Jorge Ramos’ BLUR — commissioned by UNESCO

The second edition of the innovative online collaborative project initiated by the UNESCO Creative Cities in Media Arts is launched in the presence of the artists, UNESCO officials, and civic representatives. Five artworks have been produced by 13 artists working collaboratively across borders and time zones, on the theme of Play! The Media Arts Cities asked artists to imagine a fairer, more sustainable future, to consider how we can use our technologies to help us learn to play again. In short, what will happen when we press Play? The 13 UNESCO Creative Cities of Media Arts participating in the project are Austin (United States), Braga (Portugal), Cali (Colombia), Changsha (China), Enghien-les-Bains (France), Guadalajara (Mexico), Gwangju (Korea), Karlsruhe (Germany), Kosice (Slovakia), Sapporo (Japan), Toronto (Canada), Viborg (Denmark) and York (United Kingdom). The guests at the City to City launch on 9 February will be welcomed by the Secretary of the Mayor of Cali, Mrs. Liliana Sierra Chavez, the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, Mr. Ernesto Ottone, and the Coordinator of Media Arts Cities, M. Dominique Roland. This is followed by an interview with the artist, curator, and Executive Director of the International Symposium for Electronic Art, Sue Gollifer, and all the presentations of every artistic team and respective artwork. 

The City to City launch event will be live-streamed on the Braga Media Arts Facebook page on the 9th February 2022 / 1:00 pm (GMT Lisbon/London). Afterwards, the artworks will be made available online at the website of the Media Arts Cities: https://mediaartscities.com/city-to-city/.