This is a call for submission of art works to an international
competition on "art and artificial life." We are looking for works in
electronic and digital media that cross over with the field of a-life
research. Artists whose work uses digital synthesis techniques and whose
conceptual concerns are related to synthetic life and artificial
evolution, are invited to submit their pieces. The work may employ
techniques such as digital genetics, autonomous robotics, recursive
chaotic algorithms, knowbots, computer viruses, avatars or virtual
ecosystems.

An international jury (Jose Luis Brea, Manuel DeLanda, Joe Faith, Rafael
Lozano-Hemmer, Sally Jane Norman and chair Nell Tenhaaf) will grant
three cash awards, with a first prize of US $5,000 (2nd Prize:$3,500,
3rd Prize:$1,500), plus seven honorary mentions to the most innovative
electronic art projects related to a-life. Furthermore, works that are
awarded a monetary prize or selected for an honorary mention will be
included in a "Best of LIFE 2.0" video which will be aired on specialty
television programs and circulated at festivals worldwide. Assessment
will be based on video documentation submitted along with an application
form.

The deadline for submission is Friday, January 15, 1999.

The Life 2.0 International Competition is sponsored by the Fundacion
Arte y Tecnologia in Madrid, Spain.

For further submission information and the application form, please see:
http://www.telefonica.es/fat/vida.html

For questions concerning eligibility of entries: Nell Tenhaaf, Artistic
Director (tenhaaf@yorku.ca)

All other inquiries: Susie Ramsay (fat@telefonica.es)