Digital culture + art

The advent of digital technology is arguably the most important recent development in contemporary art. Computers, the internet, digital video and audio, as well as other technological tools, have become as integral to artistic expression as they have to other fields of human activity. As a result new forms of artistic practice are emerging.

Although computers, the internet, and interactive games technologies have the potential to level the playing fields within culture, and offers previously marginalised artists the opportunity to participate equally within a global mainstream, the unequal distribution of technology and a continuing lack of access to knowledge pools has led to a situation where only a small number of artists in South Africa are ready and able to use digital technology effectively as a form and medium of expression. This exhibition and related education programmes will offer South African audiences and people interested in visual culture, the opportunity to experience current practices within art which exists on the internet or within computer games.

The project includes a programme of workshops and lectures, which aims to introduce people to the technologies and concepts used by artists who work with digital media. Find out more about the education programme by clicking here.