Projects

2021

  • JKU medSPACE

    JKU medSPACE

    Pioneering Venue for Anatomy Lectures

    The JKU medSPACE is a completely new, worldwide unique venue for teaching anatomy, located at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz. Developed and implemented by the Ars Electronica Futurelab, the JKU medSPACE shows anatomy like never before, in quadruple stereoscopic 3D 8K projection at 14×7 meters: Lecturers and students dive into larger than life, photorealistic…

  • Alchemists of the Future

    Alchemists of the Future

    25 years of Ars Electronica Futurelab

    In 2021, the Ars Electronica Futurelab celebrated its 25th anniversary. Under the heading Alchemists of the Future, the Open Futurelab therefor presented a look back at the lab’s challenges and successes, but most importantly its latest ideas and glimpes into the future.

  • NHM Deck 50

    NHM Deck 50

    Science Communication in the Museum

    Deck 50 at Vienna’s Natural History Museum is a participatory platform for science communication. Here, visitors can actively explore different environmental and socially relevant topics with hands-on experiments – becoming “Citizen Scientists” in the process.

  • Virtual Crib

    Virtual Crib

    Historic Nativity Scene in Virtual Reality

    More than a hundred years after its first exhibition, the nativity scene of the New Cathedral (Mariendom) in Linz was carefully restored. A team from the Ars Electronica Futurelab then scanned the figurines and landscapes using photogrammetry to create an audiovisual VR experience in stereoscopic 3D with a 360-degree perspective.

  • Stream of Hope

    Stream of Hope

    Large-Scale Fluxel Performance in Japan

    Ars Electronica Futurelab’s Fluxels, a scalable swarm of ground robots equipped with hexagonal LED displays, brought about a new language of visual expression. Stream of Hope in Osaka and Yokohama showcased their versatility at large-scale events.

  • Space Ink

    Space Ink

    Three-Dimensional Drawings With Drones

    What if we can draw in any space with a pen? This question is at the heart of Space Ink, where tablets and drones are brought together to create large-scale works in three-dimensional space using light and color.

  • Schaunberger Grabmal

    Schaunberger Grabmal

    Cultural Heritage in High-Resolution 3D

    To carefully translate one of the Schaunberger Grabmal (Schaunberger tombs) from the Collegiate Church in Wilhering into a virtual object, the contactless process of photogrammetry was employed. This turned the tomb into an immersive 3D cultural experience in Deep Space 8K.

  • Open City

    Open City

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2021

    From October 16th to 17th 2021, the International Science Art Festival in Matsudo, Japan, took place for the fourth time, on the theme of “OPEN CITY – Inspirational City”. Numerous exhibitions and workshops by Japanese and international artists have been curated in close collaboration with Ars Electronica.

  • Actions for Deep Issues

    Actions for Deep Issues

    Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Ars Electronica Futurelab curated a special Futurelab Day at the Ars Electronica Festival 2021. The event was launched with the Morning Inspirations Session that aimed to engage visitors in a collective dialogue about “Actions for Deep Issues”. The session was opened with the best-of video of a special interview series…

  • AI Ink

    AI Ink

    Noise is an important element in the creativity of artificial intelligence. To understand the relationship between noise and the “soul” in a machine, we used temperature and human interaction as noise in the AI Ink project while composing music with artificial intelligence. After all, temperature is also associated to emotions in the human body.

  • Bio Ink

    Bio Ink

    In Bio Ink, we bring together biotechnology and digital pen tablet technology to create living ink that grows freely beyond human input. The research explores co-creation with other organisms and nature. Bio Ink is part of the Ars Electronica Futurelab’s Future Ink research.

  • Artistic Journalism 2021

    Artistic Journalism 2021

    Keio University SFC Online Course

    Ars Electronica Futurelab director Hideaki Ogawa taught an online course entitled “Artistic Journalism” at Keio University SFC (Shonan Fujisawa Campus). This experimental series of classes discusses artistic journalism through online lectures, online guided tours and dialogues with the Ars Electronica Center. Artistic Journalism 1/3: Understanding AI Artistic journalism is the act of creating a social…