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.
In 2021, the International Science Art Festival in Matsudo was dedicated to the theme “OPEN CITY – Inspirational City.” The festival aimed to create an ecosystem where people can connect and inspire each other to take on new challenges.
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.
In Bio Ink, the Futurelab brought together biotechnology and digital pen tablet technology to create living ink that grows freely beyond human input. With this research, the team explored co-creation with other organisms and nature.
In this project, we explore biological and chemical methods to create materials for art and design. Biological materials based on the natural process and life science are beautiful, versatile, and ecological.
‘Resonant Media – Possibilities of 8K Visualization’ takes an artistic and scientific approach to explore the new possibilities of 8K from diverse perspectives. As part of the “8K Future Projects” collaboration between Japan’s largest public broadcaster NHK and the Ars Electronica Futurelab, the exhibition – taking place in Shibuya, Tokyo from March 14 to March…
The Future Ink Project is a collaborative research project between Wacom and Ars Electronica Futurelab to explore the future of creativity from all aspects of ink. As the world’s leader in pen tablets, interactive pen displays, and digital interface technologies, Wacom brings people and technology closer together through natural, intuitive interface solutions. Through the joint…
Art Thinking Initiative (ATI) is a joint consulting program between Hakuhodo and Ars Electronica Futurelab to incorporate the method of Art Thinking into the management and R&D of companies, research institutions, and government organizations. Hakuhodo is a leading communication design and marketing solutions company in Japan with its core philosophy centered on People Thinking. Since…
From November 21st to 22nd 2020, the Ars Electronica Futurelab contributed to the International Science Art Festival in Matsudo, Japan, for the third time – on the theme of “Garden of Creativity”.
The School of the Future Festival 2020—a cooperation between Ars Electronica and TOKYO MIDTOWN—took place from February 20th to February 24th 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.