Ars Electronica Futurelab
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By us, for us: Shaping Society
Ars Electronica embodies a vibrant community in which art, technology and society merge. For us, society is more than just a concept – it is the dynamic interaction of people who jointly develop visions, find creative solutions and shape the future.
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Where Technology meets the Future
From world-famous buildings to a unique composer, the endless depths of the ocean and an Austrian export hit: How Ars Electronica uses innovative technologies to implement artistic ideas.
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Immersive Journeys Through Time
Ars Electronica is the future, cultural heritage is the past. Both tell of disruptive interrelationships at the intersection of art, technology and society. In Deep Space 8K, they enter into a unique symbiosis.
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“Waltz Symphony”: Of humans and machines
Artificial intelligence and classical music merge seamlessly in the Waltz Symphony project. Composition students develop innovative orchestral pieces in dialogue with the AI application Ricercar.
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Rethinking clothing with knitting, origami, and Magic Girls
Material research meets design: Lingxiao Luo shows how programmable, sustainable clothing interacts with its wearers.
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Intersections of Technology, Society, and Environment in Mobility
In the sixth and last chapter of the FOUNDING LAB Fall Term, students delve into the intersection of technology, society, and policy through the lens of mobility
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A Conscientious Objector’s Unconventional Art Project
Artist Tom Bogaert on investing in “sin stocks” of arms manufacturers as an act of resistance against the logic of war
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Disinformation, manipulation and the art of storytelling
In the fifth chapter of the FOUNDING LAB Fall Term students examine the incentives, tactics, and mechanisms of online news construction and dissemination.
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200 Years of Anton Bruckner: Music meets the latest Technologies
Upper Austria celebrates 200 years of Anton Bruckner in 2024. From February, you can experience the world of the famous composer in an unprecedented way at the Ars Electronica Centre!
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Creative and playful learning for the future
AI, robotics, programming, and more: “missimo” brings basic digital education to rural elementary schools throughout Austria.
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Unveiling the biodiversity crisis through auditive art
An immersive audiovisual experience by the Ars Electronica Futurelab makes the loss of biodiversity tangible in an impressive way.
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Origami, robotics, and folding sound
World premiere for Oribotic Instruments with Anne Wichmann (She’s Excited), Miller Puckette, and Dan Wilcox at the Ars Electronica Festival.
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How to build a theater time machine
Elaborate digital reconstruction for an immersive experience: The Ars Electronica Futurelab revived “Faust” from 90 years ago for the Salzburg Festival.
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Climate change as an immersive hell painting
Creativity meets scientific data: Artist Akira Wakita showed Mother Earth at the Ars Electronica Festival as an imposing entity beyond humankind.
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Ars Electronica Recap 2023: AI, Art and Human Creativity
Technology as the third pillar of Ars Electronica was reflected in 2023 in projects ranging from Linz to Shanghai, from AI to card games and from local industry to international space travel.
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High-tech meets nervous system
A new installation by the Ars Electronica Futurelab decodes the complex world of microelectronics.
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Discoveries beyond the surface: social dynamics, data visualisations and alternative realities
Creative changes of perspective are thematised in the fourth chapter of the Fall Term. The Fall Term is part of the FOUNDING LAB, a collaborative prototype of a new university.
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Watch the best of Futurelab 2023
Exciting and innovative, playful and informative: 2023 has marked another year of unique projects for the public by the Ars Electronica Futurelab and its partners.
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Playful AI for collective transformation
Trust through transparency: AI start-up Godot and the Ars Electronica Futurelab showcase the humane use of AI.
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Between machines and humankind: A glimpse into technological developments
The third chapter of the Fall Term is about machines from the past, present, and the future. The Fall Term is part of the FOUNDING LAB, which is a collaborative prototype of a new university.
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Future stories to bridge generations
The quick card game Bridge 2040 by the Ars Electronica Futurelab serves as a playful approach for future discourse between young and old.
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FOUNDING LAB Fall Term: Interdisciplinarity as a New Expertise
25 students and 21 fellows are currently testing jointly developed visions for the university of the future in Linz. The focus is on interdisciplinary and project-based work.
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Jury honors anatomy education of the future
Following international success: Upper Austrian Prize for Innovation goes to “Cinematic Virtual Anatomy” by Ars Electronica Futurelab, JKU and Siemens Healthineers.
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Soft Wars – Data, code and models that shape our lives
The second chapter of the Fall Term focused on data and coding. The Fall Term is part of the FOUNDING LAB, a collaborative prototype of a new university.
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Origami for social innovation: Ori Shelter
Foldable, affordable, self-sufficient and recycled – Chiara Croci shows at the Ars Electronica Futurelab how emergency shelters can be rethought.
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Resisting the logic of war: Objection
Hacking weaponry as an act of resistance: Ars Electronica Futurelab resident Tom Bogaert examined the intersections of politics, art and propaganda.
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Of digital systems, colonialist implications, and sustainable solutions for technology.
In the first chapter of the Fall Term, Fellows and students together address infrastructures of digital systems. The Fall Term is part of the FOUNDING LAB, a collaborative prototype of a new university.
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Theater magic reimagined: Premiere of „Faust 2023“
Salzburg Festival and Ars Electronica Futurelab invite you to experience Max Reinhardt’s famous „Faust“ in a new way, using VR.