State of the ART(ist), a collaboration between Ars Electronica and the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focuses on artists who face threats to their existence, whether in the form of political persecution or environmental disasters.
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Opening comments
Christl Baur (DE), Simon Mraz (AT)
Meeting Point: POSTCITY, First Floor Bios Credits State of the ART(ist) is a collaboration between Ars Electronica and the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Creative Resilience in Challenging Times
Rafiul Alom Rahman (IN), Nina Bulgakova (UA), Kamya Ramachandran (IN), Maryam Sehhat (IR), Christoph Thun-Hohenstein (AT)
This panel will explore how artists articulate the scope and conditions of our existence through their work. It will address key questions: What should we fight against, and what should we protect in times of war and social conflicts?
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Artists at Risk (AR) and Ecologists at Risk (ER) as Peer Movements Standing for Resistance and Change
Marita Muukkonen (FI)
Autocratic leaders are increasingly gaining power—and weakening human rights—around the world. The world is losing its way. Conflicts are raging. Inequalities are deepening. Civic space is shrinking and the media is under attack from all sides. Authoritarian countries also sense that democratic nations are not prioritising the international human rights system.
State of the ART(ist) is a collaboration between Ars Electronica and the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.