[spectre] Symposium Positions in Flux, Amsterdam, 8 May 2009

[Inke Arns]

Von: Susanne Jaschko <susanne at nimk.nl>
Datum: 30. März 2009 11:53:33 MESZ
Betreff: Symposium Positions in flux

Dear friends and colleagues,
I hope to see you at the symposium. If you cannot make it to  
Amsterdam, there will be a live stream from the symposium. Sorry for  
cross-postings.
All the best,
Susanne


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Symposium

Positions in flux: On the changing role of the artist and institution  
in the networked society

Friday, May 8th, 2009
Organised by Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk), Amsterdam
Symposium venue: Trouw Amsterdam Wibautstraat 131, Amsterdam  
www.trouwamsterdam.nl

The symposium 'Positions in flux: On the changing role of the artist  
and institution in the networked society' will center on some of the  
major parameters for the current and future development of  
contemporary art. In particular it will reflect on the aspect of  
cultural sustainability of art projects, art and technology  
initiatives and art curating.

'Positions in flux' will give floor to international artists,  
theoreticians, critics, cultural producers and aims to initiate a  
truly critical debate. The symposium is designed for a broad audience  
working in the field of contemporary culture and art, with a desire  
to understand what comes ahead and how to respond to these changes on  
an artistic or institutional level. 'Positions in flux' will provide  
a platform and "thinkspace" for artists, cultural workers,  
theoreticians and a broader public to envision the future in our  
field and to provide us with the necessary information to make  
choices for a meaningful and sustainable development of society and  
culture.

The three panel discussions follow a clear thematic scheme and try to  
bring in as much expertise and viewpoints as possible. The panels are  
interlinked and designed to initiate an ongoing discussion among the  
participants.

The symposium will be streamed from the symposium venue, Trouw  
Amsterdam. Online audiences will have the opportunity to participate  
in the debate in the live chat. The results of the debate and its  
main contributions are reviewed and published online on the new Media  
Art Platform. www.mediaartplatform.org

The symposium is part of the 'Here we are - There we go' programme at  
the Netherlands Media Art Institute, May 8th - 10th, 2009 which takes  
place on the occasion of the Institute's 30th anniversary. 'Here we  
are - There we go' celebrates the Institute's achievements in these  
thirty years and plans for the future with an inspiring open house  
weekend of artist talks, performances, installations, tours and a party.

'Positions in flux' is made possible with the kind support of the  
Mondriaan Foundation.
The conference language is English.

Speakers and panels
Please note that speakers and times are subject to change.

9:00 - 10:00 Registration

9:45 Welcome and Introduction by Heiner Holtappels, director of NIMk

10:00 On the changing role of the artist and institution in the  
networked society by Susanne Jaschko, curator of Positions in Flux  
and chief curator NIMk

10.30 - 12.30 Panel 1: Art goes politics
In this session we will discuss the potential of art to contribute to  
global and local problems such as religious conflicts, environmental  
or social crisis. Or is art constrained to raising awareness only?  
Should art become an agency for political and social affairs at all?  
How to successfully implement and conduct art projects in zones of  
crisis? What does it take to successfully implement and conduct  
projects in zones of crisis? How far do these projects benefit from  
the dubious attention of the mass media?

Hans Bernhard (AT), artist, UBERMORGEN.COM
www.ubermorgen.com

Wafaa Bilal, artist (IQ/US)
www.wafaabilal.com

Knowbotic Research, artist group (DE/CH), artist in residence at NIMk  
2008/2009
www.krcf.org

Moderated by Chris Keulemans, writer and journalist (NL) (tbc)
roadtrip.submarinechannel.com/content/view.jsp? 
mapid=5986&itemid=4897&menu=true

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break

13.30 - 15.30 Panel 2: New territories and cultures of the digital
This panel will look at the geographical shift that media culture  
currently undergoes and that will shape the future of this field. In  
the past, Europe, North America and Japan were at the forefront of  
digital production, design, art and technological research. Now that  
digital technologies become available at lower prices and spread more  
widely on the globe, new digital communities flourish. This panel  
looks specifically at new initiatives and bottom-up organisations in  
other parts of the world such as East Europe, the Middle East, Africa  
and South America, trying to understand what characterizes these  
initiatives. In how far do local and national cultures shape digital  
culture? Do these initiatives share common experiences and  
challenges, or is there no common ground to be found? Which kind of  
art arises from these new nodes on the digital map? How can we  
support the growth and establishment of these organisations?

Bronac Ferran (UK), researcher, consultant and founding member of  
bricolabs
www.boundaryobject.org

Nat Muller, independent curator and critic (NL)

Marcus Neustetter, media artist, curator and co-founder of Trinity  
Session (ZA)
www.onair.co.za/thetrinitysession/index_temp.html

Adam Somlai-Fischer, artist and architect, programme director of  
Kitchen Budapest (HU)
www.kitchenbudapest.hu

Moderated by Rob van Kranenburg, thinker, networker and author (NL/BE)
Van Kranenburg has been teaching at various schools in the  
Netherlands (UvA, EMMA Interaction Design, Industrial Design).  
Currently he works as the Head of the Public Domain Program at Waag  
Society. He is author of 'The Internet of Things.'

For this session we will ask initiatives and organisations around the  
world to come up with a short written or a 1 minute video statement  
about challenges they face in the future. These contributions will be  
shown during the panel.

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 - 18.00 Panel 3: Open Source - A scheme for art production and  
curating?
This session deals with the concept of open source for art production  
and its presentation. The open source movement is driven by the idea  
of collective, process-based, sustainable production and improvement.  
In software development this strategy has already proven to be valid;  
however can this model be applied to other products such as artworks  
or even exhibitions? In how far does the open source model differ  
from other forms of artistic collaboration? Is there a new role model  
for both the artist and the curator in the future? Which (economic)  
value and impact has expertise in open source production? How could  
institutions and organisations respond to this trend and create  
public domains?

Marcos Garcia, director of Interactivos, Medialab Prado (ES)
www.medialab-prado.es

Jaromil, dyne.org and researcher at NIMk
jaromil.dyne.org/journal/

Joasia Krysa, curator, founder of KURATOR (PL/UK)
www.kurator.org

Moderated by Josephine Bosma, theoretician and critic (nl)
http://laudanum.net/bosma

19:30 Reception at the Netherlands Media Art Institute,

Netherland Media Art Institute
Keizersgracht 264
1016 EV Amsterdam
www.nimk.nl

Thanks to:
Mondriaan Foundation
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Please contact: info at nimk.nl for inquiries

RESERVATIONS:
Please make reservations by sending you name and contact information  
to info at nimk.nl

ENTRANCE:
15 euro (Students 10 euro). You can buy your ticket in advance at the  
reception of the NIMk (sale starts May 1th) or you can pay at the  
venue location until a half hour before the symposium starts.
Including tea, coffee, reception at the NIMk at the end of the day.

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Susanne Jaschko

Senior curator and head AiR programme

Netherlands Media Art Institute

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