Deadline: Abstracts due 10 September 2010
Art in the age of
pervasive data is a call for papers and artworks for a new issue of the
Leonardo Electronic Almanac edited by FutureEverything.
This issue of LEA will seek cross disciplinary thinking on art in the age of pervasive data.
LEA is soliciting texts and artworks by artists, researchers, and scholars involved in the exploration of themes including:
The networked city
Data visualisation
Open data
Hyperlocal data and the interpretation of proximity
Community use and generation of data
Novel means of navigating the data terrain.
Cities
today are vast repositories of information, endlessly collecting and
archiving data. The growth and proliferation of databases and libraries
that we access and update in the course of our every day lives, and new
techniques of accessing, visualising and using that data, leads to new
forms of representation and social interaction. The vast scale of these
databases brings us to a tipping point, entering an era that is
increasingly data-driven. This poses new challenges, such as the
demands of making sense of a million different data sources, issues of
provenance, interoperability, trust and accountability.
The
potential for more innovative and novel interpretations of this
landscape by creative invention, social innovation and scientific
intervention is there to be explored.
Linked activity exploring
the Art in the age of pervasive data theme is being led by
FutureEverything and its OpenData Cities project
The Leonardo
Electronic Almanac (LEA) will produce an online and print on demand
paper and gallery issue edited by FutureEverthing, as well as host
curated images and videos online.
The FutureEverything editorial
group consists of Karen Gaskill, Drew Hemment, Michelle Hirschhorn,
Michelle Kasprzak, Julian Tait, Kate Taylor.
Proposals to: lea@futureeverything.org info@leoalmanac.org
a) Subject heading: Art in the age of pervasive data
b) 500 hundred word abstract for articles
c) 2 images at 72 dpi resolution no larger than 800 pixels width for artists
d) Links to previous work, videos or personal sites
Our
publication formats allow for full-color throughout and we encourage
rich pictorial content where relevant and possible. Note however that
all material submitted must be copyright cleared (or due diligence must
be evidenced). For online publication a wide variety of media content
may be considered (animation, mp3, flash, java, etc…)
• For
scholarly papers please submit the final paper ready for peer review to
the FutureEverything editorial group. Your contribution will be
reviewed by at least two members of the LEA board and revisions may be
requested subject to review.
• For themed and pictorial essays please submit an abstract or outline for editorial consideration and further discussion.
•
Please keep your news, announcements and hyperlinks brief and focused
– include contact details and a link to an external site where
relevant. We reserve the right to sub-edit your submissions in order
to comply with LEA policies and formats. Where material is
time-sensitive please include both embargo and expiry dates.
• In all cases specify special system considerations where these are necessary (platform, codecs, plug-ins, etc…)
View on LEA website here
For further information or images submission contact: Ozden.Sahin@leoalmanac.org