Fwd: Outside In - symposium on the use of public space

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

* outside in
* emerging expressions, interventions and participation in public space

* symposium to be held: August 28 & 29, 2003 in Göteborg, Sweden
* workshop submission deadline: August 1, 2003
* download the submission template at: www.outsidein.se

In recent years, emerging technologies and policies have transformed
notions of public space. Mobile phones, surveillance systems and
electronic barriers affect how we spend our time, where we go and how we
express ourselves. What are the new perceptions of our cities and public
spaces? What are aesthetic, cultural and social implications? What is
the impact on creative practices, technology development and civic
stakeholders? What are the emerging tactics and processes for public
engagement? What are the opportunities for expression, intervention and
participation? 'outside in' is a forum for involving new voices, media
and practices in a discourse about the use of public space.

Over 2 days, 'outside in' will promote reflection, participation and
action in public space. Featured will be major international voices in
public art and graffiti, design and architecture, activism and urban
planning, social sciences and politics. Combining presentations, panel
discussions, and participatory workshops, symposium activities are
intended to engage people from a wide variety of disciplines in sharing
and creating together. Accepted submissions will be published in
symposium proceedings and all attendees will contribute to a public
exhibition during the symposium. We invite participation from designers,
artists, musicians, sociologists, activists, theoreticians,
policy-makers, community workers, educators ? and everyone concerned
with access, design, and use of public space today!

* Themes *

Public Access
- new medias and technologies for public use
- public forums in virtual or digital realms
- presence, access, and participation in new medias
- local/global, public/private concerns
- re-invention of geography, architecture & public space with new media

Beyond Utility
- design beyond efficiency
- designing for new genres and modalities
- open systems and adaptable products
- designing for appropriation & sustainability
- experimental design methods and processes

Civic (mis)behaviors
- new roles and voices in the public sphere
- expression, community, and collectivism
- emerging tactics, strategies & forms of authorship
- stakeholders and coalitions in public projects
- the front line between freedom and protection

* Workshop Submissions *

We invite submissions for participation in workshops! Workshops will be
held for 4 hours over 2 days and will focus on the symposium themes from
an interdisciplinary perspective.

Submissions should include the following:
* Name, Country, Affiliation (if applicable)
* Contact email
* Website address (if applicable)
* 250-300 word statement of interest AND|OR media (we accept
  digital images, mp3s, and digital video submissions)

Submissions Due: August 1, 2003
Send by email to submit@xxxxxxxxxxxx

* Organizers *

'outside in' is hosted by the PLAY studio of the Interactive Institute
and will be held at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden. Further information
can be obtained at www.outsidein.se or through info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

The Interactive Institute is an innovation-oriented research
organization investigating the impact of digital media for society,
politics, industry and culture in the future. Comprised of several
studios spread throughout Sweden, the Institute supports collaboration
between art, technology, science and enterprise in the development of
digital media concepts, products and entrepreneurship. The PLAY studio
in Göteborg focuses on experimental design for everyday life with themes
focusing particularly on textiles, game patterns and public space.

Contacts
Margot Jacobs, margot.jacobs@xxxxxx
Ramia Mazé, ramia.maze@xxxxxx

* About Röda Sten *

The goal of Project Röda Sten is to develop the surrounding area into a
Nordic cultural center for art, theatre, music and dance and to hold
international exhibitions of the highest caliber. Röda Sten is a
cultural landmark that lies at the sea entrance of the city. Once
housing a huge industrial boiler, Röda Sten is an exceptional center of
the arts today. Inside Röda Sten, a dynamic space offers opportunities
to create works of large scale while the outside of the building remains
a free zone for the graffiti artists of Göteborg. This unconventional
exhibition space sets the scene for daring, ground -breaking
explorations to take place.

Contact Röda Sten!
phone +46 31120816
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