Artists, Creators, Engineers
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Discussing Truth in a Digitized World
The conferences held during the Ars Electronica Festival bring international personalities on stage to examine contemporary issues from a range of perspectives.
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IDSA x Ars Electronica FOUNDING LAB: Forging a Transdisciplinary University
Introducing the IDSA x Ars Electronica FOUNDING LAB, a collaborative project that redefines the dynamics of a pioneering university in the age of digital transformation.
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Building bridges with cards and hearts
Get involved at the Ars Electronica Festival: Special experiences await visitors with the winning projects from the Futurelab Ideas Expedition.
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create your world between unpleasant truths and pointless dares
create your world shows, as every year, thoughts and ideas of children and young adults and offers the opportunity to experience, experiment and research.
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Transforming Tokyo: Co-creative towards a better city
A public experimentation space for society and forward-looking policy: the new project of Futurelab Co-Director Hideaki Ogawa.
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In Search of Truth between Polarized Spheres
Massive Binaries by Andy Gracie, winner of the Randa Art|Science residency, illustrates two different narratives of opposing spheres orbiting each other.
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As an International Collective Towards the Future
In the anniversary year of the University of Arts Linz, the Campus Exhibition once again invites visitors to reflect and admire many international contributions and original, contemporary as well as inspiring works.
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Invisible Journeys in a Fictitious World
In 2023, the Golden Nica in the Prix Ars Electronica category New Animation Art went to South Korean artist Ayoung Kim for her project “Delivery Dancer’s Sphere”.
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Breaking the Silence of Suppressed Voices
This year’s Golden Nica in the category Artificial Intelligence & Life was awarded to Winnie Soon for their Unerasable Characters Series.
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Digital Innovation in Education
The Music Middle School Eggenburg wants to prepare its students for a technological future by using the latest technology.
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Silent Sound
The project “Verblassende Stimmen” encourages reflection on how to remember the voices of deceased people who were once close.
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Reimagining Human Habitats
In an interview with artist Dorotea Dolinšek, we discover the secrets of the microbiome and how our symbiotic relationship with microorganisms affects our well-being.
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Walter Haupt 1935 – 2023
The inventor of the Klangwolke is dead. An obituary for Walter Haupt, who died in Munich on May 17, 2023 at the age of 88.
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Exhibition in New York connects biology and art
Yoko Shimizu presents her art in “Tides of Light”, including her work as an Ars Electronica Futurelab researcher.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto 1952 – 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto died March 28 at the age of 71. The Japanese pianist, composer and pioneer of electronic music was the winner of the Prix Ars Electronica in 1997.
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Meet me later
In an era when the concept of friendship may need to be reinterpreted, the NEXTCOMIC Festival with “Meet me Meta” brings relationships to digital life.
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In digital fight for justice
Cyber tools against environmental crimes: For those who love the truth, we make digital investigation methods available at Citizen Science Days.
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Inclusive education for the future of work
The WeSTEAM project demonstrates how artistic thinking and creative skills in the fields of mathematics, computer science, science and technology lead to new ways of thinking and promote a sustainable future.
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Peter Weibel 1944 – 2023
Artist, curator, theoretician, activist, visionary – Peter Weibel was one of those people who do not fit into any box, but instead switch from one field and metier to another. On March 1, 2023, Peter Weibel passed away in Karlsruhe at the age of 78.
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On the track of innovation
What do jackets made of orange peel, parasites for smart home devices and the monitoring of our oceans have in common? That’s right! They all characterize the enormous thematic scope of the S+T+ARTS Prize.
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What about AIxxNOSOGRAPHIES?
For the third round of the ArtScience Residency Rainald Schumacher met artist Špela Petrič, the winner of the 2023 edition, for an interview.
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Man-Machine Music – Night Performances
How can we use AI as a creative resource in the future? An audiovisual interpretation of an AI composition invites reflection.
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Maki Namekawa with Life Ink – Night Performances
When creativity becomes visible: a unique performance of pianist Maki Namekawa, visualized live by her brain waves and body signals.
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Room for artistic freedom
In the second part of our Year In Review, we turn our attention not only to art, but also to the exciting stories of the people behind it.
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Spot and the mobility of future generations
Finding new ideas for sustainable mobility, with AI and Boston Dynamics’ robot: A unique event in Japan included experts and families alike.
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More than just survival: “Work of the Future”
How will future generations earn income – and how can work serve a common good? An open discussion at the Futurelab Day.
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Earth4All: It is not too late
50 years after “The Limits to Growth” Club of Rome with “Earth4All” warns about the consequences of social inequality for our planet: A Survival Guide for Humanity
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The court which the future calls for
As part of the Festival University 2022, the International Environmental and Climate Court was created – a place for information, storytelling and discussion.