Oops, check out the glitch at DigiFest
ART meets science next month at the Durban University of Technology’s fourth annual DigiFest, a public event that celebrates the creative spirit through multimedia projects, from November 6-11. The festival will feature a series of live art activations, innovations, exhibitions, discussions, workshops, music, poetry, dance and drama as well as crafts and street food markets.
“The theme is ‘Glitch’ which informs the content that will engage, contest, celebrate and question the idea of malfunctions, technical mishaps and imperfections in systems,” said Dr Rene Smith, director and executive dean: Faculty of Arts & Design.
“Curated projects will speak to the disruption and subversion of formats, spaces, places and technologies. It is about questioning and going beyond traditional notions of art in an interdisciplinary, multimedia world, where design and creativity merge and interact with science and technology broadly.”
The festival will host events across DUT campuses and other venues, including the KZNSA Gallery in Glenwood and Green Camp, a creative hub of urban farming and green rehabilitated art in Umbilo.
A highlight of DigiFest4 is The Digital Battle, which will take place at the DUT Gallery on November 11. This is a live, head-to-head design tournament where participants flex their skills in front of an audience and compete for great prizes. Entries close on November 8. See www.designbattles.co.za/durban.html to sign up. For more info, visit digifest.dut.ac.za – Staff Reporter