Format

AI x Music Festival: Bot Bop Musikalisches Gestalten und Innovation mit AI
Andrew Claes (BE) and Dago Sondervan (NL)

Musical phrases are fed in real-time to a live coded machine learning model. The emerging virtual agent reacts and is again reacted to, creating an organic feedback loop. Utilising improvisational, instant composing and algorithmic musical techniques, listen to the duo becoming a trio during the course of this performance.
Transculturalism: The Space in Between
Amelia Jones, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Behnaz Farahi

In this panel discussion Amelia Jones (USC); Krzysztof Wodiczko (Harvard GSD), Behnaz Farahi (CSULB) are discussing "Transculturalism: The Space in Between". As utopian fantasies of "global" interconnectedness fade on relation to a global pandemic and burgeoning nationalisms, it is important to develop strategies to foster a sense of inclusion and overcome a culture of exclusion. This panel discussion addresses what role might art and design play to maintain a sense of transculturalism and how they might allow us to see things differently.
Genetic Biotech through the Eyes of Artists

BOZAR presents a talk on genetic modification, featuring Sandra Lorenzi (FR), Kuang-Yi Ku (TW), Christophe De Jaeger (BE), and 2 scientists from the Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie – VIB. The talk will be preceded by a video streaming of a guided tour in the VIB facilities in Gent (BE), with Sandra Lorenzi (FR – artist of the Studiotopia programme), Kuang-Yi Ku (TW – artist of the Studiotopia programme), Sofie Bekaert (BE – VIB) and VIB scientists Roosmarijn Vandenbroucke and Sofie Goormachtig, presenting their current research.
Panel: Surveillance, Gaze and Ways of Seeing
Lauren McCarthy, Memo Akten, Behnaz Farahi 

In this panel discussion, Behnaz Farahi, Lauren Lee Carthy and Memo Akten are discussing the notion of "gaze", "ways of seeing" and "surveillance" in the context of this group exhibition.
Exhibition
Krzystof Wodiczko, Behnaz Farahi, Memo Akten, Lauren Lee McCarthy (US)

This exhibition examines how different strategies of the ‘gaze’ could be used to undermine various forms of power structure and promote different forms of resistance. It does so by displaying either exhibits illustrating the gaze and voices of marginalized groups, or projects exploring how literal masks might hide or reveal identities. The idea is to use art and technology in combination with critical thinking to convey a powerful political message.
Q&A with Man & Wah

Moderated by independent curator and creative director working in the field of digital/new media arts, Lubi Thomas (AU/UK), this live Q&A event will explore the creative practice and process of artists Man & Wah. Covering topics of nature, the cosmos, information and interdisciplinary artistic practice, Man & Wah will respond to live questions alongside a discussion with Lubi about their narrative video piece, CELESTON, and physical exhibition at Museum of Brisbane.
Man & Wah: Artist Studio Profile

Working within the breadth of nature and the cosmos, the Marco and Micro, Man & Wah (AU) produce lush and alluring photographic, moving image, digital and installation based works. Collaborating with a diverse range of people on projects across the globe, they explore the depths of place through local flora; ultimately illuminating synergies between the limits of the man-made and vastness of natural systems and structures. This video follows the artists’ creative process and explores the places they forage for inspiration and meaning. Created in collaboration with photographer and filmmaker Charlie Hillhouse (AU), this studio profile gives insight into the forces that drive Man & Wah to continue to compel audiences to reflect on the phenomenal complexity of plants and the endless possibilities of interconnectedness.
Keynote Lecture: Tree Conservation and Genetics
Victoria Sork, UCLA Dean of Life Sciences, Director of Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens
CyberBallet
CyberRäuber (DE)

With the public rehearsals ending, the work will premiere in September 2020 at Ars Electronica Festival, in front of an audience that can join the performance via livestream.
Scratch-Introduction: Rocket launch!

You can`t get to space without the help of computers – so here’s an introduction for children (10-14 years) who want to learn programming. Via the free online platform Scratch we will animate an interactive rocket launch.
A sketchnote-workshop online - our experience

Participatory workshops with students offer exciting new perspectives for scientific communication, but what happens when they have to be done remotely? In this online seminar we will explore the challenges and opportunities provided by shifting a Sketchnote workshop with students to an online format.
Space in the classroom? - It's not rocket science!

Everybody loves space, but how can teachers include space topics in class? This online seminar offers simple experiments as supplements to “normal” STEM-lessons and introduces extracurricular learning centers that offer deeper dives.
Live Program of Telluric Vibrations, UCLA Botanical Gardens – Los Angeles

Enjoy the extensive live Program of Telluric Vibrations, UCLA Botanical Gardens – Los Angeles
Bioplastics and the New Materiality of Waste
Idil Akdos (NO)

Wie entsorgen wir neue Materialien sicher? Das Team von CitiComPlastic untersucht, wie Abfälle aus Biokunststoff sicher in Kompost umgewandelt werden können. Diskutieren Sie mit ihnen, wie neue Materialien und Umweltprobleme zusammenhängen und wie wir unsere Praktiken, Strukturen, Richtlinien und Perspektiven ändern müssen, um diese Frage anzugehen.
Schools and the Science of Air Pollution
Sonja Grossberndt (NO)

Gemeinsam mit Lehrer*innen und Schüler*innen zeigt uns das Team von NILU, wie man preiswerte Luftqualitätssensoren herstellt und sie am besten zur Erforschung der Luftqualität einsetzt.
Art and Nanotechnology by Marcel Weber
gnration (PT) and INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Institute (PT / EU)

For its Ars Electronica Garden, gnration will present a virtual tour of The Invention of Sense, by German artist Marcel Weber.
What is Noise? Interdisciplinary Discussion
Marc Aguilar and Víctor Jiménez (ES)

Das Team hinter Noise Maps lädt internationale Expert*innen für Geräusche und Klänge ein, um unsere Einstellung zu Geräuschen, ihren Wirkungen und Auswirkungen sowie unsere Handlungsfähigkeit bei der Gestaltung von Klanglandschaften zu diskutieren. Bei dieser Podiumsdiskussion bleibt auch Zeit für Fragen aus dem Publikum.
Art and Nanotechnology - Marcel Weber
gnration (PT) and INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Institute (PT / EU)

For its Ars Electronica Garden, gnration will present a virtual tour of The Invention of Sense, by German artist Marcel Weber.
Sonic Heritage of Inner City Barcelona
Marc Aguilar and Víctor Jiménez (ES)

Bit Lab Cultural Cooperative arbeitet mit Anwohner*innen von Raval an Noise Maps (Lärmkarten), um Audioaufnahmen mit Hilfe von in der Stadt aufgestellten Audio Moths zu sammeln und zu lernen, wie man städtischen Lärm am besten untersucht.
Loss of the Night
Helga Kuechly, Chris Kyba (DE)

Das Team von Loss of the Night erklärt, wie Lichtverschmutzung unsere Sicht auf den Nachthimmel beeinflusst und unsere Erfahrungen in Daten umgewandelt werden können. Die Präsentation bildet den Auftakt zu einer 24-stündigen Aktion zur Beobachtung des Nachthimmels, bei der Teams rund um den Globus mit Hilfe der App "Loss of the Night" zugeschaltet werden und uns zeigen, wie der Nachthimmel an ihrem Standort aussieht.