Programm

æternity Crypto Foundation, Vaduz

Established in the Principality of Liechtenstein, the æternity crypto foundation aims to support an ever-evolving and thriving blockchain ecosystem. The foundation builds bridges between technology and society to foster the sustainable growth of extraordinary talents, world-changing ideas, and innovative projects.

DATA NARRATION

This program seeks to raise some sociological and ecological questions. Visualizations of air pollution, maritime data, artistic research into diabetes, and an analysis of group dynamics are among the topics. It also asks what happens when humans and AI mutate into a single consciousness.

Stereospacer: Nature Space

Michael Markert (DE)

Explore how virtual insect and physical city sounds mix and discover how this experience changes the perception of the area outside the exhibition space.

The Hudson

Maria Marshall (CH/UK)

Men in suits and ties carrying briefcases appear on the Hudson River and walk onto the beach and beyond the frame. Their clothes are wet. The same men appear with dry clothes and walk out of frame. The soundtrack is of a Trump speech about putting up the wall, sped-up to sound like Mickey Mouse.

PRESSURE

Julian Pixel Schmiederer (AT), Gregor Franz (AT), Johannes Rass (AT), Lara Rabitsch (AT)

The movie is a mirror of modern society where uniqueness is demonized, where striving for freedom is something uncommon and where chasing your dreams is not cool anymore. In a society like this it´s hard for people to identify themselves, because we are taught not to be different. We are always trying to push our psychological limits to the edge, just to do what others think is good for us. The film is dealing with these issues and looks at them from an artistic perspective.

Global Consciousness Interface

Sebastian Kaye (UK/DE)

Global Consciousness Interface is a portable interface that allows users to connect themselves to this net of consciousness whenever they feel the need. As “esoteric electronics,” this device mirrors a part of the tantric approach in Tibetan Buddhist meditation; by using body, speech, and mind, one's totality is applied. Here, the body is reflected in the use of the user's heart rate, the bell symbolizes speech, and the mind is united with itself through this interface.

SLAP – See Like A Pony

Sabine Engelhardt (DE)

With SLAP I want to make robotics not only understandable but truly approachable. Clifford Nass drew the comparison of robots with domesticated animals. They are useful, but also dangerous. But, how do we communicate with animals? Can we feel them? How does it work?

Expert Tour: Human Limitations – Limited Humanity

Christl Baur (DE)

This tour will focus on the theme exhibition of the festival and explore the artworks located in the basement of POSTCITY while discussing questions that deal with the powerful technologies at hand today – from bioengineering to artificial intelligence – and the way that we want to use them collectively.

Expert Tour: Space Art at Ars Electronica

Laura Welzenbach (AT)

We will explore the space-related contributions at this year’s exhibition. The starting point is the youth exhibition Step Into Space, which is part of the spaceEU project, an exciting public relations and education initiative designed to stimulate young people’s interest in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math).

CREATE YOUR WORLD Award Ceremony

u19-create your world

The Award Ceremony brings together all winners of this year's Prix Ars Electronica u19–create your world. The young winners are the heart of this event, because not only are their projects presented, but they also get the opportunity to pass on their own enthusiasm directly to us in a short interview. Immediately afterwards they will be awarded the respective prize.