The networked society unpicked
Networks (cells and silos). Installation view, artists left to right: Kerrie Poliness, Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi, Tjaduwa Woods, Masato Takasaka, Nick Mangan. Photo: John Brash
An award-winning journalist, a professor of cultural theory and a successful Melbourne artist are some of the participants in an upcoming public forum to discuss how social and scientific networks are shaped, managed and interpreted in contemporary society.
The Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) will host the free public forum this Wednesday evening as an accompaniment to the current exhibition NETWORKS (cells & silos).
Contributors to the discussion will include Walkley award winning journalist and Deputy Head of Journalism at Monash University, Associate Professor Philip Chubb; Professor at the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne, Nikos Papastergiadis; Monash University Information Technology expert Associate Professor Ann Nicholson who specialises in knowledge engineering and Bayesian network modelling; and acclaimed Melbourne visual artist Nicholas Mangan.
Chaired by MUMA Senior Curator Geraldine Barlow, the discussion will address both specific artworks featured in NETWORKS (cells & silos) and the larger themes addressed by the exhibition.
“Network patterns and architecture are at the core of our contemporary society, yet we struggle to understand how these systems inter-relate, to manage complexity, as well as to nurture high quality public knowledge and debate,” Ms Barlow said.
“How well we connect and transform the multiple, personal worlds in which we live, with our shared larger world, may define our success in addressing the greatest challenges and opportunities of our day.”
The audience will have the opportunity to pose their own questions to the panel and will be able to view NETWORKS (cells & silos) afterwards.
Lisa Radford, responsible for Public Programs at MUMA said the panel discussion was part of the museum’s ongoing work to create new and diverse perspectives on art and society, generating dialogue across disciplines.
For further information please visit the MUMA website.