“The inability to imagine a world in which things are different is evidence only of poor imagination, not of the impossibility of change.” Rutger Bregman, 2017 Maria Pfeifer is Key Researcher for Future Narratives, where she investigates the question, how stories about the futures can change the here and now. Other thematic interests lie in…

“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.” by Alan Turing Barbara Habringer studied communication and marketing in France at the Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis. During her studies, focused on corporate communication as well as culture and communication in the digital age, she developed…

You only need to hear Marianne speak a few sentences to realize that she isn’t a native of Upper Austria. She was born in the city of Graz in Styria, and grew up at the southern border of Austria, where she discovered her interest in computer science. After graduating from the technical secondary school in…

“The future depends on what you do today.” Mahatma Gandhi Due to her interest in visual design, Kerstin Blätterbinder studied Media Technology and Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg. There, she also graduated with a Master’s degree in Digital Arts. During her studies she developed her passion for moving images, thereby her…

Maria Mayr studied communications at the University of Salzburg, where she majored in public relations and corporate communications. As an undergrad, she also gained valuable experience as a project manager staging cultural events in cooperation with artists and directors. In 2008-09, she came on board at Ars Electronica in conjunction with the expansion of the…

Anna Kuthan studied African Studies and International Development at the University of Vienna. During her education, she gained first experiences in the field of project management. Already as of 1999, Anna operated in the environment of Ars Electronica, where she participated in the production of several Cyberarts exhibitions at O.K. — Center for Contemporary Art.…

Peter Holzkorn is Key Researcher & Artist for Data Sentience at the Ars Electronica Futurelab. His research investigates the changing relationship between society and data through artistic explorations. He joined the Futurelab in 2011 and has worked – as artist, developer and systems architect – on data art pieces, large-scale media art installations and a…