Next Tuesday, November 17th, Stewart will deliver a brief lecture at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) in Troy, New York. His topic will be the Terre Natale (Exits Two) exhibition piece created by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, et al. His lecture is just one part of an evening of lectures under the banner Full Immersion: Art and the 360-degree screen, lead off by artist and scientist Bernd Lintermann of the Institute for Visual Media at ZKM, Karlsruhe. Be sure to see Eric Ameres, highly accomplished video engineer, and Thomas Soetens and Kora Van Den Bulcke along with their piece They Watch. The evening begins at 7pm in Studio 2.

Description from the Full Immersion page: An exceptional panel of international artists, engineers, and producers representing the evolving field of works created for the 360° panoramic screen. The panelists in Full Immersion – Stewart Smith, Bernd Linterman, Eric Ameres, and Thomas Soetens and Kora Van Den Bulcke of Workspace Unlimited – come from the visual arts, film, and data presentation. Some specialize in grand gestures, some write code. What they have in common is expertise in realizing works that surround the viewer, with effects that may be subtle, spectacular, or unsettling. In addition to talking about their field, they’ll also be showing up-to-the-minute examples of what’s been accomplished in it. The result will boggle not just the mind, but the eye and ear.