Imagined Media Futures EyeMyth Media Arts Festival

New and experimental technologies seek to resolve the challenges in global collaborations in the arts sector. Pippa and Avinash explore avenues to facilitate new cultural relations between Australia and India focusing on promoting peer-to-peer collaborations with technology as a tool.

Dr Pippa Dickson is the Director of Asialink Arts and is committed to facilitating true partnership and cooperation between Australia and Asia within the arts and creative industry. She is Director of the National Association for Visual Artists and Co-Chair of the National Craft Initiative. Pippa has also founded Design Island for Arts Tasmania and is the founding CEO of the Glenorchy Art & Sculpture Park.

https://asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts

Avinash is a design strategist, researcher and artist-performer. He is also the co-founder of three of India’s creative endeavours; Quicksand (an innovation consulting firm), BLOT! (an audio-visual collective) and UnBox Festival (an interdisciplinary arts platform). He is the curator of EyeMyth Media Arts Festival and creator of Antariksha Sanchar, a transmedia IP that offers a 3D video game and opera performances to users.

Link: https://quicksand.co.in/

The purpose of the series is to provide valuable resources for the arts communities in both countries to use to transition through the pandemic and beyond. Supported by the Australian Consulate-General, Mumbai & Asialink Arts.

The media and entertainment industry has seen catalytic growth of previously emergent and experimental formats. In this episode, Betty and Akshat explore two opposing forces that define Digital Existentialism; bringing people together through a digital medium, while encouraging the individual to reflect inward.

Dr Betty Sargeant is a multi-award-winning and internationally recognised media artist and the Creative Director with the art-technology duo, PluginHUMAN. Betty’s work is focused on developing multi-sensory immersive art installations that socially and physically engage audiences. PluginHUMAN creates immersive light installations for international galleries, museums and festivals.

https://pluginhuman.com/

Akshat Nauriyal (Tahska) explores themes around the hyper- digitisation of our world through the intersection of art, technology and urbanism. He is curious about the impact of technology on human behaviour and public consciousness, and its use as a tool for activism and social impact. His works range from immersive data-based installations, interactive augmented reality filters and installations.

https://www.instagram.com/_tahska



The purpose of the series is to provide valuable resources for the arts communities in both countries to use to transition through the pandemic and beyond. Supported by the Australian Consulate-General, Mumbai & Asialink Arts.

The explosion of digital creation and consumption formats has brought in new players and undiscovered audiences for Australian and Indian content. James and Amitesh share their experiences of pivoting and engaging audiences with these tools while exploring new methods to activate and disrupt futures.

James is the founder and creative visionary behind Grumpy Sailor, creators of the Astonishingly Unforgettable Experience. Grumpy Sailor is Australia’s leading Creative Experience Design Studio. They specialise in adventurous and ambitious creative experience projects. They work with organisations, cultural institutions, architects, businesses and brands that are looking to enhance lives and do some good in the world.

https://grumpysailor.com/


Amitesh Grover is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist. His practice is based on the ephemeral and the conceptual. Inquiring into the art of performance, he moves beyond theatre into visual art, film, installation, digital art, participatory and immersive processes. Amitesh also teaches, writes, and curates.

https://amiteshgrover.com/

The purpose of the series is to provide valuable resources for the arts communities in both countries to use to transition through the pandemic and beyond. Supported by the Australian Consulate-General, Mumbai & Asialink Arts.

There is a growing need for artistic practices and organisations to be reimagined as more diverse and inclusive. Mikaela and Shreya discuss opportunities to democratise the arts and amplify the voices of Indigenous communities and marginalised peoples.

Mikaela Jade founded award-winning Indigital, Australia’s first Indigenous Edu-tech company. Indigital specialises in technology development and digital skills training for augmented and mixed realities, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the internet of things and geospatial technologies. Her mission is to close the digital divide by providing a meaningful pathway for Indigenous people to develop technological skills and digitise traditional knowledge and culture. https://indigital.net.au/

Shreya Nagarajan Singh founded SNS Arts Development Consultancy, an internationally qualified arts development consultancy that aims to make the arts more accessible to audiences and to provide avenues for appropriate recognition and financial support to practitioners. SNS is run for artists and by artists and provides a wide range of services including fundraising, strategic planning, revenue generation and event curation.
https://www.shreyanagarajansingh.com/

The purpose of the series is to provide valuable resources for the arts communities in both countries to use to transition through the pandemic and beyond. Supported by the Australian Consulate-General, Mumbai & Asialink Arts.

The practice of technologically augmented art brings new opportunities as well as challenges for creative producers and their audiences. Tejas and David talk about artistic practices in the new normal & discuss the future of cross-border digital collaborations.

David Carberry’s practice encompasses the creation, production, and presentation of contemporary performing arts. From circus to dance, theatre to live music, his interest lies at the intersection between accessibility and ingenuity. He was instrumental in establishing CIRCA, an acclaimed international performing arts organization, and co-founded Company 2. He is also a Creative Producer at Shock Therapy Productions and The Sideshow HUB.

https://www.davidcarberry.org/


Tejas Nair is a new media practitioner, curator, and cultural entrepreneur who has built successful media brands, community-led projects, and festivals within the world of immersive technology and music. Under the stage name Spryk, he has built installations, audio-visual performances, and digital experiences. Tejas has also built a record label (Skip-A-Beat) and studio practice (Press Play Studio).

http://www.spryk.in/

https://www.pressplay.studio/

The purpose of the series is to provide valuable resources for the arts communities in both countries to use to transition through the pandemic and beyond. Supported by the Australian Consulate-General, Mumbai & Asialink Arts.