Scali & Goode: Nan°art
From October 1 st to the 21 st 2007, Palazzo Frizzoni in Bergamo present NAN°ART inside Bergamo Scienza, managed by Stefano Raimondi , with works of Alessandro Scali, Robin Goode and Grit Ruhland .... READ MORE...
A.I.
The Knowledge Of A Fragile Future
On 27th September Helga Nowotny ( http://www.helga-nowotny.at/ ) took part in the seminar Scienza Tecnologia e Societ (Science Technology and Society) organized by the University of Trento . The topics have been mainly those analyzed in her book Insatiable Curiosity. Innovation in a Fragile Future , which has been recently translated into Italian but which was first published in Germany in 2005 with the title Unersättliche Neugier, Innovation in einer fragilen Zukunft . Nowotny iso ne of the most famous living science sociologists: she is both Vice-president and founding member of the European Research Council (ERC) , and she was Chair of the European Research Advisory Board of the European Commission (EURAB) in 2005 and 2006.... READ MORE...
Eric Singer, Music For Robots
LEMUR, i.e. League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots . A group of artists based in Brooklyn who design and make up musical robots, a synthesis of musical instruments and technology applied to interactivity and robotics. With their robots, LEMUR members are contributing to redefine the shape of performances by creating a completely new kind of performer.... READ MORE...
Progetto Dru. Supportare La Ricerca Creativa
L'evento Biorama stata l'ultima iniziativa del progetto DRU che continua a promuovere un fortunato connubio tra arte, design, tecnologie e scienze della vita. Biorama, svoltosi nell'arco di un'unica giornata, il 13 di Luglio, ha avuto come tema la presentazione del lavoro dell'artista in residenza Andy Garcie, noto per le sue ricerche su i legami interstiziali tra mondo naturale e sistemi artificia... READ MORE...
Robots At Play 2007
Robots at Play is an annual festival, the aim of which is to promote the interest of robotics within the fields of education, research and business... READ MORE...
Biorama
Bioarama is a one-day event that illustrates new directions in art, science and technology by bringing together artists who explore notions of life, science and digital realities... READ MORE...
L’indagine Della Global Digital Age
Uno dei meriti del lavoro Territory, Authority, Rights di Saskia Sassen di riuscire a proporre un'analisi dei mutamenti moderni che parte dal periodo medievale per arrivare a quella che definisce la 'global digital age'. In poche parole, la Sassen riprende 'le grandi narrazioni sociologiche' di un tempo. Per fare ci ha utilizzato innanzitutto la storia come fonte di intelligibilit dei cambiamenti sociali, in particolar modo ha tracciato e indagato un campo di analisi ai cui vertici possiamo trovare le categorie politiche di territorio , autorit e diritti .... READ MORE...
Edoardo Kak: And So Artist Created Life
In case this summer you have bought one of the latest works by Eduardo Kak, you should then find someone or somewhere to entrust with your new work, together with your pet. No, this is not a provocation, but one of the latest bioart frontiers.... READ MORE...
Light Bulb And Surreal Art
During 2007 edition of Sonar festival which ended a few days ago in Barcelona, a project by Jeff Lieberman, entitled Light Bulb, was presented at Sonarmatica , a show which takes place together with the usual festival. This year Sonarmatica presented a selection of works dealing with the magic' side of technology, showing processes which cannot be understood merely with intuition and trigger our wonder.... READ MORE...
NIME 2007
Harvestworks and LEMUR: League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots host the Seventh International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, held in NYC from 6th to 10th of June 2007.... READ MORE...
I Mondi Figurati Della Scienza
Una settore sempre pi importante degli studi sulla comunicazione scientifica si avvale di ricerche microsociologiche. La microsociologia - semplifico per ragioni di cronaca - si occupa principalmente del comportamento degli individui all'interno di uno spazio sociale ridotto, di persone o piccoli gruppi che sono in rapporto immediato tra di loro.... READ MORE...
Raquel Paricio. Res-qualia: Evolvable Art
Deepening dynamics and relationships between art, science and technology, it's amazing finding Res-Qualia.net, the website born in the 2005 from the Spanish researcher Raquel Paricio, which inquires the infinite world that links art to science, using a typical digital world's approach. A precious database that encloses in itself some of the most innovative works and researches of the last years in artistic field, always tied to science and to the idea of evolution of the conscience.... READ MORE...
Realta’ E Retorica Del Brain Drain
Nei Quaderni del Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale dell'Universit di Trento apparso recentemente un contributo degno di attenzione di Lorenzo Beltrame sul fenomeno della 'fuga dei cervell" (Brain Drain ).... READ MORE...
Icra 07, Ubiquitous Robotics
From April 10 and 14 and happening for the first time in Italy , the 24 th ICRA's conference was set in Rome . ICRA is the International Conference on Robotics and Automation supported by IEEE , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an international association aggregating over 370,000 members in 160 countries and gathering the major experts and high-tech specialists. This association is considered as an authority in a variety of sectors such as aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications, control systems, consumption energy and electronics.... READ MORE...
Warren Neidich, Between Brain And Culture
The emerging of new technologies implies mutations which have a deep influence both on our physical and on our psychic existence. With new technologies the environment changes, as well as and the stimuli we are exposed to. And the way we imagine changes too, letting new meanings emerge within a complex relation net between social, historical, economic and cultural conditions.... READ MORE...
Networked Nature
Foxy Production presents Networked Nature, a group exhibition that inventively explores the representation of 'nature' through the perspective of networked culture. The exhibition includes works by C5, Futurefarmers, Shih-Chieh Huang, Philip Ross, Stephen Vitiello, and Gail Wight, who provocatively combine art and politics with innovative technology, such as global positioning systems (GPS), robotics, and hydroponic environments.... READ MORE...
Vida Workshops Series
The VIDA WORKSHOP series has been created to promote the production of artwork that addresses the concept of Artificial Life. These workshops will be given by some of VIDA´s award-winning artists. Through discussion and hands-on explorations using technological tools participants will further develop their appreciation of artificial life from an artistic perspective.... READ MORE...
Biology and art: two worlds or one?
This conference will explore the nature of the science-art interface, the inspiration this interface provides to scientists and artists alike, and the impact of these interactions on art, research, and other human endeavors.... READ MORE...