Round Table:Digital Identity

The transformations brought about by the new digital reality, the interaction between humans and techno-science, are changing the reproduction of gender stereotypes that serve as means of exclusion. Or perhaps they contribute to the perpetuation of systemic prejudices? The parallel virtual and digital entities, the bionic creatures that once belonged to the realm of science fiction, are now concepts fully integrated into social reality. How are the boundaries of self, identity, and physicality being redefined in the digital age?

Moderator: Giannis Tsioulis, editor at Popaganda

Amalia Foka: Assistant Professor in the Department of Fine Arts & Art Sciences at the University of Ioannina, specializing in the Applications of Information Technology for Art.

Mar Osés and Dimiitriii: Transmedia artists who will present their artistic-research practices related to the concepts of “queerness” and “xenofeminism,” which they developed within the framework of the Founding Lab program organized by Ars Electronica and IT:U University.

Viktoria Modesta: Creative director and artist exploring identity across Earth, Space, and the Metaverse, redefining the human form beyond biological limits.