ISEA2013 is a mind-changing feast of art and ideas that will introduce new ways of seeing and living the city. This international event will open a whole new world of interactive digital art to Australia. ISEA2013 will use Sydney as the playground where the public is immersed in ground-breaking creative works in and outside of the gallery. ISEA is one of the most significant international events in the field of electronic art and digital media, attracting global leaders in the field. Presented by ANAT and held alongside Vivid Sydney – a festival of light, music and ideas – ISEA2013 will include an academic conference, a wide and varied public art program and thinkers program.
Theme
Electronic Art – Resistance is Futile
The bleeding edge of digital art has moved from the margins to become part of the fabric of everyday life. At once ubiquitous and unnoticed, resistance to electronic art has proven futile — it now lies embedded in the heart of our contemporary cultures. ISEA2013 will bleed through Sydney, from the margin to the core. More than a series of exhibitions (although that will be part of it), the symposium events will infuse the city’s social, digital and physical infrastructure. ISEA2013 aims to create a fluid body of thought, culture, community, industry, science and technology.
Artists play an important role in this “bleeding edge.” By creatively investigating the possibilities and pushing the limits of new technologies, artists help us imaginatively experience and critically reflect on their implications for life in the 21st century. Digital electronic art is our source of innovation, the new norm in everything from publishing to TV, to radio, games, film, fashion, music, architecture, design, applications and gadgets. Ubiquitous and pervasive, digital media permeates almost all creative endeavors in everyday life and the city. The urban spaces of Sydney will provide the scene for thinking through the consequences of digital life, creative industries, and contemporary electronic art practice.
