Be-diversity
Be-diversity is the degree of variation of being. This can refer to any variation, from physical differentiation to different *forma mentis*.
Etymology
The term be-diversity was used for the first time, after one year of research, by contemporary artist Stefano Cagol on the occasion of Critical ways of Seeing [1] symposium at Goldsmiths University of London in May 2014.
Cagol coined this neologism starting from the term biodiversity.
Definition
Be-diversity is the diversity of being. It represents a claim of peculiarity and distinction of individual being and ways of being. The contemporary era has offered unexpected chances to develop individuality within a global web community that is increasingly shared, wide, gullible, influenced, and tracked,[1] while be-diversity safeguards differences and interaction between them.
Symposium
Critical Ways of Seeing. Visualizing Knowledge and the Digital: Tool, Politics, or Art? was a two-day symposium and master class held on May 21–22, 2014 at Goldsmiths University of London. Participants were: Philippe Rekacewicz, Giulio Frigieri, Alfredo Cramerotti, Mushon Zer-Aviv, Stefano Cagol, Galia Offri, Davina Jackson, Sean Cubitt, Lorenzo Pezzani, and Alex Gekker. Hosts: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program and Radical Media Forum of the Media & Communications Department, Goldsmiths. Convener: Prof. Marianne Franklin, with Elinor Carmi and Paola Crespi.
Platform
Be-diversity is an open term because it can contain a wide range of meanings and be applied to a wide range of themes and topics. From this, Stefano Cagol decided to involve the public in a platform connected with the term, but reflecting a wide point of view. He asked contemporary art colleagues to respond to 3 questions he took from the web: these are three FAQs asked by the global mass to Google. The questions are: 1) how do environmental changes affect populations?, 2) what threatens bio (and be-) diversity?, 3) why be normal? A selection of the answers given before and after the symposium have been collected on a map.[2]
Flag/Banner
The birth of the neologism was marked by a documented event that occurred at Goldsmiths University in London on May 21, 2014: a flag/banner with the term be-diversity in capital letters was revealed on the NAB New Art Building of the Media & Communications Department of Goldsmiths.
References
Books
- Il Palazzo Enciclopedico. 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, Marsilio Editori, Venezia, 2013 (ISBN 978-88-317-1558-4)
- PUBLIC OPINION, Charta, Milan, 2011, (ISBN 978-88-8158-820-6)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Critical ways of Seeing". Goldsmiths University of London. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "UN" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ "Be-diversity map". Stefano Cagol, Goldsmiths University of London.
External links
- http://radmediaforum.wordpress.com/2013-14-events-2/critical-ways-of-seeing-21-22-5-2014/
- http://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=7674
- http://www.be-diversity.org.uk/
See also
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