How Does Technology Redefine Art-Making?

Technology has fundamentally reshaped the way we think about art, extending its boundaries while introducing new complexities. Jack Burnham’s System Aesthetics underscored this shift, encouraging artists to move beyond creating objects and towards exploring systems and relationships.

This shift has blurred distinctions between form and content, medium and message, yet it also compels us to reflect critically on the ethics of technology. How do we engage with technological tools in ways that prioritise inclusivity and equity? How do we ensure these tools challenge, rather than reinforce, systemic inequalities?

Burnham argued that in an interconnected society, art must focus on relationships. Computational arts exemplify this idea, enabling us to explore how systems operate and connect. But they also challenge us to move beyond critique, inviting us to imagine alternative ways of being and interacting. How can our practices reimagine systems to foster deeper connections and understanding?