[ecrea] Call for Contributions: Arts and Digital Practices Conference

*sIREN Conference 2017: Arts and Digital Practices*

ECA – Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland

30 – 31 May 2017

*Submission deadline: 30 March 2017 *

Aims/objectives/description:

sIREN ‘Art and Digital Practices Conference’ will explore digital 
practices and their social impact in contemporary artistic contexts. It 
seeks to create an interdisciplinary platform of communication among 
artistic practices, technologies, theory, artistic collaboration and 
digital media.

The plethora and availability of digital tools and practices have 
transformed the ways art is created, perceived and disseminated. This 
had a distinct impact on how research is conducted across the arts and 
humanities as a whole, from practice-led to process-focused and 
people-centered research. To this end, an interactive format of hands-on 
workshops, papers and a performance session will lay the foundations for 
a creative dialogue among artists, theorists, academics and 
practitioners. The aim is to debate on key practical and philosophical 
challenges that contribute to the broader discussion of what it means to 
use digital tools as a form of artistic inquiry.

This conference will provide an arena for academics across disciplines 
for extending the debate of interdisciplinary practices and their 
appropriate methods  as well as their potential. We welcome and 
encourage proposals for papers across a wide range of related subject 
areas – such as fine and digital media art, architectural design, music 
and sound studies, geography, anthropology, cultural and film studies.

Themes:

  * The intersection of art and science
  * Digital arts and urbanism
  * Data analysis in art practice
  * Computation and creative processes

*The intersection of art and science*

Testing the boundaries between scientific method and artistic 
experimentation. We intend to discuss the role of the artist in blurring 
this discursive separation, and examine emergent forms of such 
interdisciplinary practice.

*Digital arts and urbanism*

Approaching “digital urbanism” through exploring the themes of 
multiculturalism, sustainability and community, contemporary mobilities, 
 digital art and design processes. We want to investigate how digital 
arts form part of the political dynamics of urban space and contribute 
in digital place-making.

*Data analysis in art practice*

Surveying artistic methods that rely upon the production or mapping of 
data-sets. We are interested in systems, tools and approaches for 
identifying patterns in creative processes and shaping this data into 
material form.

*Computation and creative processes*

Investigating the role of computer technology in forming and mediating 
creative practice. In particular, we aim to address some of the issues, 
challenges and opportunities, arising from the present ubiquity of 
computing devices.

*Call for presentations*

The conference will include research papers, position papers, 
performance presentation, installation/exhibitions and a concert. It 
will lead to an online publication and serve as a springboard for new 
research collaborations.

We would like to invite contributions that in some way address these 
topics in the broadest way possible. Proposed contributions may take the 
following formats:

  * *20 minute research papers *
  * *10 minute position papers *

this might be grounded in personal practice or activism, more polemical, 
work in progress

  * *20 minute**performance presentation *

practice-led presentations that include some aspect of performance/work

Generally proposals should include all of the following details of the 
proposed contribution:

  * the name(s), affiliation(s), email(s) of presenter(s)
  * title of paper/performance presentation
  * abstract/performance description (max 300 words)
  * a full list of any technical requirements and other resources
  * a short bio (max 150 words)

*Submission deadline: March 30th 2017*
*You will be notified if your submission has been successful  by April 
15th 2017*

*Please send your proposals to: *(siren.conference /at/ ed.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(siren.conference /at/ ed.ac.uk)>

Papers/presentations and conference proceedings will be peer-reviewed 
and published with DOIs.

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to attend hands-on 
workshops. There will also be a closing concert on the 31st.

*Confirmed keynote speakers are:*

Celia Lury (Director of Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, 
University of Warwick), Nicolas Donin (IRCAM, Paris), Peter Sinclair 
(Locus Sonus Sound Lab) and Jen Southern (CeMoRe, Lancaster University).

*Confirmed workshop leaders are:*

Trevor Wishart (Institute of Sonology), Kristina Andersen (STEIM, 
Amsterdam) and Chris Speed (ECA, Design Informatics).

*Please note that there are no charges for registration and attendance. *
Lunch, coffee breaks and a closing drinks reception are included.

Have a question? Please email (siren.conference /at/ ed.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(siren.conference /at/ ed.ac.uk)>

Academic committee:

Prof Richard Coyne, Prof Chris Speed, Dr Jules Rawlinson, Dr Martin 
Parker, Dr Owen Green, Mr Yati Durant

Hosted by sIREN (student-led Interdisciplinary REsearch Network) team:
Eleni-Ira Panourgia, Katerina Talianni, Dara Etefaghi, Tina Krekels, 
Jack Walker, Roxana Karam

For more: http://www.siren.eca.ed.ac.uk/conference-2017/


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