Conference
Urban Body – Human Body
Conference November 27-28, 2024
Call for papers
Urban Body – Human Body.
Bridging Heritage and Contemporary Art
Faculty of Arts and Design Timișoara
West University of Timisoara, Romania
The Faculty of Arts and Design, West University of Timisoara, and the Center for Curatorial Research, Art History and Criticism, Heritage Studies (CICASP) welcome proposals for the International Conference Urban Body – Human Body. Bridging Heritage and Contemporary Art.
The conference is open to theorists, artists, and architects who are interested in the ways in which contemporary arts and the historic environment are connected. As the built heritage and the contemporary arts are valuable ingredients of a lively and healthy cultural environment, it is important to find ways to accommodate both their specificities. Even more, they can mutually potentiate and complement each other, leading to more lively and inclusive cities.
We welcome presentations on the following topics, but other topics can be approached as well:
- Mutual inspirations visual arts – architecture;
- Performance and Body Art in heritage environments;
- Restoration as a form of architectural and artistic innovation;
- Ruins and neglect – an opportunity for artistic interventions;
- Enhancing the visibility of built heritage through arts;
- Artistic interventions on the built heritage;
- Interacting with built heritage and art in public spaces;
- Cultural heritage as a driver of innovation and creativity;
- Monuments and counter-monuments in historical places.
The language of the conference is English.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND EXPENSES
Please fill in the application form by September 30th, 2024.
There is no conference fee.
Accommodation will be provided subject to availability.
Limited financial assistance is available for travel costs reimbursement. The request for travel support and/or accommodation must be submitted with the proposal.
DEADLINES
Deadline for abstract submission: September 30th.
Acceptance decision: October 15th.
The decision regarding the travel support and the accommodation: October 15th.