The aesthetics of meaning: how technology helps us talk about the complicated

How does technological art shape our perception of reality and empathy? What brings the scientific and artistic worlds closer together? How do digital and immersive art help the viewer comprehend complex topics? The participants of the discussion will talk about this and much more using examples from their own practice.

Moderator: Anastasia Khaustova, art critic, editor of SPECTATE, teacher and methodologist of MSCA

Speakers:

Tatiana Tafintseva, co-founder of KIT 4 KID, editor of The Art Newspaper Russia

Evgenia Gerzhan, Creative Strategist and Producer, Marketing and Communications KIT 4 KID

Sergey Emelyanenko, associate professor of Moscow Polytechnic University and the Stroganov University, teacher of graphic design and author of a course on contemporary art, designer, artist, musician, head of the Cmd+Art studio, curator of student art projects

Maria Turkina, curator, producer of cultural projects, program director of the Galo art residence

Alena Konurina, Executive Director, Marketing and Communications Department at Sber