Society for Photographic Education - Mid Atlantic Region Presents Technocracy: Image Production/Consumption/Distribution - Techno Lust vs. Technophobia. Conference and Exhibition Carnegie Mellon University November 7 & 8, 2008 Special Video Exhibiton: Rewind, Remix, Fast Forward: Exploring Our Cultural Ecosystem Through Video Curated by Colette Copeland and Andres Tapia-Urzua.

In this age of  post-production how do we image-makers and institutions respond to this shifting landscape. creating alternative models for exhibition and education?  How do those involved in the making, exhibiting and selling of images respond to the eradication of The boundary between production and consumption ? How does imaging technology (camera phones webeams, photo and video blogs)  affect our capacity as image-makers to, navigate through the cultural chaos attracting new forms of production a.k.a art ? Or does this proliferation of technology yield a return to traditional modes of production ? "The art of post-production seems to respond to the proliferating chaos of global culture in the information age." -Nicholas Bourriard

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For exhibition details please visit http://www.spema.org/Video2008.html