Ganztags
Philosophy of Drawing
Aichi University of the Arts (AUA) (JP)
The theme of AUA’s exhibition is Philosophy of Drawing, showcasing artists and researchers from the area around the university. This exhibition focuses on the physical act of “drawing” and shows works that juxtapose “inner sight” and “drawing,” perceiving the physical act. This project exhibits 7 groups of works by 10 artists.
Monophon yello)))
Hörstadt – Anatol Bogendorfer (AT), Peter Androsch (AT)
The Monophon yello)))) is the most recent work from a series of ear trumpets that the Linz collective Hörstadt has realized since its foundation. It focuses on an essential context for many Hörstadt projects: public space is always acoustic space. It can be designed.
Animation Festival Screenings
The seventeen programs of this year’s Ars Electronica Animation Festival are once again an international showcase of excellence in current digital filmmaking. Visitors can experience these programs in several screening rooms at the POSTCITY, Art Thinking House.
Electronic Theatre
The program shows the prize-winning works selected by the jury and showcases current productions from an artistic, substantial, cultural, and cutting-edge technological perspective.
Platforms of Differential Growth
Studio Architecture III (CZ)
Design based on the algorithmic evolution of geometries represents machine production without need for human intervention. Such systems are capable of self-reproduction and self-reparation. The exhibited concrete elements are cut-outs of an endless structure.
Ether
Alain Barthélémy (FR)
Ether is a video presenting a technical device producing the 27 bones of the right hand. This 3D animation, which resembles a didactic document, seems to be promoting an innovative technology. There is certainly a rapprochement here with vanity. However, if the classic subject of art history is intended to present the irony of human existence trapped in a putrescible body, the vanity here would be that of a cyborg, a being who seems to be able to escape the ravages of time.
Sounds of the Earth
Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art, University of West Bohemia
Examination of two different media with two different approaches by two students of the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art. Experimental videos exploring the fascinating world of hidden sounds and hidden visual elements such as video compression. And a comics wall inspired by mythology juxtaposed with contemporary CGI technologies.
De toujours tu seras l'antépénultième peril
Kévin Ardito (FR)
This sculptural and musical installation diffuses cover versions of Billy Joel’s song Honesty. It uses digital and robotic media to question our relationship with transparency and lies in an entertaining and mischievous way: skull-shaped robots singing a song about honesty. The recorded voices lend some warmth to the robotic coldness of the artwork by adding an organic element to the robots, blurring assessments of identity or the reasons for their presence. The background simulates an Aurora Borealis, which is reflected on the skulls and the surrounding environment.
Ultimate Cavefighter in outer space: SC Deluxe Multiplayer Edition
Damien Baïs (FR), Thomas Barbé (FR)
The final assault has begun! In the bowels of a dark planet, you have to destroy the ultimate evil. But to succeed in your quest, you need to develop collective strategies to defeat opponents. Cavefighter is inspired by the “fixed shooter” video games of the 80’s. To enter the game, the player must connect to the “Cavefighter” WIFI network and download the Cavefighter application (Android only) that serves as a joystick.
Buildings without People
Studio Architecture III (CZ)
Buildings without people are already an integral part of our cities, though often not architecturally integrated to them yet. These projects replace five iconic 20th-century buildings with 21st century typologies such as data centers or logistics hubs inside of which humans are unwelcome or, at best, inconvenient guests
