Alpha-ville is the London International Festival of Post-digital Culture. The 4th edition of the festival will take place from 3rd to 7th October 2012 in London. Thanks for your interest in submitting your work to Alpha-ville! alpha-ville.co.uk/submissions/

2012 THEME
"Unfinity"

We live in a unique moment in history, between two rapidly changing worlds. One is the world of decaying political and economic structures and the other is the world of an infinite explosion in technology and information. There are conflicting mindsets in every part of our culture: the contradiction between ubiquitous virtual presence and physical presence creating an identity crisis; the non-hierarchical, organic web structure clashing with hierarchical, non-organic real-world structures; the myth of the individual as a genius vs the power of the crowd and the collaborative practice; the passive and observant attitude set against active participation and co-creation. These opposing forces are placing us in a paradoxical state that we have named Unfinity.

Unfinity is a pull between these poles, a hybrid space. It’s timeless and uncertain. We believe that to ease the state of Unfinity in a human and meaningful way it is crucial to be creative, to experiment, to challenge and take action.

Alpha-ville 2012 invites artists, designers, thinkers, digital and non-digital people to consider, participate in, create and express what will be the next steps for building an alternative future that, we hope, will belong to the people.

Use #unfinity on Twitter.

KEYWORDS
Timeless, Hybrid, Infinity, Code, Data, Body, Physicality, Space, Clould Culture, Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality, Social, Experimentation, Unfinished, Future of Art, New Aesthetic, Failure, Prototype, Hyperconnectivity, Human Computer Interaction, Interactivity, Ubiquitousity, Pervasive computing, Virtual & Physical Environments, Democratisation, Activism, Hacktivism, Avatars, 3D Printing, Storytelling, Openweb, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Internet of Things, Censorship, Privacy, Identity, Grassroots, Uncertainty, Collaborative Design, DIY, Active Citizenship, Participation, New Ideas…

DEADLINES
Submissions close on Friday 22nd June 2012
Moving Image Submissions will close on Sunday 15th July 2012

DETAILS
Submissions are accepted for works created after January 2009 only. We accept up to two works per artist/organisation/collective. Each work will have to be entered separately and the submission fee will only have to be paid once. If you are submitting two works please use the same submission fee ID.

If you are submitting a moving image work, you can choose whether you would like to enter the Future of Moving Image award or not, read the specific terms on this page. If you choose not to enter the awards, you will be considered for the standard Screening programme.

If your work is selected it will be exhibited as part of Alpha-ville Festival 2012 in one of the chosen venues. Alpha-ville will offer a festival pass, daily allowance/fee and inclusion in the website and catalogue. For international artists we will provide transport and accommodation.

http://www.alpha-ville.co.uk/submissions/