Workshops

Data Art & Science (DAS) Workshop: Food

Takeshi Kawanishi (JP), Yasunobu Tomita (JP), Yoshio Okumura (JP), Michael Steininger (AT), Werner Traxler (AT)

Join us at Muto in Linz for a unique workshop blending culinary mastery and data science. Experience the expertise of a sushi master, a fermentation specialist, a sake producer and the masterful craft of Muto’s chefs, as they reveal their trade.
About Candies and Characters

Monja Hirscher (DE)

They make you happy or addicted, they are sweet but unhealthy, they are often given away and sometimes hidden. We delve into the ancient craft of confectioners and cook, pull and pour candies which will shape our stories like worlds of clouds and glass.
Wastescapes

Nina Mršnik (SI)

Wastescapes is a workshop about the beauty of waste plastic. We have been “toasting” waste plastic in plates from which we make furniture and other objects, but are very interested in different applications of waste plastic. Participants will be presented with waste plastic that they will cut into shapes and “toast” into pictures. All the…
natürlich gefärbt

Katharina Mayr (AT)

Based on the natürlich gefärbt toolkit developed by Katharina Mayr, the workshop introduces plant dyeing as a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional dyeing.
AI x Art

Ali Nikrang (AT), Susanne Kiesenhofer (AT)

At a time when generative AI systems are autonomously creating images, videos, and music, the importance of human creativity is increasingly being questioned. But rather than viewing AI as a substitute for our creative abilities, it can support and enhance them.
SANTA SANGRE

ALMA de Bruixes: Cristina Dezi (IT), Isabel Farina (IT), Giulia Tomasello (IT)

We have been raised to feel ashamed of the dirtiness and impurity of our bodies. We have been taught to keep certain things private, to silence our flesh, to fear the stains, the smell, the color and the liquid sensation between the legs. We have been told to suppress our desires and pleasures, to feel…
C-Lab: Interactive Collaborative Platform

Marko Damiš (SI), Mario Dobaj (SI), Jurij Krpan (SI)

The workshop will begin with an introduction to the role of the innovation catalyst as the individual responsible for facilitating a collaborative process engaging artists, designers, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. After assigning roles to participants, a presentation of the C-Lab – a collaborative innovation catalyst tool – will be given.
Feral Future Forecast with Krater Collective

Krater Collective (Danica Sretenović, Andrej Koruza, Gaja Mežnarić Osole, Amadeja Smrekar) (SI/YU/INT)

Engage in future telling for Krater-style fortune by exploring a box of curiosities arriving from the most notorious construction site in the world. During a tea ritual featuring forbidden Japanese knotweed tea, get to know the collective that operates on unstable urban ground. Explore soil archives, unheard soundscapes, inhabitants of untamed nature and images of…
NEURO-GAMING

g.tec medical engineering GmbH

Join us for an exciting Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) workshop by g.tec medical engineering GmbH. Dive into three engaging games: solve challenges with Puzzle Game, experience neurofeedback with BrainBuddy and navigate thrilling levels in Platformer. Discover cutting-edge BCI technology and its applications in a fun, interactive environment. Do not miss this unique opportunity to learn how…
The Makings of Empire: The Echo Chamber Escape Room

Yunyu Ong (AU)

Participants explore the workings of echo chambers through an apocalyptic drinking song titled Empires. They partake in an immersive experience that delves into the manufacturing of identities and perceptions.
Toguna World and The Sanctuary of Dreams

Pierre-Christophe Gam (FR)

Woven around the Five Pillars of IFA — an ancient divination system from West Africa — the two-hour ritual explores the possibilities of how we could Eat, Play, Dream, Pray, and Love in an ideal future.
The Solar Share

DISNOVATION.ORG (FR/PL/CA)

The Solar Share stages a form of planetary economics based on photosynthesis. Every day a microalgae culture converts sunlight into edible biomass. The yield of the 1 sq.m bioreactor is a concrete means of measuring solar income—actual new energy entering the Earth’s metabolism.