Experimental
ERROR_351
Katharina Maunz (AT)
ERROR_351 is a metaphor for how hard it is to stand out, to look “different”. This experimental short film shows four people facing that exact conflict, starting to fight back.
Earth Radio
Zbyšek Semelka (CZ)
Experimental videos focusing on things that are hidden: the naturally occurring electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere, differences of video compressions so the final artwork is the compression itself, visualization of a traffic landscape, and expression through structures and patterns.
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.
VR SHOWCASE
This program features a special selection of VR works that have been submitted to the Computer Animation category of this year’s Prix Ars Electronica. Visitors can emerge themselves into several presented projects.
Relations – Experimental Radio Showcase
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
In addition to the thematic exhibition "Shared Habitats," Bauhaus University, Weimar will present other projects from the departments of Experimental Radio, Media Environments, Human-Computer Interaction, and Product Design.
LSI Project
Franz Fischnaller (IT)
LSI is an immersive experimental digital narrative and virtual storytelling in 8K, based on The Last Supper (Italian: L'Ultima Cena), a late 15th century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci located in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
Artificial Light
Max Seeger (DE)
How does a neural network learn to see and how can we shape the perception of artificial intelligence? In a very experimental and fundamental manner, this project tries to study perception and recreation of light phenomena by artificial intelligence.
GENDER
This program portrays fairly diverse gender positions: A man and a woman meet each other – an unpleasant yet at the same time provocative situation between attraction and rejection. An experimental animation about gender and sexuality with vagina and penis as its main elements. An analysis of anorexia and a black comedy about a couple with differing attitudes towards gender norms.
Lucifer
Kari Massey (DE)
Lucifer is a small robot, which reacts to light and gives light. If Light were a living thing, how would we encounter it? How would we communicate with each other? With 3 joints, 3 degrees of freedom, Lucifer is able to react with a wide range of motion. He addresses us with his movements. How do we react to this feedback? He brings light and he seeks light. Do we accept his offer? Or will we try to take away the light he seeks? An experimental reflection on human behavior.
Luminescence
Benita Martis (DE)
In virtual reality (VR), light does not have to correspond with our reality. Physical laws can be overridden and redefined. This raises the question of how light looks, what effect it achieves and how it can be perceived in virtual reality. Can light in VR achieve a meditative effect? Can light take shape? Does light have the same meaning in virtual reality as in real reality? Luminescence is an experimental virtual experience which plays with forms, contrasts and biological feedback.
