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nomad upgrade4 istanbul murat germen burak arıkan

22nd of February 18:00- re-construction of space
Murat Germen
Burak Arikan

Space is usually defined / experienced as a physical entity; yet, we recently began to
observe that the notion of ‘space’ can exist / be perceived / used as a non-physical
organism by means of interactive media and virtual environment applications in the
computer platform. Such creations bring new definitions of “space” and can be named as
“informational space” or “cognitive space”. As a result, it is possible to talk about a
process of re-constructing space. While Burak Arikan pursues this process by creating
pieces involving computer networks and using the concepts of connectivity, collectivity;
Murat Germen follows a similar path within the realm of digital photography and also
computational design studies that he conducts with colleagues from Sabanci University.

santralistanbul will host this meeting at Istanbul Bilgi University, Dolapdere Campus, Z-04

The Upgrade! Istanbul is a monthly gathering for new media artists, academicians,
practitioners, curators and for all of the other actors of digital culture, organized by
NOMAD and hosted by santralistanbul.

The Upgrade! is a network of international monthly meetings in the field of art and
technology. Founded by media artist Yael Kanarek in 1999, the Upgrade! exists as forums
for artists, designers, critics, curators and educators who form the communities in
different cities to discuss and share knowledge. Current nodes include Boston, Chicago,
Montreal, Munich, NYC, Oklahoma City, Scotland, Seoul, Sofia, Tel-Aviv, Istanbul,
Vancouver Lisbon and Toronto. Host organisations include Eyebeam, Turbulence.org , New
Media Scotland, Art Centre Nabi, The Western Front, The Society for Arts and Technology
(SAT), InterSpace, I-camp, DCA, CCA, No-Org.net, Art Interactive, santralistanbul, Lisboa
20 Arte Contemporânea. Open-Node.com and TUBE.

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