Interactivos? is a research and production platform for the creative and educational uses of technology. Its main goal is to expand on the use of electronic and software tools for artists, designers and educators, thus contributing to the development of local communities of cultural producers in this field.
Interactivos? events are a hybrid between a production workshop, a seminar and a showcase. A space for reflection, research, and collaborative work is created, in which proposals selected by an international open call are developed, completed and displayed. The process is open to the public from beginning to end.
The workshop methodology is based on the model developed by Medialab-Prado in which 5 projects will be developed with the help of teams formed by the promoters of projects, a group of 15 collaborators and the support of 4 mentors. Mentors are: Mar Canet, Varvara Gulajeva, Román Torre and Diego Diaz.
DATES AND PLACE
Presentation of selected projects during Media Art Futures Conference:
from april 15th to april 17th at Centro Párraga in Murcia.
Development workshop:
from april 18th to april 27th at La Conservera Art Center, Ceutí, Murcia.
Futures at play-an introduction
The future is unavoidably technological. Each step in the development of new digital tools raises questions about the impact of new media on society and its evolution. Future is shaped by a imaginarium in which utopia and dystopia are intermingled, as well as integration or rejection of technology.
Futures at play proposes an approach to this reflection through playful experimentation. Paying attention to the opportunities that arise by combining the most innovative technologies with dynamics of play and social interaction. We propose connecting seemingly unrelated ideas in order to create new scenarios for a society to come.
The issue raised in this edition of Interactivos? opens towards projects that pose playful scenarios for the future society. We look for projects that, through the creative use of technology in combination with knowledge and tools from other disciplines, enable a critical reflection on the relationship between citizens and technologies while proposing playful experiences to make this relationship much more human.
Open Call for Proposals: February 27, 2015.
Closing the call for proposals: March 17, 2015.
Publication of selected projects: March 24, 2015.
Open call for collaborators: from March 24 to April 14, 2015.
OPEN CALL AND SUBMISSIONS
Check the open call and send your proposal through Medialab Prado