xCoAx 2023: 11th International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X
Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2023
5-7 July 2023, Konstanz, Germany
Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2023
xCoAx is an exploration of the intersection where computational tools and media meet art and culture, in the form of a multi-disciplinary enquiry on aesthetics, computation, communication and the elusive X factor that connects and characterises them all.
The focus of xCoAx is on the unpredictable overlaps between creative freedom and algorithmic rules, between human nature and machine technology, aimed towards new directions in aesthetics.
xCoAx has been an occasion for international audiences to exchange ideas in search for interdisciplinary synergies between computer scientists, artists, media practitioners, and theoreticians at the thresholds between digital arts and culture.
Since starting in 2013 in Bergamo, xCoAx has taken place in Porto, Glasgow, Bergamo again, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Graz, online, and Coimbra. xCoAx 2023 will take place in Konstanz, Germany. We will closely monitor the evolving situation with CoViD-19 and will be ready to move the event online, but as of now we aim for a fully on-site, in-person event.
Call for papers, artworks, performances
xCoAx 2023 calls for papers, artworks, performances and research works-in-progress by scholars, artists, performers and students, working on any of its multi-disciplinary facets.
You are invited to submit theoretical, practical or experimental research work in the form of papers, artworks, and performances, on a range of topics that includes but is not limited to the following:
• Computation
• Communication
• Aesthetics
• X
• Algorithms / Systems / Models
• Artificial Aesthetics
• Artificial Intelligence & Creativity
• Audiovisuals / Multimodality
• Design
• Interaction
• Games
• Generative Art & Design
• History
• Mechatronics / Physical Computing
• Music / Sound Art
• Performance
• Philosophy of Art & of Computation
• Computational Photography and Image Technologies
• Technology / Ethics / Epistemology
Important dates (2023)
• Submission deadline: January 31
• Notifications to authors: March 13
• Registration deadline for authors: March 31
• Delivery of final versions of full papers, and extended abstracts of artworks and performances for the proceedings: April 16
• Delivery of final versions of multimedia files for the website: May 5
• School of X live: July 3-5
• Welcome, opening of the exhibition: July 5
• Presentations of papers, artworks and performances: July 6-7
• Performances evening: July 6
• Closing event: July 7
Submission categories
Papers
Please submit a paper (3.000 to 6.000 words, excluding references) following the formatting in the Word template at http://xcoax.org.
Revision of papers will be double-blind. Please make sure that the PDF file is completely anonymised (i.e. omits author-related information in the body of text or as explicit self-citations, notes and bibliography). Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and authors will hold a 15-minute presentation at xCoAx 2023.
Artworks
Proposals should provide a clear description of the work in the form of a document including the following:
• A 200-word abstract
• A 700 to 2.000-word main text (excluding references)
• An appendix with technical rider and setup details for either online or on-site setting
• Links to online documentation or preview of the work
The document must follow the formatting in the Word template at http://xcoax.org. Revision of proposals will be single-blind. All accepted works will be part of the exhibition and featured on the xCoAx 2023 website and the artists will hold a 5-minute presentation at xCoAx 2023. Part of the exhibition will take place at the Leica Gallery in Konstanz, which will be especially dedicated to artworks with a conceptual connection to photography and image making or processing techniques. The proceedings will publish the abstract, the main text, and at least one featured image of the artwork provided by the authors. Should the circumstances and the logistics of xCoAx 2023 change due to unforeseen causes, an alternative solution will be proposed by the Organising Committee.
Performances
Proposals should provide a clear description of the performance in the form of a document including the following:
• A 200-word abstract
• A 700 to 2.000-word main text (excluding references)
• An appendix with technical rider and setup details
• Links to online documentation of the performance
The document must follow the formatting in the Word template at http://xcoax.org. Revision of proposals will be single-blind. Accepted works will be part of the program and featured on the xCoAx 2023 website and the authors will hold a 5-minute presentation at xCoAx 2023. The proceedings will publish the abstract, the main text, and at least one featured image of the performance provided by the authors. Should the circumstances and the logistics of xCoAx 2023 change due to unforeseen causes, an alternative solution will be proposed by the Organising Committee.
Additional information and submission details
• All works must be submitted via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xcoax2023
• Submissions must be original and will be rigorously reviewed by an international and multidisciplinary scientific committee, in a process that will assess originality, relevance, artistic and technical achievements;
• Submissions should be presented as .pdf files with all the media files embedded or linked to online resources;
• Final versions for publication should be delivered in .docx with all the images and other media files attached as independent files;
• All images and media assets must be cleared for publication by the authors;
• At least one of the authors of each selected contribution must register to the conference before the first author registration deadline in order for the work to be published in the proceedings;
• xCoAx’s working language is English;
• xCoAx’s conference proceedings (with ISBN) will be published online with free access;
• Please contact the program chairs at info@xcoax.org with any questions regarding submissions.
Conference format
• Wednesday July 5: Opening event, Exhibition opening, Proceedings launch.
• Thursday July 6: Paper presentations, Keynote, Performances.
• Friday July 7: Artworks and Performances presentations, Keynote, Closing event.
Registration
For each accepted submission, one author will have to register with full registration (for authors with academic affiliation) or with reduced registration (for authors without academic affiliation) before March 31.
Attending co-authors and audience members will have to register with reduced registration before July 5.
• Full registration: € 250
• Reduced registration: € 100
Organizing committee
• Caterina Moruzzi, University of Konstanz
• André Rangel, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto
• Jason Reizner, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
• Luís Nunes, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto
• Luísa Ribas, CIEBA / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon
• Mario Verdicchio, Università degli Studi di Bergamo
• Miguel Carvalhais, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto
Contacts