Intersections in Sustainability: new avenues through art and technology November 6, 2008

Intersections in Sustainability: new avenues through art and technology
6-9pm November 6th 2008
The Hub, King’s Cross
Free.

An evening to challenge the way we perceive art, technology and innovation.

In a world which is running out of resources, find out how the technological world is being re-imagined and recycled. Meet the artists and innovators who are pushing the paradigm of ‘sustainability’ in their products and creations.

Hear from entrepreneurs breaking common perceptions by resurrecting old materials to create dynamic new uses, functions and possibilities.
Topics our speakers will address include:
•how software, hardware and creative thinking are benefiting our community – from local to global
•creative applications of eco-media projects, particularly as they contribute to ‘social telephony’.
•how artists and creatives can address issues of sustainability and recycling while empowering themselves at the same time

Speakers include:

Damian Kimmelman is director and developer at Vivid Image www.wearevi.com. Damian will be discussing new ways of manipulating digital technologies.

Graham Harwood is an artist and educator. Harwood is also the artistic director Mongrel, an internationally recognised artists group specialising in digital media, and creator of The MediaShed, http://www.mediashed.org/.

James Wallbank in an artist and free technology activist. James also directs the art & technology group Redundant Technology Initiative http://www.lowtech.org, and is the CEO of Access Space, http://access-space.org/

Official Website: http://www.createkx.org.uk