Space as Ideology: Choropoietic media and new paradigms of spatiality
Presentation in the context of the exhibiton opening Gib mir Raum by FH Joanneum.
Abstract
Space in the western tradition is part of a certain epistemology. From Greek mathematics to Renaissance perspective, the understanding of space has been conditioned by the evolution of science before becoming a deeply rooted cultural “belief.” Contemporary media however, bring about new paradigms in the field of spatial arts, challenging existing traditional and disciplinary conceptions of space. Tracing a brief archeology of the evolution of spatial concepts, and drawing from architecture, videogames and virtual reality, this talk intends to discuss the aesthetic potential of contemporary “choropoietic media.”
The program includes lectures by Timor Kardum, Markus Wintersberger and Irmfried Wöber.
