Digital Humanism

Zoom on matter. Ethnography of flattened embodiment

Karolina Żyniewicz (PL)

The pandemic years 2020/2021 could be called the era of flattened bodies. We got used to experiencing each other framed by the rectangular windows of various communication platforms. Where is the body? Is it still important?

Theatre Exhibition

Daniel Kreuzsaler (AT), Bernd Baumgartner (AT), Linus Birkendahl (DE), Valentin Goham (DE), Steven Mark Kübler (DE), Matthias Holzmann (IT), Sara Schlierenzauer (AT), Cornel Entfellner (AT), Daniela Kasperer (AT), Gerlinde Radler (AT), Lara Schnepf (AT), Lea Wiednig (AT), Paulina Krasser (AT), Stefan Berger (AT), Stefanie Amberger (AT), Thomas Gschoßmann (AT), Zoe Vitzthum (AT)

The Lehar Theatre In Bad Ischl hosts a physical exhibition showcasing works of students from the master’s semester studio (University of Innsbruck) & the artist in residence at AUF! AUF! Residency. The exhibition comprises of Virtual Reality experiences, interactive projection mapping projects, a silent disco & interactive sculptures.

NFT, Beyond New Media Art

Joaquín Fargas (AR), Alejandra Marinaro (AR)

There is no doubt that digital art has changed a lot because of blockchain and the appearance of the NFT. Cryptoart is not just a new medium to express digital art, it could be part of the process itself. Through the example of works like "Cellular Seeds" by Alejandra Marinaro (AR), and the series "Cryptobody", by Joaquín Fargas (AR), we can explore the future of the digital world.

The Earth's Pulse

Joaquín Fargas (AR), Johnny Lugo Vega (PR)

The Earth’s Pulse is a performance by Argentinian artist Joaquín Fargas, where the artist intertwines our Mother Earth with the Universe by connecting special seismometers to his own body, receiving signals sent by interacting audiences from all over the world, and sending the signals btained to outer space through radio telescopes. The audience will be able to interact with the artist iin real time during the performance, by sending words and relating a message of their choice to Mother Earth (Pacha Mama and Atabey) and to the Universe.

Garden of … knowledge for humanity

Ars Electronica Research Institute “knowledge for humanity (k4h+)”

This work focuses on the following three core areas of the recently funded Ars Electronica Research Institute “knowledge for humanity (k4h+)”: Digital Humanism and critical reflections on technology; Knowledge for Emergency - COVID19 related experiments and interactions, Academic Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals. This series of diverse interactions of various formats is designed uniquely for Ars Electronica Festival 2021 and curated by Eveline Wandl-Vogt. You are invited on a journey of discovery, aiming to drive social innovation-based activism and critically reflect on what we call “intelligence” (artificial and human alike), where you can join k4h+’s learning journey in a community of purpose.

We Are Data - Experts & Mentors

Mentors: Sabrina Verhage (NL), Jeroen van Loon (NL), Coralie Vogelaar (NL); Experts: Alya AlQarni & Sara Khaled (SA), Areej Mawasi (PS), Evgeny Morozov (BY), Morehshin Allahyari (IR/US), Miriam Rasch (NL), Nagla Rizk (EG)

Click on the website link above to hear more the curated list of experts we engaged to give talks and reflect on 4 main themes relating to data.

We Are Data - Fellows

Ahmed Aiuby (EG), Ahmed Soleman (EG), Imane Ibrahim (EG), Mona Makhlouf (EG), Sabah Elhadid (EG), Shadwa Ali (EG)

Click on the website link above to learn more about the 6 Egyptian fellows and their exploratory projects that they developed during their 7 month fellowship.

Lost Interferences

Maia Morgenstern (RO), Constantin Basica (US/RO), Romeo Cornelius (RO), Irina Margareta Nistor (RO), Alexandru Berceanu (RO), Deep Prateek Verma (US), Alexandru Ponoran (RO), Grigore Burloiu (RO), Bucharest Garden

Lost Interferences We lost objects. We lost information. We lost friends. We lost dear ones. We lose hope, cells, memory, and sometimes we feel that we lose the future. We get lost. When we lose something, we sometimes get desperate, we sometimes get lonely, we isolate. We, Alexandru, Constantin, Maia, Romeo, Prateek, and Grigore want to know how you felt when you lost something. What made you feel weak? How did you regain your sense of identity?

Hypergravity Bio Portal

Christiaan Zwanikken (NL)

As part of the plant becomes a machine becomes a plant project of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Waag Society, V2_the lab for unstable media and Zone2Source, Christiaan Zwanikken started an experiment to grow a variety of red-leaved basil plants under hyper-gravitational conditions. Hypergravity is able to stimulate plants at a cellular level and changes the physiology in interesting ways.

Maker Monday X Ars Electronica

Sharon Brunt (UK), Kelly Vero (CH)

Birmingham's highly established Maker Monday event teams up with Ars Electronica for a special workshop. In this interactive session, our amazing special guests Sharon Brunt and Kelly Vero will explore what empathy is and how to use it to design everything from apps, tool and games that are sensitive to users needs, and uplift their lives.