Dream engineering and the future of the unconscious. Connected Minds Artist-in-Residence Gala Hernandez Lopez will be leading a 3-day workshop from March 21-23, during which participants will collectively explore the topic of dream engineering and have an opportunity to develop their own creative responses to artistic prompts. Participants are welcome to attend one, two or […]
Sensorium is co-presenting a seminar on IP issues pertaining to creative works with the IP Innovation Clinic on March 11. This will be a very interesting and valuable opportunity for artists producing work in any medium. Intellectual Property (IP) issues are becoming exceedingly important for artists to consider, from protecting one’s own work to navigating issues […]
Ar Ducao, Connected Minds Artist-in-Residence, will be facilitating a hybrid workshop as part of York Inclusion Week on March 3 at 4pm titled The Great Tit is a Bird and Unsafe Space. “The Great Tit is a Bird” is a sci-fi arthouse animation series exploring issues of race- and gender-based harassment, research misconduct, and institutional betrayal. “The Great […]
Join the Sensorium and AMPD community to welcome Connected Minds Artists-in-Residence Ar Ducao and Gala Hernández López. This event will be a fantastic opportunity to learn more about each artist’s interdisciplinary artistic methodologies and community engaged-research in an informal, conversational environment and allow us to collectively discuss and explore the role that artists play in […]
EXCLUSION: Beyond the Silence is a feature documentary that reveals the human impact of a discriminatory immigration policy that caused lasting intergenerational trauma to Chinese Canadians, their culture and family life. The film was directed by Sensorium Research Associate Kiera Loughran. This screening is co-presented by Sensorium, YCAR, and the Department of Theatre, Dance, and […]
We use gaming controllers almost every day, but the environmental and social impacts of their life-cycle are often ignored. From material extraction to labour exploitation, internet pollution, and discarded e-waste, the consequences of gaming controllers are deep-rooted and felt universally by humans, non-humans, and ecosystems. Using a Life-Centred lens, this participatory design workshop incorporates an […]
Sensorium: Centre for Digital Art and Technology, in partnership with Yifat Shaik and Digital Media at YorkU, is pleased to present Video Game Preservation, a talk by Chris J. Young, Head of Collections & Digital Scholarship at UTM Library. Young will discuss the complexities and importance of preservation for video games with specific reference to the Syd Bolton collection […]
“Unspoken Futures” uses research-creation, ethnography, and theatre performance to explore how individuals with disabilities and neurodivergence imagine and intervene in emergent futures. In partnership with York University’s Department of Theatre, Dance & Performance, Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology, and Theatre Direct. Dr. Magdalena Kazubowski- Houston, along with her collaborators Lisa Marie DiLiberto and […]
The AMPD-Sensorium Graduate Symposium is a dynamic platform where emerging researchers across AMPD and beyond share their innovative work through concise presentations, fostering an environment of collaboration and dialogue. All are welcome to come and explore the intersections of knowledge as participants co-create insights that challenge conventional boundaries and inspire future directions in their fields. […]
Sensorium is pleased to announce the upcoming Fall Wendy Michener Memorial Lecture: Repairing the Social Fabric, which will be given by leading technology and social media researcher danah boyd. boyd’s work explores sociality, identity and culture among youth on social networks. She is the founder of Data & Society Institute and a visiting professor at […]