October 23–25, 2024, Riga, Latvia
The 7th Open Fields Conference
in the framework of the RIXC Art Science Festival 2024
Neiburgs Hotel / Online
The CALL for the 7th Open Fields Conference 2024 is CLOSED!
Register / buy the festival pass here.
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Keynotes and plenary speakers: Eric KLUITENBERG, Rosemary LEE, Jens HAUSER
Conference speakers: Jade APACK, Nima BAHREHMAND, Elizabeth BARRY, August BLACK, Yindi CHEN, Oksana CHEPELYK, Pohao CHI, Enrico DORIGATTI, Sabrina DURLING-JONES, Tuçe EREL, Jānis GARANČS, Mariella GREIL, Yoon Chung HAN, Mona HEDAYATI, Susanna HERTRICH, Carolyn KIRSCHNER, Lily DÍAZ-KOMMONEN, Agata KONARSKA, Jakub KOSECKI, Peter KOZEK, Tina KULT, Robert LISEK, Shanhuan MANTON, Jozef Eduard MASARIK, Me AndOther Me (Anna POMPERMAIER, Cenk GÜZELIS), Katherine MORIWAKI, Sebastian MÜHL, Sandris MŪRIŅŠ, Yi Qing NG, Terho OJELL-JÄRVENTAUSTA, Vygintas ORLOVAS, Miguel PAREDES MALDONADO, Chantal T PARIS, Anna PRIEDOLA, Mónica RIKIĆ, Arturo ROMERO CARNICERO, Yan SHAO, Oleksandr SIROUS, Lucie STRECKER, Sabīne ŠNĒ, Juhani TENHUNEN, Gisèle TRUDEL, Svitlana USYCHENKO, Agnes VARNAI, Līga VĒLIŅA, Martins VIZBULIS, Paula VĪTOLA, Nathan WILLIAMS, Liang XIAO, Anne YONCHA
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Focusing on symbiotic senses as a key perspective, this year’s festival and conference will explore its relation to extended cognition and collective intelligence ideas, calling for the urgent need for new visions, artistic and utopian projects in cultural evolution. The idea posits that symbiosis defines our existence, highlighting our complete interdependence on our environment and planetary system.
We welcome proposals by interdisciplinary researchers, artists, artists-researchers, designers, Ph.D. students, curators, media theorists, art historians, science philosophers, cultural innovators, critical engineers as well as scientists from different fields.
If you are interested in on-site or virtual participation and contribution, please submit your proposals (a short abstract, keywords and bio) for the RIXC Festival / Open Fields conference via the OpenConf system related to the following topics:
* sensing machines and artificial life
* extended cognition and externally sensory systems
* symbiotic sciences and collective intelligence
* nature cultures and naturally-artificial environments
The proposal should consist of the title, 5–6 keywords, abstract (up to 200 words), and biography (up to 120 words, in the ‘Comments’ field).
Above your biography, please also state your preferred mode of participation: on-site (coming to Riga) or online (via Zoom).
Note: We will be able to allocate only a limited number of presenters for online participation; those who choose to come to Riga will be given priority during the selection process.
REGISTRATION
Registration Fees / Festival Pass
| Early Bird registration (EXTENDED until October 10, 2024) | Regular (after October 10, 2024) | |
| Full | 18 EUR | 36 EUR |
| Students (50% reduction) | 9 EUR | 18 EUR |
Register / buy the festival pass here.
The registration fee includes: attendance at the conference sessions, conference materials, coffee breaks, attendance at the festival events (exhibitions, etc.), and (for the participants) publication of the abstract on the festival website.
Selected participants will be notified after September 20.
On-site participants are responsible for covering their travel and accommodation in Riga. We are open to providing suggestions for the best options (contact us at rixc@rixc.org).
Registration is required for both on-site and online participants.
All co-authors should register and pay conference fee.
Certificates are issued upon request to the registered participants.
OPEN FIELDS 2024 Conference Chairs:
Rasa SMITE, Raitis SMITS (Latvia).
Produced by RIXC Centre for New Media Culture.
Contact: rixc@rixc.org