[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo Article: Visual Communication in Times of Crisis, April LASER, DASER Webcasts, and more

Tue Apr 3 14:39:42 EDT 2012

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April 1, 2012

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EVENTS

UPCOMING LASER: 4 APRIL 2012, PALO ALTO, CA (STANFORD UNIVERSITY)
See things from new perspectives at the next Leonardo Art Science  
Evening Rendezvous (LASER), 4 April 2012, at Stanford University.  
Feature presentations include "Simulating the Vision of Artists" by  
ophthalmologist Michael Marmor, "Cultural Perspectives of Science in  
Antarctica" by scientist Alan Cooper and musician Julianne Stafford,  
"Follow the Glow: Metallic Leaf and Unusual Media in Art" by artist  
Sara Loesch-Frank, and "The Art of the Body, The Art of the Pen" by  
actor/educator Leonard Pitt. Find out more

DASER WEBCASTS
The DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) series in Washington, DC  
(hosted by the National Academy of Sciences) has begun webcasting its  
events. As events happen, remote audience members can participate via  
the DASER Facebook page and email Find out more

PUBLICATIONS

FREE LEONARDO ARTICLE: VISUAL COMMUNICATION IN TIMES OF CRISIS: THE  
FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT, BY RAMA C. HOETZLEIN
Abstract: This paper follows the development of visual communication  
through information visualization in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear  
accident in Japan. While information aesthetics are often applied to  
large data sets retrospectively, the author developed new works  
concurrently with an ongoing crisis to examine the impact and social  
aspects of visual communication while events continued to unfold. The  
resulting work, Fukushima Nuclear Accident---Radiation Comparison Map,  
is a reflection of rapidly acquired data, collaborative on-line  
analysis and reflective criticism of contemporary news media, resolved  
into a coherent picture through the participation of an on-line  
community. This article was originally published in Leonardo 45:2,  
2012. Read the full paper

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DONAU UNIVERSITY MEDIAARTHISTORIES, MA PROGRAM
FACULTY LINE-UP FOR START OF MAY PROGRAM
The MediaArtHistories masters program at Donau University conveys the  
most important developments of contemporary art through a network of  
renowned international theorists, artists, curators and many others.  
Confirmed lecturers for the May 2012 start of the MediaArtHistories  
program include a two day seminar with Lev Manovich on the 10 -year  
evolution from "Language of New Media" (2001) to "Software Takes  
Command" (MIT 2012); Roger Malina (Leonardo/ISAST and University of  
Texas Dallas) maps the history of Leonardo and the future of the Art,  
Sciences & Technology fields; Jussi Parikka’s award-winning,  
innovative scholarship on Insect Media; and others. Confirmed Linz  
excursion: Nina Wenhart will take students behind the scenes of Ars  
Electronica, Stadtwerkstatt and more; students will meet with the  
founders and next generation of the Ars Electronica Festival, Prix,  
Centers, and Lab: Christine Schöpf, Hannes Leopoldseder, Horst  
Hoertner and Christopher Lindinger. Find out more

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