Ex.A.R.U / Dorotea Dolinšek (SI), Photo: Hana Marn

Connected Earth

We invite you to close your eyes and think about the Earth. What image comes to mind? Perhaps the iconic blue marble viewed from space? Or specific places that capture the stunning beauty of our planet?

The exhibition Connected Earth is based on the understanding that everything is interconnected: the Earth, nature, technology, materials, flora and fauna, and we humans. All seem separate, yet they are deeply intertwined, constantly influencing and shaping each other. The exhibition brings together artworks and scientific projects that address the complex relationships between nature, human infrastructure, climate change, and the energy transition. It invites us to reflect on this relationship and draw connections to the urgent climate issues we face.

This is a crucial moment to engage with this pressing topic and demonstrate how unique collaborations across disciplines can create a vision of hope and action. Culture plays a central role in accelerating the response to the climate crisis. It offers a platform to challenge and transform the way we shape our communities.

Rather than viewing ourselves as superior and separate from nature, the exhibition reminds us of our inextricable bond with it, showing that through more conscious actions, we can contribute to a more resilient future. However, recognizing this interconnectedness alone is not enough — it serves as a basic starting point for positive change. It is time to confront head-on the urgent climate questions and take action with all the resources available to us.

Connected Earth therefore examines how scientific knowledge and technological advancements open new perspectives and offer tangible solutions. It explores the political, economic, and societal factors behind inaction, aiming to go beyond superficial descriptions. The focus is on achieving transparency, identifying responsibilities, and promoting effective answers.

In times of global challenges, Connected Earth shows that our bond with nature does not render us powerless, but rather capable of meaningful change. By shifting our perspective, we can reshape our relationship with the Earth and work together toward sustainable, forward-thinking change. Seeing ourselves as part of a larger whole gives us not only the motivation but also the power to act — for ourselves, for the Earth, and for future generations.

I cooperation with

Exhibits

  • Best Practice

    Best Practice

    Climate and Energy Fund Austria

    At the station Best Practice, visitors can explore interactively the Climate and Energy Fund’s flagship projects on a multi-touch terminal.

  • Climate Matters

    Climate Matters

    KONTEXT Institute for Climate Matters (AT)

    This station addresses the urgency of climate crisis and the lack of sufficient action despite available solutions. While climate matters have become central to discussions across various sectors, there is still a gap between awareness and meaningful progress.

  • Conspiracies in Virtual and Geographic Space

    Conspiracies in Virtual and Geographic Space

    Geosocial AI (AT)

    The Geosocial AI researh group’s DEGENET focuses on identifying and countering threats to democracy online.

  • Ex.A.R.U.

    Ex.A.R.U.

    Dorotea Dolinšek (SI)

    The Exo Auxiliary Respiratory Unit (Ex.A.R.U.), created by Dorotea Dolinšek and her collaborators, is an immersive installation that speculates on human survival in environments where air is scarce or unbreathable.

  • From Green to Red – 800,000 Years of Rising CO2 Levels

    From Green to Red – 800,000 Years of Rising CO2 Levels

    Beatie Wolfe (GB)

    From Green to Red, from art rebel Beatie Wolfe, is a stirring environmental protest piece about human impact on the planet, built using 800,000 years of NASA’s historic CO2 data.

  • G80

    G80

    Fragmentin (CH)

    G80 is an interactive installation that proposes a contemporary interpretation of Richard Buckminster Fuller’s World Game: a strategy simulation tool inspired by War Games, which aimed at an equitable distribution of resources on a planetary scale.

  • Interactive Hydrogen Value Chains Model

    Interactive Hydrogen Value Chains Model

    WIVA P&G, Ars Electronica, Robert Bosch AG, HTL Paul Hahn, Linz AG with RAG Austria AG

    The Interactive Hydrogen Value Chains Model is a joint project by Ars Electronica, WIVA, HTL, Bosch and Linz AG that investigates hydrogen energy through an engaging, hands-on display.

  • Minecraft Minigame

    Minecraft Minigame

    Simon Ehrenhuber (AT), Roberto Husli (AT), Matthias Steininger (AT)

    The Minecraft Minigame, that has been developed by the students of Linzer Technikum takes you through the steps of hydrogen production in three exciting levels.

  • ONE TREE ID

    ONE TREE ID

    Agnes Meyer-Brandis (DE)

    One Tree ID – How To Become A Tree For Another Tree by Agnes Meyer-Brandis is a unique biochemical and biopoetic experiment exploring olfactory communication between humans and plants.

  • Perfect Sleep

    Perfect Sleep

    Tega Brain (AU), Sam Lavigne (US)

    Perfect Sleep by Tega Brain and Sam Lavigne is an intriguing exploration of sleep and dreaming as potential tools for climate engineering.

  • Pollinator Pathmaker

    Pollinator Pathmaker

    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg’s Pollinator Pathmaker is a transformative artwork, designed from the perspective of pollinating insects rather than humans.

  • Smoke and Mirrors

    Smoke and Mirrors

    Beatie Wolfe (GB)

    Smoke and Mirrors is an art installation that visualizes six decades of rising methane levels (Smoke) alongside advertising campaigns from the Big Oil industry (Mirrors) intended to deny, doubt, and delay the climate data.