Inspired by the Helsinki Design Capital year, the Aalto University department of Media is starting a new conference on photography. More that 140 participants have registered for the event that starts tomorrow.
The conference covers a rather amazing variety of photographic topics. The mobile phone, in particular in a social context is very well represented, however the dimension of art and mobile phones does not get a lot of attention.
I spotted a few art-related talks that looked very interesting, you can check them out via the links below.
- Digital Ethos: Transformations in Contemporary Photography Aesthetics subsequent to Computational Art by Murat Germen
- Art Museums, visitors and Photomania by Eve Kiiler
- Between Exhibition and Artwork: Roni Horns’ Photographic Installations by Ann-Cathrin Drews
- How to manage 2,5 million photographs. A critical comment on curatorial decision making by Stefanie Grebe
The conference opens tomorrow, Wednesday March 28. The venue is the Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture at Hämeentie 135 in Helsinki. You can check out the full program by clicking here. Note that the keynote speeches are open to the public!
If you are in New York this Sunday (October 24), lucky you! Make sure you don’t miss this: 
Seems The 3 Inch Canvas is not the only org that has payed attention to the emergence of art on mobiles! Great to see interest being born in other parts of the world as well!
The 3 Inch Canvas 