WAIT: Women Artists and Information Technology

An exhibition co-located with SEC-2012 Conference

Creta Maris Resort, Crete, Greece 3-7 June 2012

Women adopt and play multiple roles during their lifetime. In order to ma­nage better their roles, women develop adaptability for using different me­thods and various media. One of the tools they use, often in their everyday life, is cutting edge technology and in particular IT.

Women use IT for social reasons (social media), or in order to get in­for­ma­tion (be informed about health issues, check the weather, use online maps, read up on current events), or for entertainment (watch video, play ga­mes), or for online shopping, or for market research, etc. Their fami­li­a­ri­ty with IT varies, depending on their age, status, education, as well as of the social developments of their time.

The increasing penetration of IT in our everyday life motivated several ar­tists to exploit this technology for creating works of art. Women artists are also inspired by IT and seek to exploit it for creating works of art. Video, digital photos and other media are now often em­bed­ded in works of art. Nowadays, women artists are increasingly ex­ploi­ting IT and creating avant guarde works of art. In several cases, their works require an (on-line or off-line) reaction with the viewer.

Through the use of IT, artists ex­ploit the limits between the private and the public. They exploit the use of IT for serving society, as well as the impact of IT on our everyday life. Artists seem to, often, look for the elusive nature of bits and bytes and to try - through the artifacts - to exploit longer lasting conceptual systems.

In Greece, artists are increasingly experimenting with and creating mi­xed technique works of art. These works revisit the relationship bet­we­en science, language, education, tradition, knowledge, history, and e­thics. Women artists have already experimented with the use of IT.

The artists who participate in this IT conference-hosted exhibition have a lasting presence in Greece, as well as abroad. Their works of art ap­pe­ar in museums and private collections, and combine Art with Science and Technology. These artists address issues, such as memory, in­for­ma­tion, knowledge and education.

Participating artists:

Artemis Alcalay (www.alcalay.com)

Despina Georgiadi ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

Keti Haliori (www.keti-haliori.com)

Christina Mitrentse (www.christinamitrentse.net)

Eri Skygrianni (web.me.com/eri_skyrgianni)

Curator:

Mina A. Karagianni

Attachments:

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