Each of the editions of Dutch Electronic Art Festival has a specific theme, which structures the contents of the event as a whole.Under the title Affective Turbulence: The Art of Open Systems, the theme of DEAF04 focuses on the instability of open systems and feelings as the essence of actions that affect and influence these systems. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Cold War was no longer the defining element in our view of the world, euphoria about an open Europe and an open society was widespread. However, increasing globalization has demonstrated that the world as an open system entails more than the spreading of cultural diversity and open markets. Since 9/11, openness has become associated primarily with feelings of insecurity and is regarded as a threat to our own surroundings and identity. DEAF04 will show projects concerning an interactive art that functions as an open affective system, as a means of calling forth feelings and making them visible, from the individual to the global level. During the festival, this interactive artistic approach will be expanded to other disciplines, towards a better understanding of the basic principles of interacting-on-feeling. |
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