For the second year Ars Electronica has selected a number of artists to showcase their work in person at the V&A.
Type: Exhibition, Lectures, Workshops
Duration: September 23-24, 2017
City, Country: London, Great Britain
Venue: Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
The Digital Design Weekend brings together artists, designers, engineers, technologists and the public to celebrate and share contemporary digital art and design. Participants take over the Museum with pop-up installations, robotics, creative electronics, talks, workshops, family-friendly events and more.
Credit: Harvey Shepherdson-Beck
Credit: Harvey Shepherdson-Beck
Credit: Harvey Shepherdson-Beck
Impressions of the Digital Design Weekend 2017 can be found on the Ars Electronica Blog!
Featured Artists
Program
Book Launch: Bridging Open Borders
Friday 22 September, 6.30pm – 8.30 pm, ACF London
An evening of performances to celebrate the launch of the V&A’s Digital Design Weekend and its publication Bridging Open Borders. With performances by Leo Peschta, Davide Bevilacqua and prazlab.
Let’s Walk and Talk
Saturday 23, 5pm & Sunday 24, 12pm, ACF London
Meet the artists and curators while walking! Starting at the V&A Grand Entrance join curators Manuela Naveau (Ars Electronica Linz) and Irini Papadimitrou (V&A / Digital Design Weekend) in a guided walk to the ACF London for performances, workshops, talks and drinks with artists.
Robotic Intervention and Sound Performances
Saturday 23, 5.30pm, ACF London
Davide Bevilacqua will present Ursuppe, a sound performance
originally realized in collaboration with Alberto Boem and based on a biocybernetic system consisting of a series of insect-shaped analog sound devices electrically connected to a mixture of organic materials. Leo Peschta presents a robotic intervention of single track drum computers.
Workshop: Handcrafting the Digital
Sunday 24, 11am – 12.30pm, ACF London
Join artist Irene Posch for a workshop exploring tools for the use of textiles in the production of digital technologies.
17:40-18:40
Robotic Sculpture by Leo Peschta (2016), ACF London
17:40-18:40 is a kinetic sculpture that, by changing its form, reflects the recorded movement of a person through the city. Between 5:40pm – 6:40pm the artist went for an hour through the city of Vienna and recorded his route with his smartphone.
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