Center for Experimental Media Arts
The Center for Experimental Media Arts (CEMA) is an innovative lab where artists, hackers, engineers, and scientists come together to develop new tools and methodologies for investigating and acting in the world.
The lab has been generously supported and funded by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust
Srishti offers a 2.5 year advanced diploma in Experimental Media Arts. Students participating in this innovative program are highly motivated individuals who want to make connections between the fields of art, science, and new media, and create transdisciplinary creative work.
Grounding our research in the mother discipline of the Arts allows the lab to be open to a variety of epistemologies and ways of knowing and doing. New Media allows us to develop new tools and methodologies. Our Experiments combine the rigor of the hard sciences with the non-linear and iterative processes of design thinking.
Each semester the lab focuses on a general theme that intersects with media to ground research and open up new possibilities for investigation and collaboration.
Recent and Upcoming Themes:
FALL 2007: SPACE
In the fall of 2007 CEMA co-hosted the Space and Culture Symposium with participants from the Indian Space Agency and international organizations in attendance.
SPRING 2008: BIOLOGY
In March 2008 CEMA will co-host India’s first BioArt masterclass conducted by Symbiotica.
FALL 2008: CYBERNETICS
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Students who enroll in the advanced diploma course will be able to draw on all of Srishti’s diverse offerings and faculty, and will also benefit from interaction with visitors to the center, and guest speakers who will bring new ideas from their field. The program lasts for 2.5 years so that students have time to develop in depth projects that may require intense research, field work, and methodological development. Students will work both individually and collaboratively on projects. The Center is committed to collaborating with NGOs, businesses, and other organizations in Bangalore, other regions of India, and the world to increase the networks of contemporary cultural practice.
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