International Digital Cultures conference in Warsaw
The conference will address digital culture in a global context. It will be an opportunity to explore the most interesting projects out there today, as well as establish contacts with experts in the field and representatives of key institutions from around the globe.
One can wonder whether it makes sense to talk about digital culture in the year 2018, when it is nothing new – it surrounds us, it is a staple of everyday life. New media is no longer new. We are at a point where virtual reality is already fifty years old, theatre directors have long been experimenting with technology, filmmakers keep updating their equipment, and game developers have been testing the limits of interactivity, even before it crossed over to other mediums. It seems as though new technology is creating a new artistic language. This new ‘vocabulary’ is created when the old, established one just doesn’t sufice anymore. It forces artists to explore and find new meanings. Often these searches are intuitive – provoking experimentation and testing boundaries.
This year’s Digital Culture conference will take a closer look at these new languages through the prism of new projects in the field and new creative strategies. Some may still seem unconventional and unintuitive, but at the same time intriguing and encouraging further exploration.
The conference aims to present the most interesting changes in Polish digital culture in recent years and to create a platform to facilitate international networking and share experiences and knowledge. Apart from panel discussions, the programme includes workshops, thematic stands with experts, artistic actions and film screenings. The conference will contribute to building relations between Polish and foreign institutions and creators. It will also help bring Polish digital culture into the global exchange, both at the level of content (productions, art projects, curatorial initiatives) and at the discursive level of participation in international debates and recognition from creators and institutions abroad.
The conference is conceived and organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, under its flagship brand Culture.pl.
British Council is partner of the event.