Poetics of complexity: intersections between scientific conceptions of Complexity Systems and Cybernetic Art

Jon McCormack; Marilia Lyra Bergamo

Poetics of complexity: intersections between scientific conceptions of Complexity Systems and Cybernetic Art

Jon McCormack
, Marilia Lyra Bergamo

Department of Human Centred Computing

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

Abstract

This paper aims to establish a concept to poetics of complexity correlating
specific scientific principles of Complex Systems with their
application in Cybernetic Art. This correlation reveals the tension
between art and the application of scientific models in the creation
and simulation of technological systems. Based on the review of
selected artworks presented on the exhibitions Consciência Cibernética
promoted by the Itaú Cultural in 2017 and 2019 in São Paulo,
Brazil, we outline some scientific principles used by artists. The
simulation of those principles with applied computation is a significant
resource to simulate complexity, and the artworks discussed in
this paper can illuminate how the use of it is paramount to poetics related to the complex.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Creation in Arts and Communication, ARTeFACTo2020
Editors	Bruno Mendes Da Silva
Place of Publication	Portugal
Publisher	Centro de Investigação e Comunicação
Chapter	7
Pages	65-71
ISBN (Electronic)	9789899023338
ISBN (Print)	9789899023321
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	International Conference on Digital Creation in Arts and Communication 2020 - Faro, Portugal Duration: 26 Nov 2020 → 27 Nov 2020

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Digital Creation in Arts and Communication 2020
Abbreviated title	ARTeFACTo 2020
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Faro
Period	26/11/20 → 27/11/20

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McCormack, J., & Lyra Bergamo, M. (2020). Poetics of complexity: intersections between scientific conceptions of Complexity Systems and Cybernetic Art. In B. Mendes Da Silva (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Creation in Arts and Communication, ARTeFACTo2020 (pp. 65-71). Centro de Investigação e Comunicação. https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/391115503/ARTeFACTo2020_BookOfProceedingsWeb.pdf#page=67

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McCormack, J & Lyra Bergamo, M 2020, Poetics of complexity: intersections between scientific conceptions of Complexity Systems and Cybernetic Art. in B Mendes Da Silva (ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Creation in Arts and Communication, ARTeFACTo2020. Centro de Investigação e Comunicação, Portugal, pp. 65-71, International Conference on Digital Creation in Arts and Communication 2020, Faro, Portugal, 26/11/20. <https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/391115503/ARTeFACTo2020_BookOfProceedingsWeb.pdf#page=67>

Poetics of complexity: intersections between scientific conceptions of Complexity Systems and Cybernetic Art. / McCormack, Jon; Lyra Bergamo, Marilia.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Creation in Arts and Communication, ARTeFACTo2020. ed. / Bruno Mendes Da Silva. Portugal: Centro de Investigação e Comunicação, 2020. p. 65-71.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

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