Projects
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Black Box
Patrick Glennon (US)
Black Box is an iterative project that merges custom synthesizer hardware and video game programming. The game component responds dynamically to the audio output of a light-controlled granular synthesizer activated by an optical sequencer. The game mechanics and narrative arc of the series explore scarcity, labor, and automation through visual manifestations of hierarchy and exploitation.
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Circular Consumer Experience
Bruna Petreca (BR), Ricardo O’Nascimento (BR), Marianna Obrist (IT), Christopher Dawes (UK), Nona Shabanova (RU/CA), Sharon Baurley (UK)
Research by the Textiles Circularity Centre reveals that linking human well-being with material flow contributes to reducing textile consumption. Visitors will experience a multisensory VR simulation of the future High Street and will use a special keyboard to express their well-being.
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ti(d)es
Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (AE)
ti(d)es is an interactive installation that explores the power of collective action in keeping with the theme of the Ars Electronica Festival 2024. The installation embodies the concept of presence in absence, where connection and impact are felt across distances through simultaneous engagement between participants in Dubai and Linz.
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SkyBorn House of Wisdom
Yomna Badr (EG)
This virtual reality experience showcases the House of Wisdom in Baghdad and highlights inventions from the Islamic civilization. It aims to draw parallels between Islamic civilization and Western myths. SkyBorn House of Wisdom intends to immerse the user in a new environment, to use short narratives and videos with the goal of bridging historical narratives.…
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On This Land
Hend AlShamsi (AE), Jenine AlHamaydeh (PS)
On This Land is a project inspired by Mahmoud Darwish’s poem that sheds light on the ongoing struggles faced by Palestinians and visualizes the displacement through four stages. These stages mark shifts in the geopolitical landscape with land reduction and conflict.
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I, Herself
Sahar Baniabbasi (IR)
I, Herself is a short animated film created by Sahar Baniabbasi that focuses on over-reliance on AI. The story follows the main character, who stumbles upon a mobile advertisement for a Robohelper who can assist her throughout her daily life: an AI maid of sorts.
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Leonardo LASER Linz
Fabricio Lamoncha (ES) & Christa Sommerer (AT)
Scientific revolutions lie not only in discoveries but also in changes in their practices, goals, protocols, and evaluation methods. The laboratory, originally dedicated to scientific work and characterized by rigor and dedication to experimentation, now resonates across disciplines, promoting creativity and collaboration. Through our guests’ experiences and songs, we will explore the laboratory as a…
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DORFTV – Radical Broadcast
In 2024, DORFTV will once again set up its studio in the former ‘Studio Schirmmacher’ at the Infopoint of the University of Arts Linz at Hauptplatz, and invite guests for an afternoon/evening. Students, teachers from the University of Arts Linz and artists will present their projects in a live open house broadcast and talk about…
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SOUND CAMPUS
Sound Campus is a program presented in collaboration with Ars Electronica and University of Arts Linz, from September 3-5, 2024. This year’s edition Sound Campus – Sonic Fever takes the shape of a carrier bag of sounds and diverse forms of musical expression. Looking to the power of sound as catalyst and shapeshifter, it proposes…
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entangled homes
Catrin Manoli, Sule Suarez, Sofia Talanti, Kristina Tica, Mobina Vatandoost, Anna Kraher
The exhibition entangled homes explores themes of home, identity and belonging intertwined with power dynamics. It blends analog and digital spaces, featuring diverse artworks including comics, GIFs, and memes. Selected works will be displayed at WHA Gallery, University of Arts Linz.
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寂靜春天來臨前
Lai Lai Natalie Lo (HK)
The Days Before The Silent Spring is a multi-channel video installation in which the artist weaves together a spectrum of footage shot from different points of view. An homage to the decade-long journey of the farming collective Sangwoodgoon to which she belongs, it reflects on the multitude of connected worlds and many life-forms germinated by…
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حاورية) حاوية+ حرية)
Said Ahmed Mohamed Alhassan (SD)
Haawriya is an artistic reproduction reflecting a form of cultural resistance and the Sudanese people’s right of expression. Using visual and audio tools of expression, it explores the phenomenon of blocking bridges with metal shipping containers, revealing the tension between hope and disappointment felt by protesters.