Conference Friday 27 February
Friday 27 February
10:30 - 18:00
Paradiso, Main Hall
The conference brings together scientists, philosophers, theorists, artists, and researchers to reflect on the theme of The Geologic Imagination. How do we rethink our attachments to the world, our concepts of nature, culture and ecology? How do we conceive of the world? How do we understand the systems and processes of nature, and our intentions and interactions with the planet? How do art and science map and document new insights? How can transformations that occur on a geological scale become something humans can feel, touch, and experience?
Session 4: How the Night Changed
Friday 27 February
10:30 - 12:30
Paradiso, Main Hall
Paul Bogard & Noam M. Elcott & John Tresch
The night was once pitch dark. Nocturnal human activity was determined by darkness. The real darkness of the night informed our cultural conception of night and darkness. But the night changed during the nineteenth century
Session 5: Noise in the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Friday 27 February
14:00 - 15:30
Paradiso, Main Hall
Martin Howse & Emptyset & Karl Lemieux
The Earth is constantly bombarded by cosmic rays, but is now also shrouded in all kinds of anthropogenic radiation. The electromagnetic footprint of human activity on Earth is enormous. All of this radiation is invisible and usually inaudible. More and more artists are beginning to explore various forms of radation in their work. The panel is moderated by Nik Gaffney.
Session 6: Journeys to the Unknown
Friday 27 February
16:00 - 18:00
Paradiso, Main Hall
Jana Winderen & Espen Sommer Eide & Liam Young
There are many aspects of our globalised civilisation that remain out of sight. Travelling to territories that are ignored by the media is a way of beginning to consider these aspects, and of bringing into view a reality on which we depend.