Ars Electronica Garden Brussels

Speculating on the Future

Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) (BE)

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​BOZAR explores the role of scientific and technological research as an engine for creativity. The meeting of science, technology and the arts is the favoured basis for finding innovative responses to the social, ecological, and economic challenges that Europe will be facing in the near future. BOZAR joins the Ars Electronica Festival with its own interpretation of the Kepler’s garden, through the curation of 3 online events under umbrella name „Speculating on the future“.

Speculating on the Future

Through collaborations between art, science, technology, and artificial intelligence, we speculate about the future, as we look for new opportunities for a better future. Science, Technology and Arts form a nexus with an extraordinarily high potential for creative innovation. The role of artists is no longer just about propagating scientific and technological knowledge and skills among the general public but much more as a kind of catalyst that can inspire and trigger innovative processes.

As one of the historical partners of the Ars Electronica Center, BOZAR presents a series of 3 online events happening at the Centre for Fine Arts, digitally connected to the main Festival in Linz. On 9 September we will host a STARTS Talk inviting the public to reflect on the ultra-technological and connected „smart city“, and the role of artistic practice within this process. A second talk will take place on 12 September, “Genetic Biotech through the eyes of artists”. In the light of current debates on the use of genetic modification, we invite the public to a guided tour in the most fascinating labs in Europe (VIB, Flanders), guided by 2 artists of the Studiotopia art&science programme. Finally, BOZAR will also take part in the AI x Music Festival on 13 September. Live coding expert and drummer Dago Sondervan (BE) and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Claes (BE) team up for an experimental exploration of artificial intelligence in music performance.

Preview Video

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BOZAR GARDEN, LABVISIT
BOZAR GARDEN, LABVISIT
Credit: VIB/Ine Dehandschutter
BOZAR GARDEN, AI Music
BOZAR GARDEN, AI Music
Credit: Fre Devos
BOTBOP, Andrew Claes
BOTBOP, Andrew Claes
Credit: Francis Vanhee
300.000 Km/s
300.000 Km/s
Credit: 300.000 Km/s

Timetable

Program

Creative Question Challenge: Can unheard signals inspire change?
Siobhán McDonald (IE), Chris Bean (IE), Adriaan Eeckels (BE)

„Lasst uns beenden, was wir begonnen haben.“ Auf diese Weise stellt die UNO ihr erstes Ziel für nachhaltige Entwicklung vor – das Ende der Armut in allen Formen und Dimensionen bis 2030. Die 17 Ziele der Nachhaltigen Entwicklung und ihre 169 Teilziele wurden als ein ausuferndes, missverständliches Durcheinander großer Absichten beschrieben. Allein der Titel der Entwicklungsagenda – „Unsere Welt umgestalten“ – verströmt utopische Ambitionen. Er wurde 2015 von 193 Nationen angenommen. Fünf Jahre später und mit zehn verbleibenden Jahren: Wie wird sich unsere Welt verändern?

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.

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.

S+T+ARTS Talk: Art & Tech for Urban Resilience

How can artists help to create new collective imaginaries and participatory systems, spaces for reflection and criticism for the future of our cities? How can urban planners and policy makers be inspired by these scenarios and reflections on urban citizenship in the light of digital innovation? Discover the full line-up of this talk.

Art & Science Crossovers: A Journey with BOZAR, Waag and gnration
Waag (NL), BOZAR (BE), gnration (PT) Lucas Evers (NL), Luis Fernandes (PT)

In dieser Tour reisen wir in die Gärten Amsterdam, Brüssel und Braga, wo BOZAR, Waag und gnrtion Einblicke in die nachdenklich stimmende Programmgestaltung an der Schnittstelle von Kunst und Wissenschaft geben, die sie im Rahmen des Festivals präsentieren.

Project Credits / Acknowledgements

Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR), Brussels
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB)
Gluon
La French Tech Grande Provence
Studiotopia, project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

The AIxMusic Festival, a S+T+ARTS flagship event, is organised by Ars Electronica and the European Commission.

AIxMusic
European Commission
BOZAR