ISEA Odyssey Talk in Canberra

Tracey Meziane Benson and David Broker will speak on their visit to the Istanbul Biennale and ISEA Odyssey at the CCAS Gallery, Gorman House Art Centre, 6pm, 9 November 2011.

First up, they will take you on a virtual tour of Uncontainable, the exhibition of the ISEA exhibition. and the Istanbul Biennial.

Tracey's paper "Remotely Connected Remotely Creative: Leapfrogging Digital Divide" is available:

What does locative media from remote Australian Indigenous communities look like? How does access to 3G mobile phones impact communications? What media is being created on these devices?

This paper discusses some of the strategies being used in remote Australia to leapfrog the digital divide; scoping the potential to introduce tools that encourage creative development and collaborative cultural engagement focused on skill sharing.

For more İstanbul, see my "Istanbul by Public Transport".