The Tomb of the Schaunberger and Artistic Journalism

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(Linz, 24.10.2021) Profiles of white and red marble, unusual depictions of saints and plenty of unsolved mysteries: the tomb of 13th-century Schaunberger Wernhard IV from the Wilhering Collegiate Church has been digitized by the Ars Electronica Futurelab and the Digilithic company following its restoration and can be examined in detail during Deep Space LIVE on Thursday evening, October 28, 2021. On site in Deep Space even in 3D. Starting at 7:00 p.m., Wilhering Abbot Reinhold Dessl, art historian Lothar Schultes and Stefan Mittlböck-Jungwirth-Fohringer from the Ars Electronica Futurelab will provide expert commentary.
On Friday, October 29, 2021, Hideaki Ogawa, Director of the Ars Electronica Futurelab, will take a tour of the Ars Electronica Center and explain how artistic approaches can help journalists deal with complex subject matter. Beginning at 9:30 a.m. This week, Ars Electronica Home Delivery will once again offer a series of new programs and deliver plenty of fascinating clips to watch right in your living room, kitchen, office, kids’ room or classroom.

Deep Space Live – The Tomb of Schaunberger in the Collegiate Church of Wilhering
DO 28.10.2021 / 7 p.m.

A tomb from the Wilhering Collegiate Church of the Schaunbergers, whose castle stands near Eferding, has been painstakingly restored and digitized by the Ars Electronica Futurelab and the Digilithic company. Even before the tomb of Wernhard IV is reinstalled in the collegiate church, visitors to Deep Space LIVE will have the opportunity to examine the high tomb in detail in 3D on Thursday evening, October 28, 2021, starting at 7:00 p.m. and learn more about its sculptural quality as well as exciting local historical contexts. The evening will be moderated by Wilhering Abbot Reinhold Dessl, art historian Lothar Schultes and Stefan Mittlböck-Jungwirth-Fohringer of the Ars Electronica Futurelab. Deep Space LIVE is supported by LINZ AG.

Artistic Journalism 1/3: Understanding AI
FR 29.10.2021 / 9:30 a.m.

Hideaki Ogawa, Director of the Ars Electronica Futurelab, teaches Artistic Journalism in a series of experimental online courses at Japan’s Keio University SFC in Fujisawa. Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, Ogawa will focus on the topic of artificial intelligence during a tour of the Ars Electronica Center and present a series of applications and installations that invite speculation about various future scenarios. In addition, he discusses with Ali Nikrang, a researcher at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, and Museum Director Andreas Bauer the collaboration between AI and humans as well as the associated opportunities and dangers.

Ars Electronica Home Delivery
“Ars Electronica Home Delivery” is a weekly program that includes Guided Tours of Ars Electronica exhibitions, excursions to Ars Electronica Labs, visits to the Machine Learning Studio, concerts with real-time visualizations, Deep Space LIVE sessions, workshops with engineers and talks with artists and scientists from around the world, as well as offerings for schools, universities and companies. “Ars Electronica Home Delivery” aims to make the artistic-scientific examination of the future accessible to as broad an audience as possible.

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The tombs of the Schaunberg / Foto: Ars Electronica – Robert Bauernhansl / Printversion

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The tombs of the Schaunberg / Foto: Ars Electronica – Robert Bauernhansl / Printversion

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Hideaki Ogawa / Fotocredit: Birgit Cakir / Printversion