Artists are increasingly engaged with or inspired by digital technology - exploring consumer and communication technologies such as the worldwide web, mobile networks, file sharing, and computer gaming. Because digital technology is a participatory medium with global reach, artists tend to explore digital technology in the context of public and shared spheres. Often digital art is situated somewhere between public art and street culture where the technology itself is used as a 'site' for the production and presentation of art works. Although digital technology is often claimed to go beyond physical limitations, engagement with technology is always embedded in real spaces, whether this is explored from a user or network perspective.
Artists include: Blast Theory, Anri Sala, Grennan & Sperandio, TJ Wilcox, Jen Southern & Jen Hamilton, Scanner, Sarah Morris, Michelle Teran, Eddo Stern, Stefhan Caddick, Nina Pope & Karen Guthrie, Tim Davies, Rosalind Nashashibi, Tenant Spin, Andy Fung, Paddy Jolley, Mircea Cantor, STAR Radio, Valérie Jouve, Chris Evans, Mike Mills, Artstation, and many more.
Conference day 1: 28 October - Locative media and emplacement
Speakers include: Prof Michael Corris, Head of Art & Photography, University of Newport; Claire Doherty, Director, Situations; Nina Pope, artist; Heath Bunting, artist; Giles Lane, Proboscis; Steve Benford, Professor in Collaborative Computing, University of Nottingham; Dr Sarah Green, Social Anthropologist, University of Manchester; Jen Southern & Jen Hamilton, artists.
Conference day 2: 29 October - Gaming
Speakers include: Ju Row Farr, artist, Blast Theory; Stuart Nolan, researcher; Christopher Sperandio, artist; Eddo Stern, artist; David Surman, Lecturer in Computer Games Design, University of Newport; Alex Mayhew & Emma Westecott, Games Producers & Directors.
Conference Prices:
£50 per day / £90 weekend ticket - organisations; £30 / £50 - early bird booking before 7 October
£20 per day / £30 weekend ticket - individuals /concs; £15 / £25 - early bird booking before 7 Oct
Party, The Point, Cardiff, 29 Oct, 8pm:
Special Guests + Scanner, Michelle Teran, Proober Glombat, Cymbient, Christopher Rees + DJs
Website - www.mayyouliveininterestingtimes.org
The site will feature live streaming, artists' projects, downloads, full biographies and images, conference booking and travel details, press section and the chance to receive regular updates on festival activity.
For further information about the programme and conference please contact:
Gordon Dalton, Festival Coordinator: gordon@mayyouliveininterestingtimes.org
+44 (0) 29 2031 1059 / 0779 234 1654
The festival is a Cardiff 2005 event and is presented with the support of:
Cardiff County Council, Millennium Commission, the Arts Council of Wales, WDA, Cywaith Cymru . Artworks Wales, BBCi, Creative Mwldan, Millennium Stadium, Mute, G39, The Big Sleep, Elfen, Zenith Media, UWN, National Museums and Galleries of Wales, Sequence, Coolpants, Ping Wales, Oriel Mostyn and @Wales.
Gordon Dalton
Festival Coordinator
May You Live In Interesting Times
Cardiff Festival of Creative Technology
28 - 30 Oct 2005
www.mayyouliveininterestingtimes.org