We are pleased to present an artist talk by Chris Salter.
Date: Monday, January 6, 2025, 18:30-20:00
Venue: Recording Studio, Acoustic Research Center, Ohashi Campus, Kyushu University
Language: English
*If you are interested in attending this event, please register in advance here:
https://forms.office.com/r/YRZyHRaCia
Max. 50 people
Biography
Chris Salter is a Professor of Immersive Arts and Director of the Immersive Arts Space at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). He is also Professor Emeritus of Design and Computation Arts at Concordia University in Montreal former Co-Director of the Hexagram network for research-creation in arts, cultures, and technology, and Co-Founder of the Milieux Institute at Concordia.
Salter studied economics and philosophy at Emory University and received his Ph.D. in theater directing and dramatic theory/criticism at Stanford University where he also worked and researched at CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics).
His artistic work has been presented worldwide at venues including the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Barbican Centre, Berliner Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen, ZKM, Kunstfest Weimar, the Musée d’art Contemporain, EMPAC, Muffathalle, the EXIT Festival, and Place des Arts in Montreal, among many others. He regularly presents at national and international conferences, has given invited talks at universities, museums, cultural centers, and festivals around the globe, and has served on numerous juries, including NIME, ISEA, and the Prix Ars Electronica.
Salter is also a prolific author, known for books including Entangled: Technology and the Transformation of Performance, Alien Agency: Experimental Encounters with Art in the Making, and Sensing Machines: How Sensors Shape Our Everyday Life. Through these texts, he offers critical insights into the relationship between technology, the senses, and artistic production. By championing transdisciplinary approaches, Salter continues to influence how we understand and engage with emerging media in both artistic and scholarly contexts.
Date: Monday, January 6, 2025, 18:30-20:00
Venue: Recording Studio, Acoustic Research Center, Ohashi Campus, Kyushu University
Language: English
*If you are interested in attending this event, please register in advance here:
https://forms.office.com/r/YRZyHRaCia
Max. 50 people
Biography
Chris Salter is a Professor of Immersive Arts and Director of the Immersive Arts Space at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). He is also Professor Emeritus of Design and Computation Arts at Concordia University in Montreal former Co-Director of the Hexagram network for research-creation in arts, cultures, and technology, and Co-Founder of the Milieux Institute at Concordia.
Salter studied economics and philosophy at Emory University and received his Ph.D. in theater directing and dramatic theory/criticism at Stanford University where he also worked and researched at CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics).
His artistic work has been presented worldwide at venues including the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Barbican Centre, Berliner Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen, ZKM, Kunstfest Weimar, the Musée d’art Contemporain, EMPAC, Muffathalle, the EXIT Festival, and Place des Arts in Montreal, among many others. He regularly presents at national and international conferences, has given invited talks at universities, museums, cultural centers, and festivals around the globe, and has served on numerous juries, including NIME, ISEA, and the Prix Ars Electronica.
Salter is also a prolific author, known for books including Entangled: Technology and the Transformation of Performance, Alien Agency: Experimental Encounters with Art in the Making, and Sensing Machines: How Sensors Shape Our Everyday Life. Through these texts, he offers critical insights into the relationship between technology, the senses, and artistic production. By championing transdisciplinary approaches, Salter continues to influence how we understand and engage with emerging media in both artistic and scholarly contexts.