xCoAx 2020: 8th International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X

xCoAx 2020: 8th International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X

Opening: Wednesday, 8th July, 6:00 PM CEST

http://2020.xcoax.org/

xCoAx is an international conference that promotes the discussion and discovery of synergies at the frontiers of digital art, in the form of a multidisciplinary questioning on aesthetics, computing, communication and the elusive X factor that connects them all. After previous editions in Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Bergamo, Glasgow and Porto, the 2020 edition was meant to take place in Graz, with a conference and performances at MUMUTH – House of Music and Music Theatre, and an exhibition at the Forum Stadtpark, all under the auspices of IEM – Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.

Instead, the global CoViD-19 emergency imposed a rapid rethinking of the nature and structure of xCoAx, which is now online, still comprised of papers, artworks and performances. For the first time, xCoAx is a totally open event where everyone can attend and join the discussion!
 

Opening event:

The opening of xCoAx 2020 will take place on Zoom (Meeting ID: 858 6972 5053 Password: 978675) on July 8th at 6 PM CEST. The Organising Committee will be extremely happy to welcome you there to meet, greet, network, and exchange impressions and opinions.
 

Papers have been organised as follows:

There are 6 different sessions, where papers with stimulating connections and overlaps were put together.

The authors were invited to record a 15-minute presentation of their work and to hold a Q&A panel within their session, which was moderated by a member of the Organising Committee.

You can access all the material: abstracts, papers in PDF format, video presentations and the Q&A by accessing xCoAx’s website at 2020.xcoax.org and clicking on “Paper Sessions” in the navigation menu.

You can join the discussion on Twitter by replying to the tweet at the end of each session page.

Artworks have been organised as follows:

The xCoAx 2020 website features a page for each artwork that was selected for the exhibition, where the artists present their work with visual documentation, an abstract, a prerecorded artist talk and other media assets.

You can access each artwork’s page by accessing xCoAx’s website at 2020.xcoax.organd clicking on “Artworks” in the navigation menu.

You can join the discussion on Twitter by replying to the tweet at the end of each artwork’s page.
 

Performances and Ligeti Hall performances have been organised as follows:

The xCoAx 2020 website includes a page for each performance that was selected for the performance evenings, where the artists illustrate their work with a video, an abstract, a prerecorded artist talk and other media assets.

You can access each work’s page by accessing xCoAx’s website at 2020.xcoax.org and clicking on “Performances” in the navigation menu.

You can join the discussion on Twitter by replying to the tweet at the end of each performance’s page.
 

The Doctoral Symposium has been organised as follows:

Doctoral students whose research proposals were accepted were invited to a discussion and feedback session with our chairs Marko Ciciliani and Philip Galanter. The symposium has usually taken place in a more secluded part of xCoAx, and we kept with this tradition by not recording the online session to allow for a more relaxed environment where to exchange opinions and give advice. However, the xCoAx 2020 website features a page with all the research proposals discussed during the symposium, which you can access by going to xCoAx’s website at 2020.xcoax.organd clicking on “Doctoral Symposium” in the navigation menu.
 

See you at 2020.xcoax.org !!

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For further information on the conference and press materials, please contact the xCoAx team at info@xcoax.org

Organizing committee: André Rangel (Portugal), David Pirrò (Austria), Daniele Pozzi (Austria), Hanns Holger Rutz (Austria), Jason Reizner (Germany), Luís Pinto Nunes (Portugal), Luísa Ribas (Portugal), Mario Verdicchio (Italy), Miguel Carvalhais (Portugal)

Authors, papers: Alberto Novello, Alessandro Ludovico, Antonio Pošćić, Birgit Bachler, Caterina Moruzzi, Corneel Cannaerts, Daniel Bisig, Daniel Lopes, Dejan Grba, Domenico Napolitano, Ephraim Wegner, Erik Hoff Zepka, Frederic Fol Leymarie, Gordan Kreković, Guilherme Wood, Hugo Gonçalo Oliveira, João Correia, João Miguel Cunha, Kit Kuksenok, Louisa Nyman, Luísa Ribas, Magdalena Kovarik, Marian Dörk, Matteo Amadio, Michael Vogrin, Mick Grierson, Pedro Ferreira, Pedro Martins, Penousal Machado, Philip Galanter, Provides Ng, Rewa Wright, Rodrigo Hernández-Ramírez, Sage Jenson, Simon Howden, Terence Broad, Thomas Schmickl, Yanai Toister.

Authors, exhibition: Alan Dunning, Amy Alexander, André Rangel, Andrés Villa Torres, Catarina Sampaio, Christian Faubel, Christian Herren, Dragica Kahlina, Eli Joteva, Ian Heisters, Luísa Ribas, Marco Heleno, Marta Flisykowska, Matthew Mosher, Miguel Carvalhais, Nimrod Astarhan, Nuno Correia, Pedro Ângelo, Pedro Ferreira, Provides Ng, Susie Fu, Tivon Rice, Tonio Mundry, Ya Nzi, Yanai Toister.

Authors, performances: Arne Eigenfeldt, Christos Michalakos, Dani Iosafat, Dave Murray-Rust, Isak Han, Jaume Darbra Fa, Joaquín Jiménez-Sauma, Jules Rawlinson, Jung In Jung, Nicholas Moroz, Owen Green, Paul Blackham, Yuri Wilmering. 

Authors, Ligeti Hall performances: Alberto de Campo, Daniel Mayer, Jia Liu, Nicola Giannini, Ron Kuivila, Ștefan Damian.

xCoAx is organized by:

• IEM, Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics

• University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

• Bauhaus University, Weimar

• Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon

• Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

• University of Bergamo

• CIEBA

• CITAR

• i2ADS

• INESC TEC