O ciberespaço e o ambiente virtual da Bienal do Mercosul: possível espaço de criação/exposição

Abstract

The present paper is aimed at developing a reflexive theoretical study on the space at exhibition in the Mercosur Biennial in the virtual environment in order to propose a different mapping, which also considers the possibility of distribution/exhibition, the creation/exhibition with the use of media and digital technologies in contemporary artistic production. Being understood as an area of potential, taking as reference the Mercosur Biennial, the production of art and technology exposed in some of its past six editions, and the virtual environment of the 6th Biennial, establishing a dialogue with the Cyberspace and Ciberception, as well as the conceptual issues analyzed in depth in this study for the establishment of the new cartography. This is a survey of art and uses a qualitative approach, suitable for research in visual arts, allowing the construction of a particular methodology as specified in the study. The document analysis was accomplished through questionnaires and a semi-structured interview. The overview of the Mercosur Biennial, the virtual environments available, the production of art and technology, allied to the conceptual - Cyberspace and Ciberception - emphasizes the relevance of this study, which is presented as a contribution to the field of Visual Arts in dialogue with the media and contemporary technology, the proposal Virtus - space for creation/exhibition.