The TEXTE [S-oN] IMAGE lecture series examines the interrelationships between the tools we have at our disposal to express ourselves, communicate, and report on sensitive worlds through digital media. How do they modify our perceptions, our expectations, our uses, our ways of conceiving and making art in what we call eSPACEs, always between the tangible and the intangible? This new edition, following in the footsteps of its predecessors, continues to focus on issues of sensitive cartography, identity and the relationship between [Body/Machine] (Carole Brandon, 2016). It will take place from Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 November 2025 at the Institut National des Beaux-Arts in Tétouan, with the support of the Institut Français, Paris 8 University and Transcultures. It will be accompanied by an exhibition of works in the Institute itself.

Following on from the previous edition, which also took place at the INBA in November 2024, this series of conferences explores the complementarities of the various Mediterranean cultures and their potential interactions in relation to interconnected eSPACEs, images, languages and sounds, and how these feed into our shared territories, which are constantly changing.

"The Mediterranean, the Mare Nostrum, the cradle of civilisations and the crossroads of humanity, offers itself to us this time as a unique space in which to analyse the challenges of digital transformation in the field of contemporary artistic creation. [...] The conference will bring together artists, researchers, academics and art professionals to present lectures, papers, exhibitions and practical workshops. Participants will examine how digital tools are redefining the processes of creating, disseminating and receiving works of art in the Mediterranean region. Through a critical and innovative approach, the colloquium raises questions about digital skills, its challenges and the opportunities offered by these technologies. Proud of its close collaboration with these renowned institutions, the INBA is part of a dynamic of knowledge sharing and mutual enrichment. This symposium will provide a platform for presenting artistic projects using emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality and immersion. It will be both a scientific and artistic forum for rethinking the role of the visual arts in an increasingly digital world. It will lay the foundations for a joint and in-depth reflection on the future of art in the digital age". Dr Mehdi Zouak, Palaeoanthropologist. Heritage expert. Director of the Tétouan National Institute of Fine Arts.