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DARTS research group collaborates with the Axolot Collective on a encounter to promote reflection on technology in contemporary art and culture. This first edition includes artist residencies, open talks, conferences, experimental performances, workshops and live coding concerts around two central themes:

• AI and Small Data Sets
  The use of small datasets raises awareness of the ethical, environmental and bias challenges inherent in large datasets. This focus goes beyond the creative sphere: it includes ethical and sustainable data practices, and aligns the project with broader principles of responsible technological engagement. Can small data sets collected, curated and analyzed by artists offer an alternative to the statistical repetition of artificial intelligence algorithms? What creative possibilities arise from the use of these data? What are the tensions and resistances between algorithms and artistic practices working with small data sets? Can the use of them provide a more energy-efficient alternative to models trained on large amounts of information?
• Embodiment and Electronic Interfaces
  The body as a theme in artistic practices can unfold different perspectives on subjectivation and identity. From a point of view that seeks to understand the technologies we use and inhabit, this theme aims at reflections that combine sensitive methodologies (thinking with and about the body), electronic circuits, open source technologies and issues related to contemporary socio-technical conditions. How do critical reflections on identity unfold at the intersections of the body and electronic interfaces? How does open source thinking influence research that considers the body and technology as essential tools and frameworks? How do embodied and technological artistic practices affect contemporary socio-technical systems?

Full program: https://hibrides.axolot.cat/

Registration: https://symposium.uoc.edu/123507/detail/hibrides-small-embodied-data.html

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Joan Soler-Adillon, main researcher from DARTS, is leading the 2nd edition of the Cicle d’Arts Digials de Vic.

One of the tensions explored by digital art is the one between what is real and what is virtual—a divide that has gradually blurred to the point of becoming almost invisible. At the same time, every artistic practice unfolds within a context that cannot be ignored. The exhibition “Virtualitat i realitat: Resiliència, resistència i recuperació” (Virtuality and Reality: Resilience, Resistance, and Recovery) curated by Joan Soler-Adillon, examines the role of digital art as a mediator of our coexistence within and with a context in constant imbalance.

Program of the Cycle

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The International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) held its 27th edition in Barcelona after a decade without landing in Europe, as the event is hosted in a different city each year. This edition, driven by UOC and DARTS Research Group, brought together a community of more than 750 experts in art, science, and technology, as well as national and international digital artists. ISEA2022 Barcelona offered the general public a wide range of open activities, including workshops, conferences, and performances. Additionally, its programming extended to various locations across Barcelona and Catalonia, resulting in an impact of over 45,000 attendees, including participants, audiences, and visitors.

Under the theme “Possibles,” the proposals for ISEA2022 Barcelona were organized into four sub-themes: the first, “Humans and Non-Humans,” delved into our relationship with machines and animals; the second, “Natures and Worlds,” explored climate change and the feasibility of living beyond Earth; the third sub-theme, “Futures and Heritages,” considered the role of history and the excess of data; and finally, “Educations and Societies” addressed challenges such as embracing art as part of scientific and technical knowledge.

ISEA2022 Barcelona Proceedings 

ISEA2022 Barcelona Catalogue 

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