:: Inauguration of the DANUBE TELE LECTURES at Danube University Krems ::
The Center for Image Science at Danube University Krems starts a new international lecture series in early September with prominent scientists of our time. The lectures will be presented by live online streaming technology. The series is realized in co-operation with the sterreichische Filmgalerie and the ORF Niedersterreich (Austrian Broadcast Corporation), and will be held in the Filmgalerie Cinema at Danube University Krems. For the inaugural Tele Lecture, internationally renowned scholars deal with key topics of Image Science and Media Art:
Upcoming:
September 6, 2006 19:30-22:00
PYGMALION TENDENCIES: Bioart and Its Precursors
Lectures and debate with Gunalan NADARAJAN and Jens HAUSER
Art and the natural sciences are forming a new interconnection that is closer than in past centuries. Recent developments in art such as Bioart, Techno-art, Genetic or Transgenic Art bring artists into the scientific laboratories and carry their visions to the general public. Not only do artists work cross-pollinated, they also create new creatures, frequently revealing spectacular spaces of reflection on new possibilities. International experts discuss these tensions oscillating between body and nature on one hand and artificial life and illusion on the other – none the least, in their historical contexts.
