Abstract-
Cross Cultural Interdisciplinary Initiatives
The presentation
-based on two decades of personal experience-, is focused on cross-cultural,
interdisciplinary collaborations. Current case studies include the Aurora
Public Feast at the Finnish Heureka Science Museum, investigating an alternate
presentation mode for re-presenting natural phenomena such as the Northern
Lights. The Lindart collaboration in Albania displays pioneering events
including digital workshops. Local needs and probabilities dictated these
ongoing projects.The collaboration is aimed to create opportunities for
increased Albanian involvement in digital culture.The projects included
the Windows and Curtains digital story-telling, the Medieval Unreality
game workshop as well as the Girls and Guns exhibition. Resonance the
Electromagnetic Bodies modular touring project, based on Nicola Tesla's
scientific concepts (manifested in six countries) demonstrates yet another
varietyof international collaboration.A wide variety of professional including
artists, communication professionals and scientists have participated
in these case studies. It will be explored how these wide ranging initiatives
address cultural differences. Is there a detectable methodology?How does
the politics of spatial perception and practice influence collaborative
practice? While interdisciplinary collaborations are growing at a phenomenal
rate and investigation and critical analysis of issues surrindings these
initiatives remain of crucial importance. |