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SUMMARY:IFRC x daphne beads: perler/parler
DESCRIPTION:⟵  Back to programming \nAs part of the Promoting and Protecting Arts web project (PPIA)\, the Indigenous Futures Research Centre (IFRC) and the Indigenous artist-run centre daphne will host a conversation and open beading session in the style of daphne beads: perler/parler on Indigenous beading and cultural appropriation and appreciation of Indigenous arts. Moderated by PPIA Project Manager Linda Grussani\, this conversation with members of daphne aims at bringing together Indigenous scholars and art practitioners to discuss pressing issues around questions surrounding the promotion and protection of Indigenous arts. \ndaphne beads: perler/parler is a weekly virtual beading night held in the great tradition of gathering around a kitchen table to bead and talk with other daphne members. \nIn-person guests are invited to bring their beading projects and join the table for discussion. \nThis event is open to all. Join us in-person or online by registering for the Zoom meeting or watching live on 4th Space’s YouTube channel.
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/ifrc-x-daphne-beads-perler-parler/
LOCATION:4th Space
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SUMMARY:[Talk] An Island is more than a Park: Stories on the eve of an eviction
DESCRIPTION:In the fall of 2021 mayors from the Greater Montreal area officially announced a plan to develop île-Sainte-Thérèse (Sainte-Thérèse Island) into an Eco-Park. But the new park project comes at a cost of 50 family cottages that will be evicted from the island. While the proposed eco-park and impending eviction is reminiscent of a troubling history concerning National or Provincial Parks as a form of conservation\, Île-Sainte-Thérèse offers its own story\, albeit a fragmented one involving multiple actors\, each with a claim to the island’s landscape and heritage. \nFor this presentation\, graduate students affiliated with Montreal waterways and the Concordia Ethnography Lab Maya Lamothe Katrapani\, Melina Campos Ortiz\, and Amrita Gurung\, will share and engage with ethnographic methods and imagery\, along with the collective process of bringing these fragmented pieces together\, not in a way that is definitive\, fixed\, or complete\, but rather to demonstrate how these fragments move\, and move us\, when telling the story of an island. \nDate: Tuesday\, September 26th\, 2023\nTime: 12:00 – 13:00 PM\nLocation: Concordia University 4TH Space and online via Zoom.\n\nThis event is open to all. Join us in-person or online by registering for the Zoom meeting or watching live on 4th Space’s YouTube channel.
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/talk-an-island-is-more-than-a-park-stories-on-the-eve-of-an-eviction/
LOCATION:4th Space
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SUMMARY:Dwell Time: Virtual/Augmented Reality activation with Puneet Jain
DESCRIPTION:Come join PhD student Puneet Jain to experience his virtual reality piece Dwell Time.  \nDrawing on my close interventions with people with disabilities as a non-disabled Human-Computer Interaction researcher\, building assistive technologies with (and for) disabled people\, this work is a VR experience of a self-reflection (a scrapbook) on my morphing artistic and scientific practice.\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, September 25th\, 2023\nTime: 10:00 – 11:00 AM\nLocation: Concordia University 4TH Space\n \nThe experience lasts between 10 and 12 minutes. To reserve your place\, send us an email to ariana.seferiadesprece@concordia.ca\n\n 
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/dwell-time-virtual-augmented-reality-activation/
LOCATION:4th Space
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230925T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230925T173000
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SUMMARY:[Gaming Session] Activating Games
DESCRIPTION:Technoculture\, Art and Games (TAG) students Scott De Jong\, Hanine El Mir\, and Owen Hellum will be presenting their games and hosting a participatory gaming session at The Commons exhibition. \nDate: Monday\, September 25th\, 2023\nTime: 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM\nLocation: Concordia University 4TH Space.\nThe Rabbit Hole – Scott de Jong (2:30 – 3:30 pm) Online disinformation has been likened to a game\, and this project did so by turning research on Canadian disinformation into a playable fantasy game. Paying homage to the narrative adventure genre\, this project uses its design structures and play to portray the research networks studied and provides an analogy and metaphor to the academic work conducted. Titled\, The Rabbit Hole this project uses play to study and discuss how disinformation creates networks online. With a “mystical” codebook to break down the narrative\, this exhibit shows the use of play-based practices in studying and relaying disinformation research. It raises questions around the power of narrative and analogy in creating online movements\, as well as ways to visualize the deeply networked and convoluted dynamics of online misleading content. \nIn Our Garden – Hanine El Mir (3:30 – 4:30 pm) In Our Garden is a collaborative and cooperative board game in which players plant crops and maintain their gardens in order to feed their communities over the span of one year. Once a year has passed\, the players may decide to expand on their individual soil plots\, start a community garden\, get a fridge\, or participate in a farmers’ market. In Our Garden‘s playtime is based on growing times in seasonal farming calendars but scaled down for game optimisation. Players get an individual soil bed in which they plant seed cards\, water them\, and give them energy to help them grow. The main goal of the game is for players to achieve food security in their community. There are goal/quest cards to achieve that\, such as “plant seasonally-available fruits\,” “plant 3 heads of garlic” and “plant only root vegetables for the next 3 turns.” \nUNDERSCORE – Owen Hellum (4:30 – 5:30 pm) UNDERSCORE is an experimental narrative game project that utilises environmental exploration\, advanced non-linear dialogue\, and multimedia to reflect on ideas of both alienation and kinship. Through engagement with many entities across three different acts\, the player has the chance to explore concepts of shared suffering\, understanding\, and joy. UNDERSCORE is an emotional work\, pulling on personal experiences and thoughts in regards to shared feelings and shared hopes. The work was created in an attempt to explore concepts of choice and narrative through various academic definitions and classifications of game design. Through these novel approaches to classic narrative and game design scenarios (e.g. false choice\, dilemma\, delayed effect\, etc.)\, a new approach is taken to the concepts of collective emotion and individual catharsis. This dense intertwining of both puzzle and story allow the game to effectively communicate its concepts of collectiveness. The game was developed over the course of 3 weeks\, and has undergone playtesting refinement. This event is open to all. Join us in-person at 4th Space!
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/gaming-session-activating-games-with-scott-de-jong-hanine-el-mir-and-owen-hellum/
LOCATION:4th Space
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Workshop
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SUMMARY:[Talk] Geese\, Sheep and GP-AI: Notes on the Coming Commons
DESCRIPTION:⟵  Back to programming \nGeese\, Sheep and GP-AI: Notes on the Coming Commons talk by Bart Simon and Fenwick Mckelvey. \nAbout the talk \nToo often discussions of the Commons seen like a game of Settlers of Catan. All the talk centers on an idealization of the land as a resource to own or not own seemingly for the good of the sheep to the benefit of the humans (the players of these games). Our talk rethinks the commons\, what was and what should be a critical concern for digital cultural studies. The Commons\, we argue\, must be understood as both a specific mode of existence and time (in Ireland for one) lost somewhat to history and with a emphasis on property. Recent investment in an AI commons\, problematic as that may be\, allows us to describe a Commons that must come — a commons built around the shared relations between humans and machines compelled to participate by late capitalism but holding hopes of different ways of being. \nDate: Monday\, September 25th\, 2023\nTime: 1:00 – 2:00 PM\nLocation: Concordia University 4TH Space and online via Zoom.\n  \nThis event is open to all. Join us in-person or online by registering for the Zoom meeting or watching live on 4th Space’s YouTube channel!\n  \n 
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/talk-geese-sheep-and-gp-ai-notes-on-the-coming-commons/
LOCATION:4th Space
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:The Commons\, Opening
DESCRIPTION:⟵  Back to programming \nYou are cordially invited to join us for The Commons opening ceremony\, featuring a welcome by Indigenous Edler (TBC)\, and remarks by Concordia’s President and Vice-Chancellor\, Graham Carr\, VP Research and Graduate Studies\, Dominique Bérubé\, Director of Milieux\, Bart Simon\, and the graduate student curators behind this remarkable exhibition Hanss Lujan Torres\, Cecilia Mckinnon\, and Puneet Jain. \nCoffee and treats will be offered. Come celebrate with us as we inaugurate this week-long exhibition! \n\nOpening Date: Monday\, September 25th\, 2023\nTime: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM\nLocation: Concordia University 4TH Space and online via Zoom.\n\nAbout The Commons\n \nThe Milieux Institute for Arts\, Culture and Technology is proud to announce its end-of-year exhibition\, The Commons\, to take place from September 25th to the 29th at Concordia University 4TH Space and Concordia’s Video Production Studio (EV 10.760). \nThough named an exhibition\, The Commons will embody the essence of a forum. A week of dynamic programming invites visitors to discover the projects of Milieux artists and researchers and to engage in communal activities and interdisciplinary experiments\, reflecting the shared ethos of the theme. This exhibition will run concurrently with a residency of scientists and artists from Concordia and McGill university working on research-creation at the interface of Design and Material Science. \nThe exhibition/forum/residency represents the latest in a series of major shows organized by the Institute\, following the 2022’s show In the Middle\, a Chimera. By partnering with Concordia University 4TH Space\, The Commons aspires to create a public platform\, engaging audiences with the richness of the Institute while sparking critical dialogues and collaborations at the juncture of arts and technology. Curated by a team of graduate students from various disciplines\, The Commons’ curatorial approach mirrors the Institute’s spirit of interdisciplinarity and horizontal collaboration\, cultivating a space where both emerging and established voices can converse meaningfully around the concept of the commons. \nThe Commons centers on an exploration of shared resources and spaces\, accessible to all members of a community or society. The exhibition aims to explore the many aspects of The Commons\, demonstrating its potential as a source of creativity\, collaboration\, and social change. Through various lenses\, including the natural commons (land\, water\, air) and the ways they are conserved; the cultural commons (knowledge\, art\, literature) and how they are fostered; as well as innovative shared spaces for research and art-making (open-source software\, emerging technologies\,  and collaborative practices)\, the exhibition will explore challenges and opportunities in constructing and sustaining a commons\, with an emphasis on governance\, inclusivity\, and collective action. \n\nCheck out the Programming to get an overview of the engaging events and experiences that The Commons exhibition will offer and discover the featured artists and researchers.  \nWe hope you can join us in celebrating the inauguration of The Commons and discover the remarkable work of our student and faculty members!
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/the-commons-opening/
LOCATION:4th Space
CATEGORIES:Vernissage
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SUMMARY:"The Commons" Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Milieux Institute for Arts\, Culture\, and Technology in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang is delighted to invite you to our annual members’ exhibition. This event will unfold from September 25 – 29\, 2023\, at Concordia’s 4th Space. This year\, our diverse community of students and faculty members will present their research and research-creation works through the thematic lens of “The Commons”. \nThe theme “The Commons” encourages exploration of shared resources and spaces that are accessible to all members of a community or society. This concept has been interpreted through a range of creative and research practices by our contributors. The exhibition hopes to delve into the many facets of The Commons\, illustrating its potential as a catalyst for creativity\, collaboration and social change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey themes woven throughout the exhibition’s works include our relationship with machines\, the intersections of technology\, ecology\, and human existence\, recent developments in artificial intelligence and collective creation\, a critical examination of the internet as a digital commons\, and the dynamics of access to public spaces. Additional themes encompass the use of craft as a tool for commoning\, sustainable crafts\, embodied virtual experiences\, exploration of urban narratives and systemic issues\, and inquiries regarding inclusion and accessibility. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe mediums used in these projects are diverse\, encompassing digital and analog games\, interactive installations\, multimedia and multi-channel video installations\, sound installations\, textile art\, VR experiences\, photography\, and documentary film. \nMark your calendars and join us to celebrate the year-end exhibition “The Commons” at the 4th Concordia Space from September 25-29\, 2023. Stay tuned for upcoming details on featured artists and researchers!
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/the-commons-exhibition/
LOCATION:4th Space
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Digital Intimacies Pop-up Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Research-Creation Collective (RCC) is a collaborative project involving members of the DIGS lab and Feminist Media Studio\, Concordia University. This year the RCC has co-curated Digital Intimacies\, an exhibition exploring the impacts of digitization on our understanding of intimacy through diverse research creation projects. \n\nInspired by Lauren Berlant’s attestation that “the kinds of connections that impact people\, and on which they depend for living (if not ‘a life’)\, do not always respect the predictable forms\,” Digital Intimacies seeks to understand how intimacy could be conceptualized and creatively explored differently than “predictable forms” (Berlant 1998\, 284). \nWhen? July 11-13\, 2023 (10am – 6pm daily) \nWhere? 4th Space\, SGW Campus (Room LB-103 @ 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/digital-intimacies-pop-up-exhibition/
LOCATION:4th Space
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Moving the Landscape to Find Ground with Zinnia Naqvi
DESCRIPTION:Post Image presents lens-based artist and Concordia alumni Zinnia Naqvi\, in the next installment of Moving the Landscape to Find Ground\, a cycle of artist talks and artist residencies which takes place until May 2023. This series is built from a shared ambition to break open lens-based practices via the interrogation of the colonial prism through which photography exists. We are inviting conversation among all communities impacted by the colonial gaze. When? April 11th at 4PM \nWhere? In-person at 4th Space and online via Zoom. *Please register to attend onlive here. \n**Registration for in-person attendance is not required.Zinnia Naqvi (she/her) is a lens-based artist working in Tkaronto/Toronto. Her work examines issues of colonialism\, cultural translation\, language\, and gender through the use of photography\, video\, the written word\, and archival material. Recent projects have included archival and re-staged images\, experimental documentary films\, video installations\, graphic design\, and elaborate still-lives. Her artworks often invite the viewer to consider the position of the artist and the spectator\, as well as analyze the complex social dynamics that unfold in front of the camera.Naqvi’s work has been shown across Canada and internationally. She is a 2022 Fall Flaherty/Colgate Distinguished Global Filmmaker in Residence and recipient of the 2019 New Generation Photography Award organized by the National Gallery of Canada. Naqvi received a BFA in Photography Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University and an MFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University. She is currently a sessional lecturer at the University of Toronto and Toronto Metropolitan University.Our programming is in collaboration with the Indigenous Futures Research Centre\, the Feminist Media Studio and the Black Perspectives Office and daphne. This project is generously funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council\, Milieux Institute for Arts and Culture and Concordia University’s OVPRGS. \n 
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/moving-the-landscape-to-find-ground-with-zinnia-naqvi/
LOCATION:4th Space
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:The Future of Communication with ChatGPT: Promises and Perils
DESCRIPTION:Large language models like ChatGPT are transforming the ways we communicate\, learn\, and interact with one another. In response\, it’s important to engage an interdisciplinary lens to examine the varied impacts of such technologies. \nTo this end\, the Digital Intimacies\, Gender and Sexuality Lab\, in collaboration with the Applied AI Institute\, is organizing a panel discussion moderated by Stefanie Duguay and Fenwick Mckelvey. Join us to hear from experts and participate in discussions about the pedagogical\, ethical\, social\, and political implications of this technology. \nRefreshments and childcare provided! \nWhen? February 20\, 2023\, from 4-5:30 PM \nWhere? 4TH Space and online. \nRegister here\n  \n 
URL:https://milieux.concordia.ca/event/the-future-of-communication-with-chatgpt-promises-and-perils/
LOCATION:4th Space
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