Events, Concerts, Performances

Chameleon

Universal Everything (GB)

A site-specific project for the island of San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice) has been carried out by the well-known international collective Universal Everything. The hallmark of their work is the “walking figure”: a digital creature that transforms itself by changing matter, colour and texture, and which for this occasion crosses the spaces of the island on…
Cultural Heritage – A Virtual Retrospective

Between three visually stunning dimensions on 16 x 9 meter projection surfaces on wall and floor, with 33 million pixel resolution and a high-performance laser tracking system, the future meets the past in Deep Space 8K. Nowhere else are images staged as impressively as here. This is also where you can view the details of…
Paragon

Carlotta Borcherding (DE), Semi Lim (KR), Veronika Maidukova (UA)

Paragon is an interactive performance within an acoustic and visual landscape defined by shape, space and movement dealing with the presence of a source of light and darkness.
DER WENDEPUNKT

Erika Mondria (AT)

According to neuroscience, the moral authority is located in the frontal lobe. At the neuro-live-experience DER WENDEPUNKT, you are invited to watch exemplary samples of digital media. The electroreceptors on your forehead capture your brain-oscillation in real time and mirror the turning point of your cortical responses to the surface. Observe your neuronal signals live…
Live-Presentation: touching thoughts / kicking cancer

Sabina Köfler (AT), Jan Maximilian Janssen (AT)

By digitally reconstructing tissue samples and rendering spatial data as 3D objects, we offer visitors a unique glimpse into the microscopic world of human anatomy and pathology. Stimulating interdisciplinary dialogue, the exhibition encourages the public to engage with scientific research in new and meaningful ways, highlighting the potential of art and technology to enhance medical…
Award Ceremony u19–create your world

Ars Electronica (AT)

The award ceremony brings together all the winners of this year’s Prix Ars Electronica in the u19–create your world category. The 23 winning projects will be presented by moderator Conny Lee, the young artists will receive their certificates and provide brief insights into the ideas behind their projects.
Haltadefinizione Gigapixel Experience

Luca Ponzio (IT), Francesco Gavioli (IT)

During Ars Electronica Festival, Haltadefinizione presents an innovative experience for enhancing cultural heritage using Mixed and Virtual Reality headsets. Thanks to cutting-edge technologies and devices, such as Apple Vision Pro, participants are virtually transported inside of medieval churches and can experience digital twins of artworks immersed in their original environment.
Welcome and Introduction

AC Coppens (FR)

Introduction for the AI and Artistic Creation Day Bio
Replay: Let’s Create a New Planet Together

Konstantin Mitgutsch (AT)

Interactive Session with Konstantin Mitgutsch In this interactive session with game designer and play researcher Konstantin Mitgutsch, participants will use their phones to collaboratively create a new planet, experiencing firsthand the power of cooperation and creativity. Through this fun and challenging experiment, we will discover how reimagining life as a more cooperative and fair game…
INTRO-SPECTIVE

Justin Aversano (US) / Francisco Carolinum

Justin Aversano is a mixed media artist who combines conventional art mediums such as photography with cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain and AI. INTRO-SPECTIVE not only serves as the artist’s introduction to the art world, but is also an invitation to visitors to accompany him on his personal journey.
Cooperative Aesthetics: Four New Works

Gerhard Funk (AT)

The idea behind Cooperative Aesthetics is to create a space in which users can influence the visual output of the projections and the sound by walking around. Participants playfully explore what is controlled by their movements. In doing so, they come into contact with others, are able to coordinate their movements and thus create a…
Chapel of City Voices

Jaskaran Anand (IN/AT), trivium (AT)

Curated by Jaskaran in cooperation with Innovationshauptplatz Linz and she:works, this initiative bridges art, culture, and society to encourage empathy and communication. A space for support, or the space to just be, The “Chapel” is created as a soothing and immersive atmosphere. It acts as an open space inviting people to come and coexist. It…