ISEA Hong Kong
The 22nd edition of the ISEA -International Symposium on Electronic Art- conference took place in Hong Kong in May 2016, and as usual attracting hundreds of media artists and scholars from all over the world. The main theme was ‘Cultural R>evolution’: “Electronic media exemplifies the dual meaning of revolution: to always create new while returning to the old. In this dynamic, where multiple centers and margins compete for attention, and borders to be transgressed are shifting, paradigms and practices must be replaced, repackaged and re-appropriated to keep up with the parallel evolutions in art, creativity, culture, society, and politics.”
Taking place in various locations around the city, the symposium consisted of talks, discussion panels, workshops, performances as well as exhibitions.
"What we can do, is to bring the tradition of artist being involved in activism. Show the students that there are multiple ways in which they can get involved into the civic discussion. Some of these ways involve sitting on the streets, some involve working in the labs. There is diversity of the ways in which to get involved in this discussion. I think raising the awareness of possible partaking of this discussion is important."
Olli Leino (HK)
Symposium Director & Conference Chair of ISEA 2016
www.isea2016.isea-international.org
"What we can do, is to bring the tradition of artist being involved in activism. Show the students that there are multiple ways in which they can get involved into the civic discussion. Some of these ways involve sitting on the streets, some involve working in the labs. There is diversity of the ways in which to get involved in this discussion. I think raising the awareness of possible partaking of this discussion is important."
Olli Leino (HK)
Symposium Director & Conference Chair of ISEA 2016
www.isea2016.isea-international.org
