How does the digital impact on the sense of self and our relationship with the physical world?
This is the central question posed by the Digital Aesthetic project, an international exhibition and conference taking place this month at Preston’s Harris Museum & Art Gallery and the Electronic & Digital Art Unit at the University of Central Lancashire.
Building on the success of the project’s two previous events, The Digital Aesthetic (2001) and Digital Aesthetic 2 (2007), this third and final incarnation brings together some of the most significant visual artists, theorists, and academics working in the field of new media and digital imaging to explore concepts, approaches and concerns relating to fine art practice in the digital domain.
The event opens with a two-day conference at UCLan with a range of presentations, live performances and demonstrations by speakers including Peter Callas, Alexa Wright, Peter Campus and Director of FACT Mike Stubbs.
Concurrent exhibitions at UCLan’s PR1 Gallery and at the Harris also open this weekend. At the Harris, new commissions by Mark Amerika and Harrison and Wood can be seen alongside works by international artists such as Sophie Calle, Mary Lucier and Takahiko Iimura. The exhibition in the PR1 Gallery considers the role of printmaking in the age of digital culture, and the ways in which digital and traditional printmaking techniques are inextricably linked. Artists include: Ingrid Ledent, Marilene Oliver and Brendan Dawes.
Digital Aesthetic Conference, 5-6 October 2012 – for more information and bookings visit digitalaesthetic.org.uk/conference
Exhibition at UCLan’s PR1 Gallery runs from 6-19 October 2012.
Exhibition at the Harris Museum & Art Gallery runs from 5 October 2012 – 5 January 2013.
