Session at Art Association of Australia and New Zealand
The impact of science on art, and art on science

This panel presents papers on the different ways in which artistic practices have responded to, transformed, and resisted the influence of scientific thought. Humanism, decolonialism, feminism, and queer politics have helped artists become aware of science's universalising and homogenizing tendencies. Instead, many art practices have revealed the value of idiosyncrasy, difference, and the nonlogical aspects of creativity, revealing that there is more to human existence than scientific reason. Yet artists and theorists have taken on board what is useful in science for art: technology, non-anthropocentric perspectives, human-AI interfaces, algorithmic and digital art, and new materialist practices. Early modern, modern and contemporary art has revealed visions of futurity that range from utopian to dystopian. How far has art held up an ethical mirror to the unbridled power of science? How has art politicised and harnessed science to realise its own power to change the world?

Topics and fields of interest:
- Posthumanism
- Decolonialism
- New Materialism
- Bio art
- Robotics
- Psychology and neuroaesthetics
- Schizoanalysis
- Queer and feminist politics
- The global pandemic
- The politics of medicine and bioengineering
- Climate politics
- Human-Animal relations
- Physics and metaphysics

Panel Convenor: Gregory Minissale

How to apply:
To apply to speak at the conference, you must submit a Paper Proposal Form to the Panel Convenor of the panel you wish to speak on. (The conference organisers are not accepting or processing applications.)

All Paper Proposal Forms must be submitted to the Panel Convenors by 30 July 2021.

The Paper Proposal Form requires you to provide the following details:
- Your name and institutional affiliation.
- Your email address and phone number
- The title of your paper
- Proposed paper abstract (max. 200 words)
- Professional biography (max. 100 words)

Submit paper proposals to this email address: g.minissaleauckland.ac.nz

Further guidelines
All speakers and convenors must be current AAANZ members to be included in the Conference Program (in August 2021).
More information: http://aaanz.info/aaanz-home/conferences/2021-conference-impact/