Melentie Pandilovski on Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:43:48 +0100 |
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Syndicate: deadline for application is April 15 for Society and Genomic Culture |
SEAFair 2001 - Society and Genomic Culture Dates: 15 - 20 June, 2001 Synopsis: A REGIONAL PROJECT investigating cross issues of Culture and Biotechnology. Location: Museum of Contemporary Art - Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Organizer: Contemporary Art Center - Skopje; Melentie Pandilovski - Director; tel. (+ 389 2) 133.541; e-mail: scca@scca.org.mk, misko@scca.org.mk; mobile: (+ 389 70) 217.075; http://www.cac.org.mk AIM Creating of critical discourse, and an on-going debate regarding the cultural, social, ethical and ideological issues of genetics and biotechnology. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project Society and Genomic Culture investigates the overall implications of the cross-issues of biotechnology, genetics (GM Food, Human Genome Project, etc.), informatics, and techno-utilization. The Center has envisioned the project Society and the Genomic Culture to bring together artists, biotechnologists, sociologists, ethicists, and culture theoreticians and practitioners, in a constructive dialogue. We expect the project to produce an open atmosphere for critical discourse, and an on-going debate regarding the ideological, social, and ethical issues of genetics and biotechnology. The idea of this edition of SEAFair is to investigate what the abandoning of the electronic for the moist, or their fusion will result with in the next period, and how the evolution of society, politics, networks, and media, will be critically examined in an overall platform. This platform will include series of continuous standpoints questioning the very ideology of biotechnology and genetic engineering, but should as a consequence result with a developing of a sensible attitude to the corpus of biotechnological issues. This especially because current research of broad fields in biotechnology and aspects of genetic engineering (GM food, Human Genome Project, etc.) in a cultural and a social sense, may assist us in the visualizing of our future. STRUCTURE The project in itself has 8 phases: i. Selection of participants ii. On-Line Debate iii. Exhibition iv. Workshop v. Symposium vi. Publishing of catalogue and book vii. Producing of Bio Tech Art viii. Media Campaign and Coverage All artists, theorists, curators, who feel that they would like to explore the idea of connecting art & culture are invited to participate in the event. The On-Line Debate is thought-out as concentrating on issues of ideology and biotechnology. The debate will feature an on-going discussion for a period of 2 months before the Symposium regarding ideological, social and ethical discourses of genetics and biotechnology. The discussion will take into account the spreading of Bio-Sciences (including flourishing bio-business, genetic databanks, security issues) and the reception by the politics, media, and the general public. ?Exhibition The exhibition will feature between 15-20 artworks by leading contemporary international and domestic artists. The artworks are in fact a collaboration of artists with scientists in the fields of: genomics, biotechnology, media &communication bio works. The artworks will be displayed in the Skopje Museum of Contemporary Arts in the period June 15 - September 1, 2001. Workshop The artists will be gathered in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje, Macedonia. They will be provided with experimental tools and a room with-in the Museum. The audience will also be able to see the work of the artists on the workshop. The workshop will be led by international and domestic experts dealing with the aesthetic, scientific, and ethical aspects in connection with the use of biotechnology and genetics as artistic medium. The criteria artists have to fulfill in order to become participants in the workshop are: o The proposed idea must contain as a theme the issue of biotech or genetics, or contain in it issues concerning social, esthetic, or ethic questions which these themes pose on today's society or contemporary art practice. All the proposals should include a short explanation about the proposed project and the development they would like to make while on the workshop. o The idea of the biotech project must have a content wise potential for further development in artistic way. The workshop will be aimed at 20 artists from Macedonia and Central&Eastern Europe who will take part in it. The artists will be provided lodging and food. The workshop will take place June 15 - 20 The workshop will serve as a theoretical and practical introduction in the creation of biotech art. During this period the leaders of the workshop will perform: 1. - Introduction to Bio-tech Art and relevant international work to the artists attending the workshop 2. - Practical demonstration and development of individual concepts for work in Bio-tech Art. 3. - Assistance in the realization of their works and bringing the artists to a level from which the artists can continue to develop the projects on their own. ?Symposium A two-day Symposium, by leading theoreticians in the field is planned. Around 10 international and domestic theoreticians will be invited to participate. Also the artists taking part in the exhibition and workshop will be invited to participate in the Symposium. The main theme of the Symposium will be SOCIETY AND GENOMIC CULTURE (the influence of techno-scientific change upon society, the ethical implications of Genetic Engineering, research and industrialization). ?Publishing The main goal of publishing the proceedings in a form of a catalogue and book is to make available to the general audience of readers, sociologists, cultural theoreticians and practitioners, as well as specialists in the field of biotechnology and genetics, a wide range of artistic and cultural responses to the newly pressing issues of biotechnology and genomics. The book and catalogue will be printed in English and Macedonian, with a possible translation to other East European languages. 1000 copies are planned. A part of the catalogues will be disseminated to the audience, as well as to the artists, the remaining part will be sent to our partners in Europe or interested institutions or individuals. We believe that this will encourage a spontaneous cross-border exchange of ideas. ?Producing of Bio-tech Art work The Contemporary Art Center will attempt to produce the initiated projects on the workshop. The aim of the new produced biotech artwork is for it to be a part of major international art events and flows. ?Media Campaign and Coverage The media campaign and coverage will take part during the whole duration of the project, starting from the announcement, following all phases until the publishing, and producing of biotech artworks. The deadline for application is April 15, 2001. The selection decision will be made by May 1, 2001. ------------------------------------------------------- Melentie Pandilovski Director Contemporary Arts Center - Skopje Orce Nikolov 109, 1000 Skopje Republic of Macedonia Tel/Fax: +389.2.133.541 Tel/Fax: +389.2.214.495 Mobile: +389.70.217.075 http://www.scca.org.mk ------------------------------------------------------- -----Syndicate mailinglist-------------------- Syndicate network for media culture and media art information and archive: http://www.v2.nl/syndicate to post to the Syndicate list: <syndicate@eg-r.isp-eg.de> to unsubscribe, write to <majordomo@eg-r.isp-eg.de>, in the body of the msg: unsubscribe syndicate your@email.adress