[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Announcing Plenary Speakers for MutaMorphosis conference
Leonardo/ISAST
isast at leonardo.info
Fri Jun 29 19:06:19 EDT 2007
The MutaMorphosis conference is part of the Leonardo 40th Anniversary
celebrations and of the e n t e r 3 festival. The festival will feature
performances, screenings and exhibitions at various locations around
Prague 8 - 11 November 2007, including the first retrospective of Frank
J. Malina (artist, scientist and founder of Leonardo).
Scheduled Plenary Speakers at this time are:
Roy Ascott
Terror Incognito: Steps toward an Extremity of Mind
Albert-László Barabási
The Architecture of Complexity
Louis Bec
Václav Cílek
Climate as the Last Wilderness
David Dunn & James P. Crutchfield
Insects, Trees, and Climate: The Bioaocustic Ecology of Deforestation
and Entomogenic Climate Change
Roger F. Malina
Limits of Cognition: Artists in the Dark Universe
Stelarc
Alternate Anatomical Architectures: Extruded, Empty and Absent Bodies
Victoria Vesna & James Gimzewski
The new territory of nano
Plenary speakers abstracts are available on line at:
http://www.mutamorphosis.org
Join us in Prague November 8 -- 10, 2007 for this outstanding
international event!
MutaMorphosis concentrates on the growing interest---within the worlds
of the arts, sciences and technologies---in EXTREME AND HOSTILE
ENVIRONMENTS. More than 60 renowned practitioners in the arts, sciences,
engineering and humanities will speak about the limits and extremes in
our conceptions of life, space and cognition.
Feel free to BROWSE the abstracts at our web site
http://www.mutamorphosis.org where you can also REGISTER and BOOK your
hotel at special conference prices. Please note that the capacity of the
conference halls is limited.
- Early registration: June 1, 2007 - July 31, 2007
- Regular registration: August 1, 2007 - October 15, 2007
The international conference MutaMorphosis: Challenging Arts and
Sciences is organized by CIANT - International Centre for Art and New
Technologies in Prague and co-organized by Leonardo/ISAST, Hexagram -
Institute for Research/Creation in Media Arts and Technologies and
Pépinières européenes pour jeunes artistes.
Should you require further information do not hesitate to contact us at
mutamorphosis at ciant.cz <mailto:mutamorphosis at ciant.cz>
Leonardo/ISAST is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Donations are
tax-deductible in the U.S. To learn more about Leonardo/ISAST's
projects, programs and activities, visit http://leonardo.info
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