Konkurs za festival Subtle technologies

Our 2012 festival takes place from May 24 to May 27 2012 at various
venues throughout Toronto. Our annual open call accepts submissions
that bridge art, science and technology. This year we are also
accepting submissions for a themed session which explores work
inspired by biology, as outlined below. For both streams we are
soliciting proposals from all disciplines and also welcome topics that
explore ways of knowing that are outside of the western framework.

We are interested in receiving submissions from individuals as well as
interdisciplinary teams and collaborative projects. We would like to
present successful stories from artists and scientists working
together. We are equally interested in hearing about the issues that
inhibit disciplines from collaborating. What approaches can we take to
foster inter-cultural exchanges when it comes to science or technology
based work? How do we make scientific systems more accessible to
artists as tools for creating new work?

Possible areas to be explored in this year’s Festival from either an
artistic or scientific approach include:

Acoustics
Alternative energy
Artificial intelligence
Astronomy
Bioengineering
Bioethics
Chemistry
Complexity
Computer science
Consciousness
Environmental science
Ethnobotany
Funding strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration
Hacking and DIY culture
Imaging techniques and systems
Interactive systems
Indigenous science
Mathematics
Nanotechnology
Network Theory
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Psychology
Physics
Robotics
Science and society
Systems theory
Virtual worlds
In 2012 Subtle Technologies is also presenting a special session at
our symposium that focuses on work inspired by, utilizing or hacking
biological systems. This special session will include work by artists
who are using live tissues, bacteria and other biological process in
their work. We are also interested in submissions exploring
enhancements or modifications to the human body through transhumanism.
Projects which use concepts of biomimicry, genetic engineering and
synthetic biology will also be considered for this special session. We
are interested in both technical and ethical issues surrounding this
work.

The above topics are only suggested ones for inclusion in the
Festival. Other relevant topics within the realm of art, science and
technology will be considered.

DEADLINE: 15 December 2011
http://www.subtletechnologies.com/^[1]

References

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