ECAL Research Day 2019: Technology and Research in Art and Design, 08.11.2019, IKEA Auditorium, ECAL

ECAL Research Day 2019: Technology and Research in Art and Design
08.11.2019
IKEA Auditorium, ECAL


ECAL hosts a Research Day – The symposium will explore the links between technology and research, with artists, designers and scholars in these fields from all over the world, in discussion with ECAL faculty members.


Technology and Research in Art and Design

ECAL hosts a Research Day on Friday 8 November, from 10.30 to 19.30.

The symposium will explore the links between technology and research, with artists, designers and scholars in these fields from all over the world, in discussion with ECAL faculty members.

Keynote speeches, conversations, exhibitions and concerts mark the overlapping territory of research and technological innovation.

Admission is free upon registration through the online RSVP form until 28 October 2019 at www.researchday.ch
Due to the limited number of seats in the auditorium, the maximum number of participants is 350.

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10:00 – 10:30 Registration

10:30 – 11:00 Welcome

Introductory notes

Moderation

11:00 – 11:45 Conversation: Data Materialization

in conversation with

11:45 – 12:30 Keynote speech: How Can Type Influence How We Design Written Communication?

introduced by

12:30 – 13:45 Lunch break (offered by ECAL to the guests)

13:45 – 14:15 Conversation: Artists Residencies for Innovation

in conversation with

14:15 – 15:15 Conversation: The Aesthetics of Sustainability

in conversation with

15:15 – 16:15 Keynote speech: Humanising Machines: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Art and Design

Christian Mio Loclair Art director and Founder, Waltz Binaire, Berlin

introduced by

16:15 – 16:45 Coffee break

16:45 – 17:45 Keynote speech: Designing Citizenship in Unstable Times

introduced by

17:45 – 18:00 Closing remarks, panel discussion

18:00 Cocktail

18:30 Audio performance (Studio Cinema)

The Invisible Other. Chapter 1. Vibrancy. When the Divinity Manifests. For visual obstructions, time-based media, light and signal refractions

Throughout the day, exhibitions in the Kudelski Hall, l’elac Gallery and EPFL+ECAL Lab:

On the occasion of the symposium, ECAL launches the book Technology and Research in Art and Design edited by Davide Fornari and published by ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne.

ECAL Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne
5, avenue du Temple
CH-1020 Renens
Tél. : +41 (0)21 316 99 33
Mail : ecal@ecal.ch

 

Informations
Dates and schedules

08.11.2019

Venue
IKEA Auditorium, ECAL
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Arijana Walcot
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Natalie D. Kane and Patrick Keller
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Bianca Berning
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Kai Bernau
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Nicolas Henchoz and Hugues Vinet
Fabrice Aeberhard , Christian Kaegi and Thilo Alex Brunner
Fabrice Aeberhard , Christian Kaegi and Thilo Alex Brunner

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Christian Mio Loclair
Pauline Saglio

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Ala Tannir
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Arijana Walcott , Davide Fornari and Alexis Georgacopoulos
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"Soft Machines" exhibition
" Smartphone Peripheral Companions" exhibition
" Smartphone Peripheral Companions" exhibition

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Mario de Vega's concert
Mario de Vega's concert

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Livre "Technology and Research in Art and Design" book