Place/Dates: CIANT, Prague Czech Republic 8-10 November
Description:
MutaMorphosis Conference
International conference MutaMorphosis was organised by CIANT as part of the e n t e r 3 (enter3.org) festival. The ENTER festival ran November 5 – 11 under the auspices of the Mayor of Prague Dr. Pavel Bém and United Nations Information Centre in Prague to feature performances, screenings and exhibitions. The festival was part of the annual Week of Science and Technology organised by the Czech Academy of Sciences (www.tydenvedy.cz)
Objective:
The objective was to discuss some of the major directions in art and science with practitioners in various fields, particularly those concerned with the fundamental transformations taking place in certain areas of knowledge and the effect of those changes on contemporary culture and society.
Results:
The conference explored the major mutations that are affecting the future of our world. Papers from artists, scientists and researchers on the evolution of living beings and the societies they constitute, and on modes of knowledge, expression and communication of humans, animals and other forms of life were presented.
The conference concentrated on the growing interest — within the worlds of the arts, sciences and technologies — in EXTREME AND HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS. These environments appear as symptomatic indicators of the mutations that are taking place; they are potential vectors that make possible an awareness of the different problems at the origin of the disturbances that threaten the ensemble of the Earth’s eco-systems.
Practitioners in the arts, sciences, engineering and humanities was exploring the limits and extremes within the following streams of interest:
1. LIFE
How do the arts and sciences deal with new ideas about strategies of life in extreme conditions?
2. SPACE
How do the arts and sciences face radical scales and extreme environments?
3. COGNITION
How do the arts and sciences address evolving ideas about cognition in extreme environments?
Website: http://www.mutamorphosis.org
Target group:
Artists, scientists and general public
Number of participants/visitors/audience :
•Conference audience: 450
• Exhibition visitors: 2500.