Platform Europe is a forum of exchange and collaboration for a network of cultural institutions, artists, scientists, technologists and policymakers who come together in different constellations around projects (co-)funded by the European Union. Though the issues we address here might be global, we acknowledge that our perspective is, perforce, deeply embedded in the European context. In creating this space of dialogue, we make room for a critical restlessness that challenges the universality of our European perspective, seeking to connect it to different viewpoints.
Floating Codes / Ralf Baecker - Photo: Ralf Baecker
Collection
Ars Electronica Platform Europe
The EuroStack Project
Francesca Bria (IT/DE), Dirma Janse (NL)
EuroStack: A vision for Europe’s technological sovereignty—rebuilding the digital stack as democratic, ecological, and sovereign infrastructure for the common good.
Theme Exhibition
The exhibition PANIC: Complex. Absurd. Ominous. invites you to confront some of the most pressing questions of our time: What do we fear, what should we fear, and why is this crucial?
STARTS4WaterII residencies showcase
Gluon presents a curated selection of projects emerging from the STARTS4WATERII residencies, where artists, scientists, and local communities collaboratively explored the often invisible ecological and social challenges of Europe’s ports and portcities.
Escape Fake
Irina Paraschivoiu (RO), Thomas Layer-Wagner (AT), Benjamin Arzt (AT), Tobias Hoffmann (DE), Patrick Obermüller (AT), Julian Watzinger (AT)
How can we effectively and engagingly teach young people media literacy in the age of disinformation? Accompanying an immersive AR experience, Escape Fake is developing new ways of learning and empowerment through a toolkit, an exhibition, and activities co-designed with teachers and students.
Synthenesis
Fara Peluso (IT/DE)
The Synthenesis workshop explores how to build a DIY bioreactor for cultivating spirulina microalgae and producing pills. In this participatory format, participants will envision shaping the future by promoting collective practices of care and decision-making connected to well-being and empowerment.
HEROINES: Heritage of Emancipation
Institute of Ethnography SASA (RS), University of Belgrade - Faculty of Philosophy (RS), Roma women’s center BIBIJA (RS)
The starting point of transforming emancipation into heritage is in the recognizing of imposed limitations and the unbreakable will to overpass them. The exhibition draws on micro-narratives and micro-objects to tell the story of HEROINES' path to redefining rights, needs, freedom, and emancipation.
Please note: The program for the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 is still in progress.
We are currently preparing all the information for the website and plan to put the full program online in the coming days – stay tuned!