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interzone
: Media arts in Australia
Darren Tofts
Media arts have become the most public and accessible form of inquiry
into the interface between society, culture and technology. The impact
of digital technologies has been profound and new disciplines of inquiry
have emerged over the last twenty years in response to the overall “computerisation”
of society. Media artists are at the forefront of this inquiry in both
their use of new media and their aesthetic exploration of its effects.
interzone presents the first comprehensive overview of the development
of media arts culture in Australia. It critically discusses the work
of established and emerging media artists and the contexts out of which
their work has developed.
interzone explores, through the work of more than 70 artists, the emergence
of key concepts such as interactivity, interface and immersion. It is
wide-ranging in its attention to aesthetic forms that have developed
in relation to computer-based media, such as net art, virtual reality
environments, digital video, multimedia installation and interactive
fiction.
interzone will be published in November by Thames & Hudson Australia.
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