Projects

Frischer Wind

Emma Gruber (AT), Mary Mayrhofer (AT), Linda Michelitsch (AT), Konstantin Redl (AT)

Young people face great uncertainty. In our state of permanent crisis, people discuss, argue, and some resign themselves to the situation. In the twilight of democracy, however, the debate about change is conspicuously silent. Yet this is what must take place now. Do we need change? Is change possible? And if so, how? The audience…
Rhythms of People

Kei Takeuchi (JP), Rena Tanaka (JP), Hokuto Sajiki (JP), Siyu Liu (CN), Amy Yamanoi (JP), Kimitaro Hattori (JP)

Rhythms of People has two parts: The first project showcases the rhythms of Tokyo, Shibuya that we have collected, and the tool we developed based on this research that allows anyone to collect rhythms. The second project involves using this rhythm collection tool to visualize the rhythms of the festival venue, POSTCITY, together with the…
Dust to Dust

Yuima Nakazato (JP)

Dust to Dust is the documentary film about various social issues related to fashion. The film begins with Nakazato’s visit to Kenya, and follows how this experience influences his presentation of a collection in Paris and his vision for the future of fashion.
PodcastLab

create your world (AT), c3 (HU), InSync Youth and Family Services (IE), mb21 (DE), Only Tomorrow Association (RO)

The 14th Youth Exchange Project will bring young people from five different countries to Linz as part of the Ars Electronica Festival.The overall goal is to exchange creative and artistic ideas, and this year the international group will work together in an open lab to produce podcasts: From brainstorming and conception to production and recording…
offSpring

Sophie Gartner (AT), Julian Czermak (AT), Enzo Gutschi (AT), Johannes Hörzer (AT), Neo Klinger (AT), Lisa Rauch (AT), Tilman Riegler (AT), Delia Sandholzer (AT), Judith Veis (AT), Sarah Windisch (AT)

Caleb always wanted to save the world, but his loving mother has the ambition to stop him even in death. offSpring is a 3D animated short film made in Blender.
oceaNebula

Sophie Gartner (AT)

What do the oceans and the universe have in common? Both hold many secrets. The artist wanted to bring these secrets together.
Nähküche

Nähküche Linz (AT)

Sewing a lanyard at the Nähküche. An open sewing workshop“First you are amazed at how much is already happening around the world, and then hope begins to emerge. HOPE—who will turn the tide.”
Innovationshauptplatz—Laboratory of Optimism

Innovationshauptplatz (AT)

Discover the Laboratory of Optimism—a media and technology lab for children and young people where you can work with others on a vision for a better way of living together! Here you have the opportunity to be creative in an inspiring environment, to learn new skills and to exchange ideas with like-minded people about topics…
ECOPOLIS

Andrea Aschauer (AT), Jeremiah Diephuis (US/AT), Ingrid Graz (AT), Katharina Gruber (AT), Isabel Guschl (AT), Paul Huemer (AT), Raffael Maxian (AT), Oliver Schrot (AT), Stefan Strasser (AT)

As the effects of climate change become increasingly visible, more and more young people are mobilizing to demand stronger political action. The ECOPOLIS project aims to develop a web-based platform to reach young people in a playful way and to better integrate them into the current climate policy discourse.
Department of Interfaced Dimensions

Annika Boll (DE), Eirini Lampiri (GR), Gökay Atabek (TR), Lam Lai (HK), Merve Sahin (TR), Mihai Gui (RO), Silvana Callegari (CO)

You are invited to step into a world of play, interactivity and uncertainty. Observe, follow or collaborate with your fellow participants to navigate your way through alternative realities. Interchange roles and actively engage in a play of surveillance and manipulation.
FOHRAMOOS

Stefan Kainbacher (AT), Robert Lang (AT), Isabel Jäger-Nemec (AT) Stefhani De Albuquerque Besnyi (BR), Niklas Kübler (AT), Benedikt Hermle (DE), Daniel Malin (AT)

This realtime VR installation is based on point clouds from 3D scans of the Austrian high moor. Immerse yourself with spatial audio and interact with your surroundings, gaining an appreciation for this essential ecosystem, vital in the fight against climate change.
do-gether

Thomas Nayer (AT)

do-gether, founded by Thomas Nayer, 21 years old and a wheelchair user, aims to bring the term “help” into the digital age and to be a platform for assistance of all kinds. With an easy-to-use app, a simple payment system and a focus on security and community, do-gether aims to change the way people can…