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Desert Bloom presents “on the tendencies of trauma & resilience”
Desert Bloom (CA) & Austin Tufts (CA)
Long-form arrangement from composer Desert Bloom consisting of three movements, “on the tendencies of trauma and resilience” blends classical form and experimental electronic instrumentation alongside drummer Austin Tufts’ live drum improvisations. Conceptually, this piece delves into reactions to traumas experienced by women of color, the lack of a societal discourse on the subject and the concept of resilience, widely used as a scapegoat to avoid providing further support or to genuinely confront our own biases and toxic behaviors.
Virtual Art Gallery
The Berlin Garden is hosting a virtual Rave on Friday night (CEST) in the RAVE SPACE, Berlin's first virtual 3D club. An extension of the club is a virtual art gallery, which will be open for the entire duration of the festival and show artistic representations of the Garden Berlin's real exhibits.
Journey to Pristina
Anibar (XK), Lapsi360 (XK), University of Prishtina (XK) Bournemouth University (UK)
This program explores the power of the 360 video in representation of the past as tools in educating the new generations and giving a wider perspective on different narratives to wider audiences.
Those Who Drown Cling to Foam
Urtina Hoxha (XK)
Through stark, intricate animation, Those Who Drown Cling to Foam illustrates the devastating personal account of a family forced to flee their home during the 1999 NATO bombings of Kosovo.
Mardhë
Flaka Kokolli (XK)
Beti, a woman in her late forties, together with her family, is deported by Serbian security forces from her home in the capital of Kosovo to the border village of Bllacë. With war breaking out in 1999, her story of survival is stitched together as the world she knew disintegrates. The seemingly endless cycle of cruelty Beti endures on her journey to a safe haven becomes a collective story of survival.
Animating Public Spaces
Anibar (XK), Flaka Kokolli (XK), Urtina Hoxha (XK)
This program will explore the power of animation and 360 video in representation of the past as tools in educating the new generations and giving a wider perspective on different narratives to wider audiences.
Urban Auscultation
Aleyda Rocha (MX/ AT), Eveline Wandl-Vogt (AT), Mojdeh Siyadat (IR/ AT)
In a group of ten-fifteen people maximum (adjusting to covid rules), we will go on a walk at the surroundings of Ars Electronica; guided by a leader that will give instructions on the data collections to make; take careful notes about what happens and produce a series of experimental inventories or archives and a final cosmogram.
Journey - INFINITY
Media Art Globale (MAG) Festival by Connected Art Platform (CAP), (ID)
Garden Indonesia elaborates on the adaptations of our cultural environment, the process of life and our heritage system, ranging from rattan to Indonesian side-dishes transformed into interactive installations.
Journey - NETWORKED
ALMA Observatory and Fundación Mustakis (CL)
By considering the extreme weather conditions in the Atacama Desert alongside ALMA Observatory, located at more than 5000 metres above sea level, the garden uses the notion of ‘landscape’ in the context of the digital world to rethink how we understand the concept under the influence of the digital revolution.
Speculum Maius and Studio M.A.R.S.
Studio M.A.R.S. (Music Art Research Science), (DE/ AT/ UK/ ES/ CN/ KE)
Speculum Maius (The Great Mirror) is a ground-breaking new opera that merges pioneering live VR technology together with live performance, created by Studio M.A.R.S.
