Knowledge Systems - Introduction Is science universal? Value the contribution of other cultures and philosophical models towards this body of knowledge we call science towards the instrumental ordering of our collective knowledge about the world and nature's functioning. Examine interconnected relationships between people, species, natural systems and culture as a means...
The Australian Video Festival, 1987 [catalogue pp.77-78] COMPUTER GRAPHICS James Blomfield (Channel 9/ZAP Productions) - Channel Nine I.D.Computer Graphic to continue the design strength of Nine. A strong Identification with state of the art technology,
[2nd AVF catalogue pp.76-77] CORPORATE VIDEO Axolotl - Fruit and VegiesA 60 second commercial produced for the Sydney Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Board, depicting the fruit and vegie team beating the Australian cricket team.
[2nd AVF catalogue, pp.80-82] DRAMA / NARRATIVE Kathryn Bice - Silent PartnersDemo tape for two mime artists - four skits. Catherine Birmingham - The WorrierA young man's subjective reality includes an interminable encounter with an unsympathetic father offering money and a cold addict girlfriend.
HOME VIDEO AWARDS “Video is the medium of the future - it's what our era is going to be all about.” - Francis Ford Coppola
[2nd AVF catalogue pp.82-83] MUSIC VIDEO Axolotl - Star Club: Red ZoneFour minutes of madness involving 'Star Club’, a Japanese punk band. Pippa Bailey / Rosie Waitt / Pedro Troche - No DivingA montage of images depicting alienation, internal and external.
[AVF '87 catalogue, p.60ff] THE AUSTRALIAN VIDEO FESTIVAL AWARDS INDEPENDENT/COMMERCIAL
[2nd AVF catlaogue, pp.79-80] DOCUMENTARY Christine Anastasi - It doesn't kill you - a film about MSPeople with multiple sclerosis talk about the disease and how it has affected them.
Bioeconomics - Introduction As we enter the 21st Century, key issues that face our economy that confront economic development are shifting away from those of the late-Industrial Age towards an era in which life-sciences and biotechnology are fashioning a bio-industrial world. Public awareness and broad-ranging debate on the implications of...
Bioeconomics - Question Time Audience Member With the Cult of the New Eve were the beer and bread actually engineered? Steve Kurtz Oh yeh. Audience Member Did you have to get approval? Steve Kurtz No we didn't go for approval because one of the things we found in terms of getting approval was that the approval structures are...
Bioeconomics - Craig Cormick Thank you for coming along this afternoon everyone. I am going to talk through a presentation using some slides. Some of these sound like science fiction, but these are all factual realities that are being worked on.
Channels is an international biennial festival based in Melbourne showcasing contemporary video practice from Australia and around the world. In September 2013 Channels hosted an eclectic and playful program of screenings, performances, workshops and artist commissions designed to provoke curiosity and engagement amongst the arts and broader community.
ConVerge was a project developed by The Art Gallery of South Australia and the Adelaide Festival 2002 that explored the nexus between art, science and technology and its creative expression. The project comprised of: 2002 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art - conVerge: where art and science meet, an exhibition which profiles a selection of work...
Ecology - James Darling I'd like to begin with one of my favorite quotes, "imagination is more important than knowledge" by none other than Albert Einstein. The last session is to explore ecological and environmental issues which are critical in helping us gain "an understanding of how we perceive ourselves in...
Genomics - Introduction Management of genetic information is a key issue currently facing human society. Recombinant genetics is one of the most dramatic technological developments/new phenomena to date in the area of biotechnology. New techniques for identifying and manipulating genes are the first strand in what Jeremy Rifkin describes as 'the...
Genomics - Question Time Sue Skinner: Patricia, I'm interested in the Siren Moles. For those who haven't been over to the ConVerge exhibition there are two Moles in the glass cabinet. How long have you had them? Patricia Piccinini: I made them for the Melbourne Festival last year and Melbourne Zoo.
Gomma aka Ermanno Guarneri is an Italian activist, writer, publisher and video maker based in Milano in Northern Italy.
During 1995 ANAT coordinated an extensive Australian tour for UK multimedia artist Graham Harwood.
Image and Meaning - David Malin This talk is about objectivity and subjectivity in art and science, and I'm going to use as an example something from the history of astronomy. Before photography was invented, astronomers had to make drawings of the faint things they saw through their telescopes in order to...
Image and Meaning - Question Time Audience Member: My question is about the concept of genetic perfection. What is genetically poor and what is genetically rich? And if you're going to come to a certain definition this is genetically perfect, somebody will have come up with the variables that will determine you...
Image and Meaning - Nina Czegledy First I would like to thank Amanda for my participation in this conference and I really would like to especially thank ANAT, Julianna and her colleagues who made my trip to Australian possible. Thank you very much. Today I would like to talk about how artists...
Introduction - Ecology In order to explore sustainable futures, artists and scientists alike are turning to the environment and the impact that we have had on nature and the world around us. Understanding our dependency upon the world is key to how we relate to our environment and how we preserve...
Knowledge Systems - Kevin O'Loughlin I'm going to share with you a little story and I guess you know that Aboriginal people like to tell stories. This is a story about Aboriginal people surviving and changing in a modern society of Australia in the early 50s. This guy that I'm going...