Chloé Delarue is an artist based in Geneva, Switzerland. In her practice, she observes how automation and simulation in the digital age alter our perception of reality, exploring the transformation of our bodies. Delarue’s installations and sculptures, including her extensive series TAFAA–Toward A Fully Automated Appearance, creates dense aesthetic environments that reveal the ambiguities of…
CATPC, or “Congolese Plantation Workers Art League”, is an art cooperative of plantation workers from Lusanga, DR Congo. It was founded in 2014 together with the well-known environmental activist René Ngongo. With the proceeds of their art, CATPC buys back and restores former plantation land to make worker-owned, ecological and inclusive food forests: the Post…
Born in 1985, Yuima Nakazato graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in 2008, before founding YUIMA NAKAZATO Co., Ltd. in 2015. In 2016, Yuima was formally selected as a guest designer for Haute Couture Week. Since then, he has continued presenting his collections at Paris Fashion Week, offering his trademark fusion of…
Cello Octet Amsterdam is an adventurous collective of cellists that stands for new music and interdisciplinary performances. In the contemporary music world, the Octet has become a household name through collaborations with composers such as Philip Glass, Sofia Gubaidulina, Arvo Pärt, Theo Loevendie, Mauricio Kagel, Michael Gordon and Kate Moore. Arvo Pärt, on hearing the…
The initiatives <19 shape your world from Budapest (HU), create your world from Linz (AT), mb21 from Dresden (DE), Only Tomorrow Association from Arad (RO) and In Sync Youth and Family Services (IE) explore different aspects of digitalization from both the perspective of young people and education. Each organization has its own approach on how…
Sophie Gartner is a short film director and 3D artist. She completed her training at the HTLBVA Ortweinschule in Graz in 2023. Her final project is the 3D animation film ABYSS. Her other short films are Fall of Night, Follow the Rules and offSpring.
The Innovationshauptplatz has been open since July 2, 2019. On the one hand, the Innovationshauptplatz der Stadt Linz takes its name from its location at Pfarrgasse 3, directly on Linz’s main square. On the other hand, it underlines its claim to be a hub for innovation projects in the Upper Austrian capital. Here you can…
Carlotta Borcherding is a multimedia artist based in Linz. By composing sound, choreographic and visual elements they create acoustic and optical landscapes. Their Deep Space performance Environment had its premiere at the Ars Festival 2023 as the film Environment had its international premiere at the Gwangju Media Art Festival 2023. As an audiovisual artist they…
Carla Streckwall, a Berlin-based media artist and designer, studied visual communication at the Berlin University of the Arts and Cooper Union, New York. Her work explores the effects of digitalization on daily life and perception. As co-founder of Refrakt, she develops multimedia app experiences for global art exhibitions and museums.
Bubu Ogisi is a fiber artist and the Creative Director of the wearable art label I.AM.ISIGO. Her work illuminates how the body interacts with space through time. She achieves this by creating pieces using unconventional materials and ancient African textile techniques that challenge colonial notions of African design. Through the exaggeration of texture, structure, and…
Bradly Klerks graduated as a 3D visual-artist designer from the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, Arnhem (NL)). Currently collaborating as CCO with visionary designer Yuima Nakazato (JP), biotech firm Spider Japan and Epson innovation labs on the future of fashion. He is the Co-Founder and Associate Director of PIATE [Platform for Innovation Arts & Technology…
BÅ‚ażej Kotowski is a researcher and sound artist whose work lies at the intersection of sound and artificial intelligence. Using a speculative approach, his work explores the epistemic implications of predictive technologies. With special focus on the notion of cyber sublime, he examines the nature of sound, pushing boundaries and challenging traditional notions of sonic…