PREMISE
The Biennale of Electronic Arts, Perth actively embraces the opening
of new technological frontiers.
BEAP is an international event which includes a conference,symposiums,
forum and exhibition presenting the theoretical, cultural and philosophical
basis of Electronic Arts practice. The inaugural thematic focus for
BEAP is LOCUS, the place where we believe consciousness exists. The
idea of place is being renegotiated through the developing biological
relationships, effecting consciousness. These effects are further confronted
through the external input of computer generated and augmented virtual
realities. We find ourselves as the centre of this point of convergence,
our senses become the portals, our skin becomes the screen between these
immersive realties. This portal, this relocated screen, should now be
at the forefront of minds, when the skin no longer defines the boundaries
of our sense of self.
The Biennale examines these explosions of activities at the intersection
of art, science, and technology, by practitioners in the field of developing
electronic technologies from Australia and around the world. It will
focus on the ongoing need for dialogue and contextualisation to represent
the current states in which we will find ourselves.
BEAP shares an interest in the possibilities of using exhibitions and
discussion to explore aspects of practice as well as developing networks
to critically evaluate work. From Perth the concept of Locus is placed
in the wider context of international forums, communicating with other
groups and individuals in Australia and overseas.
The John Curtin Gallery and the Studio for Electronic Arts in the School
of Art at Curtin University of Technology have sought expressions of
interest from artists working either individually or in partnership
with scientists to instigate an international electronic arts exhibition.
This exhibition will feature cutting edge work from international, national
and regional contemporary arts practitioners. The exhibited works will
explore the boundaries of new technologies and present them to the public
in a challenging and thought provoking way.
There has been a significant attitude shift in recent years with artists
and scientists reaching out beyond their own domains and this comes
at a time when global economics, fuelled by new developments in science
and digital technology, is providing increasing opportunities for artistic
and technological interactivity. Artists have always been among the
first to apply technological advances to their work, and using electronic
and digital technologies for seeing and expressing ideas is becoming
commonplace in the scientific arena. This mutual interest in shared
electronic and digital tools is fostering a common language between
artists and scientists, and the Internet and email enable artists and
scientists new access to one another. Given all these factors
there is now an exciting opportunity for developing collaborative partnerships
for informing and inspiring society with the artist and scientist working
together in the field of electronic arts.
Director Paul Thomas |
Conference recordings available via online
audio:
Consciousness Reframed
Teaching
in a Digital Domain
The Aesthetics of Care
Catalogs now available as PDFs:
Premise
Biofeel
Immersion
Screen
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