17th Int Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2011) will be held in Istanbul
ISEA International is pleased to announce that
the 17th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2011) will be held in
Istanbul, Turkey.
Following a competitive bid process, ISEA2011 had been awarded to the proposal
from Sabanci University led by Dr. Lanfranco Aceti, Associate Professor in
Contemporary Art & Digital Culture and supported by Prof. Mehmet Bac, Dean
of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
The selection of Istanbul was made by the The ISEA International Foundation
Board, the governing body of the international ISEA network.
The Board was impressed by the proposal, which focuses on Istanbul as a gateway
between Europe and Asia, representing a cultural and creative meeting point for
current debates in the fields of art, science and technology.
Following Istanbul as European Capital of Culture in 2010, ISEA2011 will be
held in September 2011, to co-incide with the prestigious Istanbul Biennale.
The proposal from Sabanci University aims to bring the academic community of
Istanbul together and embrace the vibrant visual art scene which is flourishing
in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of contemporary Istanbul.
With an academic conference, accompanied by a programme of exhibitions,
performances and workshops, ISEA2011 will be an international gathering of
leading and emerging thinkers and practitioners working at the interface of art
and technology.
It continues the established and dynamic series of ISEA events, established in
1988 in the Netherlands. ISEA has been held across the world including symposia
in Japan, Australia, USA and Europe. ISEA2009 was held in Belfast, Ireland with
ISEA2010 being staged in the RUHR region of Germany.
For further details please contact ISEA Director Sue Gollifer at ISEA
Headquarters, University of Brighton, UK <s.c.gollifer@bton.ac.uk>.
