The Technoetic Arts degree programme is an advanced art course based on a research-creation paradigm, involving the student in both theoretical and practical work, through the convergent field of art , technology and consciousness studies. Over the four years of the course, students are immersed in a dynamic framework of understanding, knowing, creating and exposing that evolves and manifests through all aspects of artistic expression, and applications of science and technology.

The BA Technoetic Arts programme is designed to prepare students for a career in the field of new media arts and to contribute to the parameters of social and cultural life. It aims to enable students to develop a predictive intelligence to tools and software, making technoetic art practice anticipatory, whilst grounded in the contemporary moment. Students choose to apply for this programme, and find the support of family and friends for their choice, once they become aware of the scope of possibilities - financial, professional, and artistic - that this degree program can enable its graduates to achieve. This is a relatively new development in China, which will increasingly have important results in the art and design professions, in curating and the direction of public museums and commercial galleries, in university teaching and research, and in the cultural marketplace. It will be to the great advantage of students to be in this field as it emerges into the future; it offers an opportunity to make a unique contribution to modern China, and to its rich heritage. The motto of the Studio is The Future is Now!

With good publicity, frequent exhibitions, and ubiquitous online presence, the Ascott Technoetic Arts initiative successfully competes for world attention with programs throughout China, and in Korea, Japan, and the West. The programme expects to continue to enjoy consistently good enrolments.

'Technoetics is a convergent field of practice that seeks to explore consciousness and connectivity through digital, telematic, chemical and spiritual means, embracing both interactive and psychoactive technologies, and the creative use of moistmedia.' (Roy Ascott 2008)

Ref: www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-journal,id=142/

As we move into the future, Technoetic Artsstudents face the challenge of creating a syncretic art that explores telematics (planetary connectivity), nanotechnology (bottom up construction), quantum computing (augmented cyberception), cognitive science and pharmacology (field consciousness), and esoterica (psychic instrumentality).

Students may work in a wide range of artistic practices, including digital telecommunications, Internet connectivity, screen-based hypermedia, digital film, multi-media installations, intelligent architecture, smart products, robotics, telepresence systems, computer modelling of behaviour, remote sensing devices, cyberspace and virtual reality, artificial life, popular culture, contemporary music, sonic art, video art and performance.

To develop, at the highest international level, the field of technoetic art practice in China, through progressive teaching, learning and research, that will fully explore and exploit cybernetic, telematic, technoetic, and syncretic methodologies, actions, and outputs.

In aiming to enable individual creative development in relation to art, technology and consciousness research, the curriculum it is built on the generative principle of the lattice, an open network, consisting of:

Poles

• Information (knowing)

• Structure (building)

• Concept (thinking)

Orientations

• Analysis (materials, software, tools, systems)

• Theory (historical and emergent)

• Social application (real world problems)

• Speculation (anticipatory, propositional, expressive)

• Interaction (transformative instrumental)

Threads

• Telematic Narrative (time-based, interactive)

• Moistmedia (bio, neuro, nano )

• Syncretic environment (variable reality, modeling, prototyping, Internet of Things)

• Behavioural studies (performance, identity, collaboration)

• Communications (language, semiotic systems, cyberception)

Skills

Skills are taught and acquired incrementally, at the point of need in the development of the student’s work. The process is assisted by scheduled access to the skill station.

Course Modules

The identification of specific course subjects is accomplished by a collaborative process employing the lattice model of poles, orientations, and threads. Based on these principles, the curriculum must be seen as emergent but stable, subject to collaborative development involving faculty, administrative, and student representation.

• Cultivation of Ethical Thinking

• Physical Education

• Communication (Chinese | English)

• Paradigms of Art

• Comparative Culture

• Tools, Software and Systems

• Cybernetics

• Moistmedia

• Narrative

• Cyberception

• Behaviour-Identity-Environment

• Personal Development

• Critical Integration/Methodology

Students may work in a wide range of artistic practices, including digital telecommunications, Internet connectivity, screen-based hypermedia, digital film, multi-media installations, intelligent architecture, smart products, robotics, telepresence systems, computer modeling of behavior, remote sensing devices, cyberspace and virtual reality, artificial life, popular culture, contemporary music, sonic art, video art and performance, new media, mixed techniques events (Galleries, Exhibitions, Residencies, etc.)

New media management activities (Planning, Organization, Curation, Communication)

Art Direction: Traditional Applied (online, games, film) or below the line media driven events (new media-oriented communications etc.)

Further Education and Research (2nd Degree, MFA, PhD)

Innovation, Business applications in all new media creative domains.

Those interested in the program, should email (in English) royascottstudio@detaoma.com, giving full contact details, to receive comprehensive application details.

4 Years: 2 Semesters per Year, September to January and February-June