{"id":2953,"date":"2020-08-19T14:52:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T22:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theiff.org\/current\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2020-08-19T15:38:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T23:38:28","slug":"event-horizon-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theiff.org\/current\/events\/event-horizon-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"“Event Horizon” Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Event Horizon Symposium schedule: August 18-21, 2020<\/p><\/div>\n

IFF director Margaret Wertheim is delivering a keynote address at the Event Horizon Symposium<\/strong><\/em> at the University of Melbourne<\/strong>. The symposium is inspired by the extraordinary Event Horizon Telescope<\/em> image of a black hole at the heart of galaxy M87. During the 3-day symposium, speakers and panelists will consider the cultural, aesthetic and scientific impacts of this image, and reflect on an “event horizon” as a metaphor for understanding many of the defining, boundary-crossing issues of our times.<\/p>\n

Ms Wertheim will deliver a talk, by pre-recorded Zoom, on the topic “The Shape of Space”, which will be available on the symposium website from August 18, 2020.<\/p>\n

Wertheim will also participate in a live Zoom panel discussion about the cultural resonances of the Event Horizon image. Date&Time in Melbourne:<\/strong> August 21, 11am-12noon. Date&Time in USA:<\/strong> August 20, 6-7pm PST.<\/p>\n

Event Horizon Symposium<\/strong><\/em> is co-hosted by the Center of the Visual Arts (CoVA) at the University of Melbourne and by Science Gallery Melbourne. The symposium coincides with the publication of a special issue of Art + Australia<\/strong><\/em>, in which artists, scientists, writers and cultural theorists explore the theme of “event horizons” as a way of thinking about issues ranging from immigration to science fiction to a potential end of the world.<\/p>\n

Event dates:<\/strong> August 18-21, 2020.<\/p>\n

Symposium speakers:<\/strong> Artists: Margaret Wertheim, Stelarc, Karlie Noon, Lynette Smith, Sean Cubitt; Dr. Suzie Fraser (Director: CoVA), Dr. Ryan Jeffries (Director: Science Gallery Melbourne), Dr. Ted Colless (Editor: Art + Australia), and others.<\/p>\n

Symposium website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Black hole at the heart of galaxy M87<\/p><\/div>\n

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