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Intermedia Vernissage Project directors: Kendra Besanger and Erin McGregor, with Mél Hogan |
| [In]ter[act]i[on], exhibited at Snap! at the Loft in Montreal, Quebec on January 29, 2009, featured intermedia works that offered a broad interpretation of communication in relation to digital manipulation. The exhibit served to showcase work created by students in Concordia University’s Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies programme, 2009-2010. The display was inspired by emerging digital discourses about copyright, protection, privacy, autonomy, surveillance, urbanity, and remix culture writ large. The works featured were created using a variety of different media, including vector-based programs, non-linear video database applications, Bluetooth servers, and and interactive devices. [In]ter[act]i[on] sought to disrupt face-to-face interaction paradigms and explain how current communication modes can inhabit a paradoxical space, and be both beautiful and disturbing. Students pulled apart everyday interactions to explore ‘in’, ‘inter’, ‘interact’, ‘action’, ‘i’, ‘ions’ and ‘on’ in examining the intersectionality of theory and practice. A departure from institutionalized and corporate definitions of art and media, Interaction offers the space to engage in a dialogue about the role of the student and cultural producer. The Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies allows students to experience, in one year, an intensive introduction to the field of communication without requiring previous production experience. Designed as a gathering of interdisciplinary students from diverse professional backgrounds, the Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies takes a broad approach to the study of media and communication. Concordia University is one of Canada’s most innovative universities. It values interdisciplinary approaches to learning, and is dedicated to offering the best possible scholarship, research, and training. Concordia’s reputation as one of Canada’s most dynamic and innovative universities has its roots in over 180 years of pursuing academic excellence and student success. Visit Vernissage Website Contact: Kendra Besanger |