Recharge: Experimenta 6th International Biennial of Media Art
Experimenta presents Recharge, the 6th International Biennial of Media Art, which focuses on artists whose work is consciously inspired by and entangled with the past.
Experimenta is Australia’s leading media arts organisation and is dedicated to commissioning, exhibiting and touring the world’s best contemporary media art. This edition of their Biennial focuses on questioning whether knowledge changes when it is presented in different cultural contexts and technological forms.
The Biennial’s exhibition platform presents works from more than 15 acclaimed Australian and international artists. Media art is inherently multidisciplinary, born out of the processing power of computer technology that has made possible a substantial interplay between various media and practices. The works selected are draw from photography, installation, electronic sculpture, interactive and immersive media, robotics, bio-art, live art, sound art, 3D printing, animation, film and video.
Among the interesting projects that will be presented is a concept by teamLab who have drawn on traditional Japanese art and logic to animate predicted sea level rises. The animation began in December in 2009 and runs for 100 years. Another, from Cake Industries has invited 15 subjects to have their portrait taken using 3D printing technology.
Experimenta 6th International Biennial of Media Art will take place from Friday 28 November 2014 – Saturday 21 February 2015. The event will then continue to tour Australia throughout 2015 and 2016.
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