The Subtle Technologies Conference is a 4-day multidisciplinary event
that explores the strands and patterns of thought, feeling and culture,
that connect and resonate in the space between art and science. The conference's mission is to provide an immersive environment, which encourages
the discussion and development of new concepts and areas of research in
both the arts and sciences, fusing topics that range from quantum
physics to dance.
Some of the many other topics that will be explored during each 50
minute presentation include: artificial intelligence, topology (a field
of mathematics), genetic algorithms for creating music, consciousness,
interactivity, ancient cave inscriptions, brainwaves, sociology,
magnetic fields and alternative computer interfaces.
Please visit the website for abstracts and more information on the speakers.
This year they have expanded the bounds of the conference to include
an evening screening of artists' videos and a exhibition of
interactive artworks.
'Subtle Broadcast' on May 17th, will include video shorts by Tom
Sherman, Laiwan, Ken Rinaldo and many others.
'Mid-Air' opening May 19th-June 9th, will feature artworks by Andrea
Polli, Ken Gregory, Tegan Smith and An Te Liu, that explore air as a
medium of sound, vision, and an elemental life force. Presented in
conjunction with InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre.
Speakers presenting at this year's conference include:
° Johannes Birringer: New Environments for Dance: Ecologies of
Networks, Ohio State University, USA
° Josh Bongard: Biological Growth and the Automatic Design of Robots,
University of Zurich, Switzerland
° Gwen Boyle: Magnetic fields/magnetism, Canada
° Jane Krakower: Space-Time Matrix, University of Southern Florida, USA
° Maja Kuzmanovic & David Tonnesen: Particle Systems for Artistic
Expression, FoAM, Belgium & sponge, USA
° Ted Lumley & Jacques Rainville: Inclusionality: an immersive
philosophy of environmental relationships, Canada
° George Magalios: Unconcealment of the Ground Palette: An Alternative
Paleontological Investigation of a Subtle Technique, Carnegie Mellon
University, USA
° Bill Marks: A Scientific Approach to Consciousness and the Infinite,
National Institute of Health, USA
° Som Naimpally: Topology and Applications, University of Toronto,
Canada
° Gary Lee Nelson: Sonomorphs: An Application of Genetic Algorithms To
the Growth and Development of Musical Organisms, Oberlin College, USA
° Sageev Oore: The Space Between Music and Science, University of
Toronto, Canada
° Nina Sobell & Stacey Pershall (Parkbench): Thinking of You, NYU, USA
° Dale Thomas: The Evolution of Morphogenetic Art Forms , University
of Zurich, Switzerland
° Evan Harris Walker: Polygons, Neural Nets, Quantum States, and
Rainbows, Walker Cancer Research Institute, USA
° Adam Zaretsky: Posthuman Temptation, Eros and Mutagenesis, MIT, USA
Admission is limited and as we expect the conference to be sold-out, we
encourage you to purchase tickets in advance.
4-day conference passes are $125 CND
To purchase conference passes call:
416-872-1212 or toll free 1-800-461-3333
The Phone Box Office is open Monday to Saturday 9am-8pm
and Sundays 10:30am-4pm.
For further information, please visit our website at:
http://www.subtletechnologies.com.
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