Finissage of the Exhibition Cyfest#15: Vulnerability and Presentation of Umbigo Magazine #88 and #89.
Round table discussion on the topic: Art, Technology and Ecology and the Importance of Publications in the Art Ecosystem.
CYFEST 15, including Anne Marie Maes’ Sensorial Skins project, is open to the public at the CREA in Venice until August 30, 2024.
Finissage Cyfest#15: Vulnerability and Presentation of Umbigo Magazine #88 and #89.

Participants:
Anna Frants (USA – artist & founder of Cyland, organizer of Cyfest#15:Vulnerability)
Elsa Garcia, António Neu and José Pardal Pina (Pt – editors of Umbigo Magazine)
Anne Marie Maes (artist, Brussels)
Thomas Braida (artist, Venice)
Teresa de Albuquerque (Pt – director of the Mateus Foundation)

Anna Frants opens the presentation, as an artist/curator, founder of CYLAND and curator of CYFEST 15, talking about the exhibition, concept, curation and the connection between art and technology.

This will be followed by the presentation of Umbigo as a curatorial platform whilst presenting the editions #88 and #89, which include the projects of the artists Anne Marie Maes and Thomas Braida. They will talk about their projects for the magazine and -as artists- stress the importance of magazines for the artistic ecosystem. Anne Marie will also give background on her contribution to the Cyfest#15 exhibition: her ‘Sensorial Skins’ installation and the connection between her work and (bio)technology.

The presentation ends with the participation of Teresa Albuquerque, speaking about the connection between art and ecology and Anne Marie’s Maes project for the Mateus Foundation.