Lectures & Talks

Earth from Space
ESA (EU), Ars Electronica Solutions (AT)
The view of the Earth from space is the only perspective that allows us to observe changes on our planet. To demonstrate the relevance and value of Earth observation in terms of environmental and socio-economic benefits, the journey takes us to current issues around climate change with a virtual presentation. Satellite images provide the impressive views of the Earth that document and evaluate the changes.

Festival University Stage Program
Starting on Thursday, selected artists from the festival and other creative thinkers will gather here to interact with each other and (re)present their respective projects and ideas.

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.

Emergent Topographies of Vienna
Firas Safieddine (LB/ AT/ ES), Eveline Wandl-Vogt (AT)
Emergent topographies is a video installation, created by using artificial intelligence in the form of generative adversarial networks for creative production. Given the complexity of intelligence, be it synthetic or biological, the artwork operates in the friction space between citizen data science, urban dynamics, artificial intelligence and neuroscience; exploring the interaction through generating mutant topographies of brain data and citizen urban data using creative algorithms.

Creators Economy: Unlocking the NFT potential
Ulvi Kasimov, Fabin Rasheed, Vitomir Jevremovic; Moderator: Aleksandra Artamonovskaja
Creators economy: unlocking the NFT potential panel focuses on the use of NFTs in Art...

ConcreteHouse.art - Welcome to the Exhibition
Yana Kuzmina, Aleksandra Artamonovskaja, Alexey Severin, Igor Golyak, Anica Zivaljevic
Enter the Metaverse: the use of NFTs in Art and Gaming...

Lecture: Insights into current developments in the field of neurotechnology
g.tec (AT)
g.tec's Michael Schwarzgruber will hold a lecture about the current developments and uses of neurotechnologies, including a presentation of recoveriX.

Roots & Seeds XXI - What is the Biodiversity Crisis?
Lucio Montecchio (IT)
During the last years, the discourses around the loss of biodiversity and more sustainable production and consumption models have advanced widely in the fields of natural sciences, social sciences and new technologies. How can we change this and co-create a more sustainable future?