[vslist] The depictive space of perception. A conference on visual thought

[Liliana Albertazzi]

The depictive space of perception
A conference on visual thought

June, 7-9 2004
Mitteleuropa Foundation, Bolzano, Italy


Perceptual space and depictive space show strong similarities. Both are
characterized by a sort of extendedness which unfolds dynamically, and
which shows the close analogy between the performance of an act of
perception and an act of design. Neither art nor vision are, in fact,
veridical copies of the world, rather both seem to be operating on the
representational structures of vision. On these premises, a scientific
phenomenology, experimentally oriented, seems to be a more appropriate
paradigm in vision science, especially in order to understand the
dynamics of the ongoing perceiving. The conference as a starting point
draws on the results of the artistic and cognitive theories of Klee and
Arnheim and Gestalt theory, and explores their application to
contemporary research in vision science.

Ample time will be allocated to discussion. If you are interested in
attending the conference and/or contributing your own ideas, please send
a mail (with a two-page abstract if you intend to give a paper) to the
address below before April, 15. 

Invited Speakers
1.	L. Albertazzi (Trento University), The Depictive Space of the
Mind
2.	C. E. Connor (John Hopkins University), Shape Representation in
Neural Populations
3.	T. Economou (Georgia Tech), Studies in Complexity, Ambiguity and
Emergence in Design 
4.	F. Fol Leymarie (Brown University), The Computation of Visual
Fields in Arts
5.	J. Koenderink (Utrecht University), The Geometry of Pictorial
Space
6.	M. Leyton (Rutgers University and D.I.M.A.C.S.), A Generative
Theory of Shape
7.	M. Massironi, (Verona University), The Space of Representation
and the Representation of Space
8.	G. van Tonder (Kyoto Institute of Technology), Order and
Complexity in Naturalistic Landscapes
9.	D. Viswanath (UC Berkeley), Perceptual Representation of
Surfaces and Objects and the Implications for Design
10.	J. Willats (Birmingham University), Some Structural Equivalents
Shared by Paul Klee's Paintings and Children's 	Drawings.
11.	A. Zimmer (Regensburg University), Visual Art and Visual
Perception: An Uneasy Complementarity
12.	S. Zucker (Yale University), Visual Computations and Visual
Cortex

The conference will be organized by the Mitteleuropa Foundation,
Bolzano, Portici Street, 30, Italy (www.mitteleuropafoundation.it)

Applications should be sent to Liliana Albertazzi
(liliana.albertazzi@unitn.it)

Important Dates:
Deadline for abstract submissions: 15 April 2004
Conference: June 7-9, 2004
 


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Professor Liliana Albertazzi
Trento University
Department of Cognition and Education Sciences
Matteo del Ben Street, 5
I-38068 Rovereto
Tel: 0464-483572
http://discof.unitn.it/

Director - Mitteleuropa Foundation
Papers and other information: http://www.mitteleuropafoundation.it