Symbiosis – Isea2023 Proceedings Introduction

Of the 660 proposals received for the academic call (and a total of 1,400 including the call for artistic projects), from over 70 countries, 230 were selected, including 99 short and long papers, for the Symposium held at the Forum des Images, in the heart of Paris. 200 international researchers and experts evaluated these applications in a double-blind process. More than 50 global organizations, including schools, universities, research bodies and associations, were selected to present their research activities and facilitate exchanges among them. In addition, more than 50 partner venues, such as art and design schools, galleries and institutes, offered a rich complementary program of exhibitions, performances and debates on a national scale. This mobilization of a range of contributors, evaluators, and a public of several thousand spectators once again attested to the vitality of ISEA, an annual event initiated more than 30 years ago by pioneers. The central theme of the 2023 edition was Symbiosis, as demonstrated by the 99 previously unpublished papers in these proceedings. The full program, including these papers and all the other symposium formats - artist talks, panels, workshops, tutorials, posters and demos - can be consulted online. This program was in itself a form of symbiosis.