[ISEA2012] Introduction: Curators Statement – ISEA2012 EXHIBITION

Introductory Statement

The main ISEA2012 exhibition, Machine Wilderness, features work that combines art, science, technology and nature, demonstrating the role art can play in re-envisioning the world. The more than 100 artists are from 16 countries. The exhibition is based at both 516 ARTS and the Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, with off-site projects at the Alvarado Urban Farm, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, the Rainosek Gallery at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture & Planning, and the Richard Levy Gallery. The exhibition was juried and curated through an international call for proposals.