“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.”
by Albert Camus, Notebooks 1935-1942
Nicolas Naveau studied art at the Fine Art School in Angers, France. From 1997 to 2002 he worked as a course instructor for French culture (art history, comics, cinema) at the Centre for Adult Education in Vienna. Due to his interests and skills in the fields of art, graphic and information design, he became a freelancer for Ars Electronica in 2002. Since 2006 Nicolas Naveau has been working as an artist and senior researcher in the field of information design at the Ars Electronica Futurelab. His current focus is on the threat of collapse-especially climate-related collapse-and how to communicate it. He is co-founder of the Ars Electronica Happy Collapse group.
Key Works
New interdisciplinary field that incorporates artistic perspectives on future transformations based on data science as a starting point to create educational programs in universities.
Work that proposes a form of “newspaper of the future,” exemplified by exploring the global impacts of the Russian war on Ukraine in Deep Space 8K.
Collaborative project pursuing questions on next-generation 8K ultra-high definition TV technology, including image composition, content and forms of staging.
Annual festival in Matsudo, Japan – bringing together a diverse group of artists, scientists, and researchers from all over the world to showcase their latest projects.
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