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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:28:48 -0800
Leonardo ISAST (http://leonardo.info/) invites you to a meeting of
the Leonardo Art/Science community.
This evening will follow the format that we experimented in the
january meeting: some presentations of art/science projects, a couple
of brief "news", and time for casual socializing/networking.
Feel free to invite relevant acquaintances.
In an effort to involve more students, we encourage you to invite one
of your most promising students/assistants to attend.
Please RSVP to p_at_scaruffi.com . Admission is limited.
When: march 10, 2008
Where: Donwtown facilities of SFSU
835 Market, between 4th and 5th Streets, 6th floor
BART and MUNI tip: the building is above the Powell Station
What:
* 6:00pm-7:00pm: Socializing/networking
* 7:00-7:30: Tami Spector of USF on "Chemistry and Contemporary
Visual Art"
Relative to physics, mathematics, and biology the
intersections of chemistry and contemporary visual art have been
relatively neglected. In this talk I will explore some of the ways
that modern and contemporary artists have explored this connection,
focusing on how the visual arts share unique material and conceptual
aspects with chemistry. Specific works by artists who self-define
their art in relation to chemistry and others whose work can be
recontextualized through the lens of chemistry will be discussed. See
also this page.
* 7:30-8:00: Diane Gromala of Georgia Institute of Technology.
* 8:00-8:10: Piero Scaruffi on the Leonardo Day of the "Big
Bang" conference
Berkeley's New Media Center and Leonardo ISAST are organizing
a two-day academic conference to be held in June 2008 at the Berkeley
Museum. I will briefly remind the audience of this conference and
specifically of the program for the Leonardo day (second day of the
conference). At the next Leonardo event on May 12 Richard Rinehart,
Curator of the Berkeley Museum, will present the Berkeley day of the
conference (first day of the conference).
* 8:10-8:30: Kathelin Gray of Ecotechnics on "Organic Realism"
The Institute of Ecotechnics (I.E.) was founded in the '70's
with the premise that action and interaction promote learning and
creativity. Annual conferences, projects in different ecological
zones worldwide, in conjunction with scientific and artistic
collaborations, have resulted in a network of people and efforts. The
focus of this presentation will be the role of the arts and
performance and the concept of organic realism, in such efforts.
* 8:30-8:50: Sharon Daniel of UCSC on "Public Secrets"
The injustices of the Prison Industrial Complex are public
secrets - secrets that the public chooses to keep safe from itself
like, "don't ask, don't tell." Public Secrets provides an interactive
interface to an audio archive of hundreds of statements made by
current and former prisoners, which unmask the secret injustices of
the war on drugs, the criminal justice system and the prison
industrial complex. Visitors navigate a multi-vocal narrative that
links individual testimony and public evidence, social theory and
personal statements, in an effort to challenge the assumption that
imprisonment provides a solution to social problems. Artist and
Author Sharon Daniel will present this Webby award honored project
and discuss the process of gathering and structuring the content for
the internet.
* 5': Piero Scaruffi on the next Leonardo Art/Science evening event
I will simply preview the line-up of speakers for the next
Leonardo evening event that will take place on May 12.
9:00pm-9:45pm: Discussions, more socializing
Directions:
From Market Street, Enter at SFSU (835 Market) and take elevator to
6th Floor. Signs will be posted If coming on BART, take POWELL
STATION exit, enter Concourse Food Court, look for Out The Door
restaurant on the left. Immediately past the restaurant, turn left,
walk past the first set of elevators to the second set of elevators
and go to the 6th floor.
If coming on MUNI, take POWELL STATION exit, enter Westfield Centre
and head through the first mini-food court to main concourse food
court. Walk straight across the food court and walk between Amoura
and Out the Door restaurants, past the first set of elevators to the
second set of elevators and go to the 6th floor.
If driving, Park in the 5th and Mission Garage. Enter through Market
Street or walk through Bloomingdale's, look for the signs to San
Francisco State University and take elevator to 6th floor.
SFSU Downtown Campus 835 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103
ICA Office: 415.817.4476
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