[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Art - 2nd call for submissions

[Leonardo/ISAST]

Special Section in Leonardo Journal
Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Art
Guest Editors:  Tom Rockwell and Tami I. Spector

Over the last decade, "nano" has become a buzzword signifying everything 
from imagined atomic-scale robotic utopias to small electronics.  For 
scientists the shift toward nano has also become ubiquitous; what used 
to be referred to as molecular has been reframed as nano; 27 journals 
devoted to nanotech/nanoscience are now published; and the National 
Science Foundation and other granting agencies have devoted a 
significant amount of funding toward nanotech/nanoscience.  Among 
engineers, scientists and science-studies scholars, discussions of the 
potential of nanotech/nanoscience abound, including conferences that 
debate the pros and cons of a nano-hegemony and attempt to debunk some 
of the hype.  Artists, however, have only begun to explore this emergent 
scientific field, leaving it wide open for creative interpretation.  
With this special section of Leonardo, we hope to ignite artists' 
interest in the exploration of nanotech/nanoscience and encourage 
scientists, scholars and educators to contemplate the implications of an 
art-nanotech/nanoscience connection.

Leonardo, in collaboration with the Exploratorium under the auspices of 
the Nanotech Informal Science Education Network, will publish a series 
of special sections periodically over the next 5 years exploring the 
intersections of nanotech/science and art.  We are especially seeking 
submissions of artworks (visual, performance, sound, etc.) with artist's 
statements explaining the relationship of the work to nanotech/science; 
essays from scientists, engineers and scholars exploring the connection 
between nanotech/science and art; and essays and visuals aiming at 
nanotech/science education that use the arts as a pedagogical tool.

Interested artists and authors are invited to send proposals, queries 
and/or manuscripts to the Leonardo editorial office at 
<leonardomanuscripts at gmail.com>. Editorial guidelines are available on 
the Leonardo website: 
www.leonardo.info/isast/journal/editorial/edguides.html



 

 

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