International Symposium

Saturday 18 August 2001
Domain Theatre, Level 3
Art Gallery of New South Wales

Imagination is the original interactive multimedia; and the powerful metaphor of the journey is destined to grow ever more vertiginous as the silicon revolution heats up. How virtual is our being already? We construct virtual maps and models, sample things from the media of our senses and construct a world that is, at the same time, our experience of the world.

Space Odysseys: sensation and immersion will be held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales between 18 August and 21 October 2001. Curator Victoria Lynn.

This pre-eminent contemporary art event presents the work of leading international and Australian contemporary artists who create large-scale installations that physically immerse or surround the viewer. Major international artists including Bruce Nauman, James Turrell, Mariko Mori, Luc Courchesne and Gary Hill; Australian artists, Lynette Wallworth, David Haines and Joyce Hinterding.

This symposium, held in conjunction with the exhibition Space Odysseys: sensation and immersion, will offer lively perspectives on immersive and virtual experiences in innovative art. Where are we going? How did we get there? How do we come to grips with this experience that puts us at the crossroads between new technologies and the human senses?

Saturday 18 August 2001 10am - 4.45pm
Domain Theatre, Lower Level 3

Programme
10am - Registration
10.15am - Welcome. Edmund Capon, Director AGNSW
10.30am - Introduction. Victoria Lynn, Curatorial Manager, Cinemedia, Melbourne.
10.45am - Keynote Lecture, Techgnosis, Erik Davis, San Francisco based writer and contributing editor of Wired Magazine, is author of Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information.
11.30am - Ploughing the Dark: The Poetics of Cyberspace, Dr Ann Finegan, writer and lecturer
12.15pm - Discussion arising from the morning sessions
12.30pm - Lunch and exhibition viewing
2pm - The Wired City, Scott McQuire, Senior Lecturer in the Media and Communication Program, University of Melbourne.
2.45pm - Step Into the Light, Ross Gibson, writer, filmmaker and Creative Director of Cinemedia, Melbourne.
3.15pm - Artist's Roundtable, Luc Courchesne, David Haines, Joyce Hinterding, Mariko Mori, Lynette Wallworth. Chaired by John Potts, Lecturer in Media and Communication, Macquarie Unversity.
4.45pm - Close

Cost: $80 full/$70 AGS members/$50 conc (includes GST).
Includes lunch and weekend exhibition pass. Bookings and
pre-payment essential (early bookings recommended).
Telephone (02) 9225 1878 Fax (02) 9221 6234

https://www.agnsw.com.au/events/

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road The Domain,
Sydney 2000
Telephone (02) 9225 1744
or recorded information (02) 9225 1790
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au
Open 10am to 5pm 7 days a week (closed Christmas Day and Easter Friday)
Admission $8 adults $5 concessions/members