9am- 5pm Saturday June 14, Lecture Theatre EGO2 UNSW Art & Design 

The symposium explores topics including the following:

• Science fiction and contemporary art
• Science fiction and the work of individual contemporary artist[s]
• Science fiction as a visual experience
• Formulations of the “future” and how it relates to the creation of art, film, games
• Critical and theoretical readings of science fiction film, art, games etc
• The examination of SF tropes, concepts etc as they relate to narrative in media
• Science fiction and its influence on sound art, soundtracks, and music
• The study of genre with specific reference to SF
• Considerations of the nature of visuality as it relates to generic SF or quasi-generic objects such as works of art, examples of design and architecture
• Any more general papers related to SF in literature, film or other media

Following the symposium, there is a special screening of Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty (1970) and Charles and Ray Eames’ The Powers of Ten, 1977.