Projects

Neural Neighborhood

Martin Reiter (AT), Florian Nimmervoll (AT), Mario Zeppetzauer (AT)

Step into a mesmerizing world where simplicity generates complexity. Interact with transparent brain casts glowing in vibrant hues, each light influenced by its neighbors. Inspired by Conway’s Game of Life, this installation mirrors the intricate patterns of our interconnected world, highlighting how small interactions create profound and dynamic beauty. Engage with life-sized silicone brains and…
Songs about AI

LIT Robopsychology Lab (AT)

When it comes to AI and music, much focus these days is on AI-generated songs. JKU’s Robopsychology Lab takes a different approach by letting human artists create songs about AI. Why? Research shows that many people feel poorly informed about AI. At the same time, everyone likes music. To promote AI literacy among diverse target…
Microbial Mindscapes

Yoojin Oh (KR/AT), Sabina Hyoju Ahn (KR/US), Christina Watschinger (AT), Ryan Millett (US), Nefeli Manoudaki (GR), Iason Paterakis (GR/US), Tobias Ruff (DE/AT), Rong Zhu (CN), Peter Hinterdorfer (AT), Junsoo Kim (KR)

Microbial Mindscapes is a multisensory work that explores the human gut microbiome and the brain, emphasizing how microbiome-produced neurotransmitters affect emotional states. Using AI to reinterpret the artist’s microbiome data into an audiovisual experience, Microbial Mindscapes provokes a discussion on the ability of AI to understand complex human emotions and challenges conventional views on life,…
Hack the Hat

Parisa Ayati (IR), Markus Schedl (AT), Shahed Masoudian (IR), Deepak Kumar (IN), Gustavo Escobedo (PE), Anna Hausberger (AT), Gerald Gruber (AT), Ghazal Hosseini (IR), Dominik Baumann (AT), Stefan Brandl (AT), Oleg Lesota (RU), Michael Preisach (AT)

Hack the Hat is an interactive experience highlighting the frustrations of AI-driven recruitment. You will mentor Merlin Kepler, a wizard graduate, by modifying a CV to pass the test of a magical screening hat. This gamified project explores hidden biases in AI systems, encouraging reflection on the impact of automated decision-making in job recruitment.
The Turing Game

Bernhard Nessler (AT), Gregor Aichinger (AT), Katharina Leitner (AT)

Can machines think? Alan Turing’s decades-old question and his famous Turing Test has triggered a new and controversial discussion following the emergence of ChatGPT and other Large Language Models. When do we start to perceive an AI bot as equal to or even more human than other people? Are you able to distinguish an AI…
The STWST as a Ship

Stadtwerkstatt (AT)

The STWST as a place of imagination and resistance—we imagine the building as a ship, mooring it to the square. A razzle-dazzle disorientation pattern on the building extends the façade as an artistic display. Parts of the wrecked ship Eleonore lie in front of the STWST on the square—as an explosion installation.
TecTales @STWST48x10

Johanna Bruckner (AT), Susanna Flock (AT), S()fia Braga (IT), Tina Kult (DE)

TecTales is a multidimensional screening event and presents significant positions in contemporary video art and creates a dedicated and communal space where moving images can be experienced in their full length. For STWSTx48 NOPE, TecTales transforms into a 48-hour, non-stop cinema program and is delighted to present a selection of four short films.
STWST48x10 Media and Mars Archives: Shu Lea Cheang, Franz Xaver and Guests / 10x10x10 of Media Art (with an attitude)

Stadtwerkstatt (AT)

STWST48x10 presents two media archive projects: 10x10x10 of Media Art (with an attitude) brings up 10 significant art works/events from STWST’s archive and invites 10 artists/spaces/collectives to correspond by bringing 10 works from their own archive or that of the larger media art field.
Bloodproof of Life, Part Video Proof

Stadtwerkstatt / STWST (AT), Tanja Brandmayr (AT)

In September 2023, STWST organized the format Bloodproof of Life—as a collective art action with real lifeblood. An appeal was made: Stadtwerkstatt gives you back your lifeblood—come and get it! 4 ml of blood was taken from volunteers. This was followed by several checks of the participants and their lifeblood, by survey, seal, blockchain, hash…
The Digest

Slavs and Tatars, Pickle Bar / Kunstraum MEMPHIS (AT)

The Digest is a new format of Pickle Bar with a reading room and scenography by the artist collective Slavs and Tatars bringing together the unlikely bedfellows of fermentation and books. Within the Slavic equivalent of an aperitivo bar, where instead of cheese and wine, different fermented juices and bites are served, Pickle Bar extends…
Schmilz, schmilz, Baby!

Aggro Climate (AT/FR)

By the end of the century, Alpine glaciers may lose 91% of their surface and 94% of their mass, potentially leaving Austria ice-free. Schmilz, schmilz, Baby! by Aggro Climate invites citizens to reimagine these landscapes. Join the dialogue, participate in an AI-driven competition and be part of a transformation that shapes the post-glacial future with…
Conferences, Lectures

HOPE – Who turns the tide? Attend lively interdisciplinary discussions, empowering talks, and interactive workshops exploring this central question between September 4th and 7th.