Query Public(s) in the Next Society

»Artistic Technology Research« as [Dispositif] and Synergetic Discipline for the Agency of Research and Development in Next (Media) Cultures

Abstract

Critical Media Arts do not only reflect on new technologies and how they transform society, they also offer a crucial laboratory for the development of new techniques and forms of presenting, structuring and convey- ing knowledge. The core aims of the project »Artistic Technology Research«, presented and reflected in this article, are to stress the critical discourse in (and about) new media, technology, society and its intersections to art/creativity/design. The term »Artistic Technology Research« is seen as a vehicle for creating new actions, interactions and interventions that demonstrate critical views, visualizing and re-structuring our 'Lebenswelt'.