Technology is not Neutral

The "Technology Is Not Neutral" exhibition will take place the at the Watermans Arts Centre from 4th November 2016 to 8th January 2017 September. 

"Technology Is Not Neutral" is a touring exhibition project that highlights and investigates the work of a group of women artists in the field of digital arts. This new curatorial project explores methods of working with new technologies and the themes that bring these artists together.

From drone choreography, sequencing of bacteria and brainwave art to hacking reality, social media activism and telepresence, this exhibition highlights the contribution of female artists in shaping what digital art is today. The exhibition title references the challenges faced by female artists in this field where they are often under-represented.

The Technology is Not Neutral project targets the frequent under-representation of the achievements of women in the field of digital art by highlighting the contribution of female artists in shaping what digital art is today. The project was launched at the Brighton Digital Festival in September, and now tours to Watermans Arts Centre, London. The main exhibition is accompanied by a series of in-depth workshops by exhibiting artists, and a thought-provoking symposium exploring the causes of female under-representation.

The curatorial concept for the exhibition focuses on the diversity of approaches and methodologies used by female digital artists, including sequencing of bacteria, robotic performance, data as an artistic medium, biologically inspired simulation, site specific online transmission, digital print, kinetic art, telepresence, social media activism, drone choreography, brain wave art and hacking reality. The show, curated by Gordana Novakovic, Anna Dumitriu and Irini Papadimitriou, features pioneering, recent, and newly commissioned work by leading artists Ghislaine Boddington, Susan Collins, Laura Dekker, Anna Dumitriu, Bhavani Esapathi, Julie Freeman, Kate Genevieve, Sue Gollifer, Luciana Haill, Nina Kov, and Gordana Novakovic.

The exhibition is funded by Arts Council England, The Computer Arts Society, and UCL Department of Computer Science and supported by Women Shift Digital, Phoenix Brighton and Watermans.