[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo Network Newsletter | May 15, 2009

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June YASMIN Discussion—
Art and Atoms: Fission and Fusion
During the month of June 2009 YASMIN participants will discuss the  
ways in which the arts and humanities are engaging with nuclear  
energy, and the cultural context of nuclear fusion and fission. This  
includes both peaceful and military uses of nuclear energy, as well  
as the use of radio-isotopes in medicine and natural radioactivity.  
Discussions will include both historical examples from the 1950s and  
'60s as well as the engagement of artists, science historians and  
other researchers today. FIND OUT MORE

Publications

Now Available: Leonardo Vol. 42, Issue 3
Inside Leonardo 42:3: Midas at the molecular scale: At the nano  
level, when we touch gold we become part of it and it part of us.  
Paul Thomas digs beneath our myths about reality with atomic force  
microscopes and silicon nitride cantilevers. Getting back in touch:  
Thecla Shiphorst sees that, as mobile, wearable technology starts to  
vanish into our clothes, our motions and senses come under the  
spotlight. She and her colleagues watch the busy intersection of  
body, mind and technology. Making ourselves into makers: More and  
more creators today mash the play and invention of art and design up  
with the tools and precision of engineering and science. Mark Gross  
and Ellen Yi-Luen trace the revival of a "maker culture." The  
Leonardos of posthumanist perspective: Cami Nelson compares Leonardo  
da Vinci's skeptical approach to the Renaissance theory of painting  
with recent artists' revisions to virtual reality. FIND OUT MORE

LABS Call for Submissions
Leonardo Abstracts Service (LABS), consisting of the English- 
language, Spanish-language, Chinese-language and French-language  
databases, is a comprehensive collection of Ph.D., Masters' and MFA  
thesis abstracts on topics at the intersection of art, science and  
technology. Postgraduate students whose theses investigate  
philosophical, historical or critical applications of science or  
technology to the arts (visual, sound, performance, text), computer  
sciences, the sciences and/or technology are invited to submit  
abstracts of their theses for consideration. Next deadline for  
submissions: June 30, 2009. FIND OUT MORE

Members

Banff New Media Institute Joins Leonardo Affiliate Membership
The Banff New Media Institute (BNMI) is an internationally respected  
arts production and research institute. Programs are designed to  
support creative pluralism, different modes of inquiry, the  
production of new work, and the engagement of artists, producers,  
technologists, and researchers with the aesthetics and culture of new  
media. BNMI offers thematic and self-directed artist residencies,  
partners on research initiatives, provides training, and offers  
professional development and production support in a multi- 
disciplinary development environment. Practitioners are able to  
access a range of expertise, peers, facilities, and environments--all  
in the Centre's inspiring mountain campus. BNMI draws on more than 15  
years of new media experience at The Banff Centre. Working with key  
partners, BNMI leverages local knowledge, international networks, and  
a commitment to providing a rich context for experimentation, risk  
taking, and the development of new knowledge. Fundamental to BNMI is  
the belief that the creative sector flourishes through collaboration  
and that the links and tensions across art, technology, science, and  
research have a critical role to play in describing new ways to see  
the world, participating in contemporary cultures, and shaping the  
future. BNMI features a cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural  
environment where practices and people converge. Leonardo/ISAST  
welcomes Banff New Media Institute as a new Affiliate Member. FIND  
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