On the interaction between theory and practice
The relationship between philosophy, media theory, video criticism, video production, and research.
Thinking
Jean Baudrillard, Paul Virilio, Jean-Paul Fargier, Pierre Bongio- vanni - in very different ways, they all expressed their thoughts about media and/or video. Philosophy, theory, criticism and interdisciplinary discussions became increasingly important in the media sector in the eighties. Fias any link-up occurred between these fields and research, on the one hand, and with (production) practice on the other? What are the origins of the intensive interest in reflecting upon medial phenomena? Are the media a fashionable topic? Fiave new technologies led to a transformation of media theory? Fias philosophy influenced videos? In the case of structuralism, the answer is a decided affirmative. Are there other examples? Fias a separate theory and criticism
- compa-rable with the film world - developed for video? Can philosophy and theory even cope with the rapid advancement of increasingly complex technologies - or is their role limited to merely interpreting existing conditions instead of thinking ahead?
Producing
Does the debate about media theory affect the consciousness of the video creators and, consequently, production practice? What interaction is there between media theory and video making?
Research
What institutions and forms of research exist in the media sector, and in video in particular. Are there interdependences between research - media philosophy - media theory - culture politics - video production prac
tice - established AV media? Are specific research tendencies or results discernible as trends for the nineties?