SYMBIOTIC SENSE(S)
RIXC Art Science Festival 2024 and Open Fields Conference
October 23–25, 2024, Riga, Latvia
Venues: Hotel Neiburgs / National Library of Latvia / RIXC Gallery / Virtual
The Call is CLOSED, we thank you for your submissions.
Focusing on symbiotic senses as a key perspective, this year's festival and conference will explore its relation to extended cognition and collective intelligence ideas, calling for the urgent need for new visions, artistic and utopian projects in cultural evolution. The idea posits that symbiosis defines our existence, highlighting our complete interdependence on our environment and planetary system.
We welcome proposals by interdisciplinary researchers, artists, artists-researchers, designers, Ph.D. students, curators, media theorists, art historians, science philosophers, cultural innovators, critical engineers as well as scientists from different fields.
If you are interested in an on-site or virtual participation and contribution, please submit your proposals (a short abstract, keywords and bio) for the RIXC Festival / Open Fields conference via the OpenConf system (find 'Make Submission' link below the description) related to the following topics:
* sensing machines and artificial life
* extended cognition and externally sensory systems
* symbiotic sciences and collective intelligence
* nature cultures and naturally-artificial environments
The proposal should consist of the title, 5–6 keywords, abstract (up to 200 words), and biography (up to 120 words, in the 'Comments' field).
Above your biography, please also state your preferred mode of participation: on-site (coming to Riga) or online (via Zoom).
Note: We will be able to allocate only a limited number of presenters for online participation; those who choose to come to Riga will be given priority during the selection process.
REGISTRATION
Registration Fees / Festival Pass
Early Bird registration (EXTENDED: until October 10, 2024) | Regular (after October 10, 2024) | |
Full | 18 EUR | 36 EUR |
Students (50% reduction) | 9 EUR | 18 EUR |
Register / buy your festival pass here.
The registration fee includes: attendance at the conference sessions, conference materials, coffee breaks, attendance at the festival events (exhibitions, etc.), and (for the participants) publication of the abstract on the festival website.
Selected participants will be notifed after September 20.
On-site participants are responsible for covering their travel and accommodation in Riga. We are open to providing suggestions for the best options (contact us at rixc@rixc.org).
Registration is required for both on-site and online participants.
All co-authors should register and pay conference fee.
Certificates are issued upon request to the registered participants.
OPEN FIELDS 2024 Conference Chairs and SYMBIOTIC SENSE(S) Exhibition Curators:
Rasa SMITE, Raitis SMITS (Latvia).
The RIXC Festival is produced by The RIXC Centre for New Media Culture.
Contact: rixc@rixc.org
Support: State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, Riga City Council, Creative Europe program in the framework of the EMAP Expanded project, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.
https://festival2024.rixc.org/