
  hopes of creating more 'global' work?
+ How is ethnicity represented/ignored in work from areas which are racially
    	  diverse?
+ What role does Western Europe play in the development of new media art in
  Central and Eastern Europe? What ideals or goals does it present for the
  artist? How does the artist deal with these themes in their work?

To submit an abstract of a paper, presentation or performance to be considered
for the in Symptoms and Home Remedies Symposium please fill out the following:

Title of the paper:
Author(s):
Institutional affiliation (if any):
Chosen theme:
Abstract, 500 words maximum:
Brief biography, 100 words maximum:
Audio-visual equipment requirements:
Contact information (e-mail preferred):

Submissions can be made via e-mail or via post at the address below.

The selection will be made by the Hi-Tech 97 committee made up of academics,
theorists, artists and technicians in the field.
Previously published and/or papers which have been presented at other forums,
if relevant, may be presented.
All abstracts and papers will be published in the proceedings.

DEADLINES

Deadline for reception of abstracts: June 30th, 1997
Notification of selection for presentation: July 15th, 1997


Hi-Tech 97 is the fourth annual Hi-Tech exhibition. Hi-Tech is cooperatively
organized by the Video-Multimedia-Performance Studio and Silicon Graphics
Corporation.

Information will be available at http://vmp.vutbr.cz from June 1st, 1997

FaVU VUT Brno
Video-Multimedia-Performance Atelier
Kvetna 34
602 00 Brno
The Czech Republic
(420-5) 43 21 14 48 tel/fax
jennifer@ffa.vutbr.cz
evad@ffa.vutbr.cz


-- 
Jennifer de Felice