Projects
2024
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Data Art & Science Project 2024
A project by Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT), Toyota Coniq Alpha (JP)
Data Art & Science (DAS) is a new interdisciplinary field at the center of a collaborative project between Toyota Coniq Alpha and the Ars Electronica Futurelab to incorporate artistic perspectives on data. At the Ars Electronica Festival 2024, visitors can experience a prototype of the DAS Center which aims to revitalize local culture in the…
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Pillars of Democracy
This playful and interactive installation aims to increase civic participation and enhance awareness of the importance of democracy. The artistic intervention on the pillars of the Parliament building in Vienna invites people to express themselves, reflect, and take a stand on democracy. The goal is to establish an emotional and personal connection to democracy, emphasize…
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Open Futurelab 2024
Ars Electronica Festival
We at the Ars Electronica Futurelab understand this year’s festival motto HOPE as a process that can be shaped through art and active participation. We therefore invite you to shape HOPE together: Visit us from September 4 to 8 at the Open Futurelab – right next to the entrance of POSTCITY at the Ars Electronica…
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Walzersymphonie
The year 2025 marks the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss Jr. – a composer who shaped the history of music with works such as the Danube Waltz and operettas like “Die Fledermaus” (The Bat) and “Eine Nacht in Venedig” (A Night in Venice). On behalf of Johann Strauss Festjahr 2025 Wien, the Ars Electronica Futurelab…
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Mariendom digital
The New Cathedral (Mariendom) in Linz is celebrating its centenary at the end of April 2024 with a large-scale digitization project and a new visitor center including a multimedia exhibition. The digitization ensures the preservation and documentation for future generations and at the same time makes it accessible to the public barrier-free: the exhibition developed…
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FOUNDING LAB Fall Term
The FOUNDING LAB Fall Term is a continuation of the FOUNDING LAB collaboration between Austrian university IT:U and Ars Electronica, spanning September 2023 to January 2024. IT:U started its operation in 2023 with the FOUNDING LAB, supported by experts of Ars Electronica including a team of Ars Electronica Futurelab members.
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Playing Anton
What makes up the gigantic, imposing sound of a Bruckner symphony? Visitors explore the question playfully and interactively with Playing Anton – an innovative application for the Deep Space 8K at the Ars Electronica Center, developed by the Ars Electronica Futurelab. Here, the audience takes over the formation of the instrumental groups of the Bruckner…
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Being Anton
The immersive sound space Being Anton at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz – developed by the Ars Electronica Futurelab – offers visitors the opportunity to experience the sound world of composer Anton Bruckner in a new way. Based on extensive historical research, visitors are immersed in the soundscape of the Industrial Revolution, which is…
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Data Art & Science Project
A project by Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT), Toyota Coniq Alpha (JP)
We are living in the midst of a dramatic transformation of everyday life and society brought about by the digital revolution. Our daily activities and the various events and environments that surround us generate vast amounts of data. “Data science,” the exploration of its use, and the “data scientists” who specialize in this field are…
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SHARESPACE
How could humans use digital avatars in the near future? How can we engage in social situations that include both human and automated avatars? And what technology do we need to explore these ‘hybrid’ spaces together? This is what SHARESPACE is all about – a European R&D consortium consisting of 14 partners from eight different…
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AI5production
Ars Electronica Futurelab, Ars Electronica Festival and the Ars Electronica Center’s Future Thinking School are part of a large-scale pilot project involving more than a dozen Austrian research institutions: AI5production – funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and the EU Commission – supports manufacturing companies in Austria in matters of digital transformation in…
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Ori*botics
the art and science of robotic origami
ORI*BOTICS, the art and science of robotic origami, is a follow-on research project that continues the investigation of origami, technology and nature. It extends on our novel methods for designing and making strong, flexible and highly irregular origami from textiles and 3D printing, namely Fold Printing and Fold Mapping.