Art Night Venezia

Participants: Silvia Burini, Alan Boldon, Carla Gannis, Alexandra Dementieva

Moderator: Natalia Kolodzei

LASER Talk CYLAND #50: Hybrid Ecologies: Natura Naturans is presented within the framework of the Leonardo/ISAST LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talks initiative — a global program of conversations and presentations connecting artists, scientists, technologists, and scholars.

Making the 50th edition of LASER CYLAND, Hybrid Ecologies: Natura Naturans continues this tradition by bringing together contemporary artistic practices and critical discourse focused on ecology, artificial intelligence, hybrid environments, and evolving relationships between human and non-human systems. Participants include Silvia Burini, art historian, curator, professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and Director of the Centre for Studies in Russian, Central Asian and Caucasian Art (CSAR); Alan Boldon, artist, social entrepreneur, curator, writer, and founder of Weave, known for initiatives connecting education, culture, sustainability, and regenerative futures; Carla Gannis, a transmedia artist, educator, and Industry Professor at NYU Tandon, internationally recognized for her work exploring AI, mythology, identity, and internet culture; and Alexandra Dementieva, media artist known for interactive installations examining perception and technological experience. The discussion is moderated by Natalia Kolodzei, curator, art historian, Executive Director of the Kolodzei Art Foundation, and Co-Chair of Leonardo LASER Talks CYLAND.