Music comes to life between people. That is the guiding principle of the musician, composer and music artist Rupert Huber. He has created a piece of music in dialogue with Ars Electronica Solutions especially for the Rotunda of the Pinakothek der Moderne, which is performed by the museum’s visitors. It is their movements that trigger the melodic sequences of the composition, creating the Music of Encounters.
Sketch for the Music of Encounters - Photo: Rupert Huber
Music of Encounters
Intervention
Rupert Huber (AT), Bernhart Schwenk (DE), Eva-Maria Kraft (AT), Petros Kataras (GR), David Holzweber (AT), Harald Moser (AT) / Ars Electronica Solutions (AT)
POSTCITY, First Floor, Ars Electronica Solutions Exhibition
Fri 5. Sep 2025
15:00
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15:45
Language //
EN, DE
Rotunde in der Pinakothek der Moderne © Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
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Photo: Robert Bauernhansl
Ars Electronica Solutions
Ars Electronica Solutions conceptualises, designs and implements interactive, multi-sensory experiences for temporary and permanent exhibitions, brand landscapes, trade fairs, and events. The operational and creative arm of Ars Electronica develops customised projects for international clients and transforms ideas into immersive digital experiences. Whether through interactive installations, impressive visuals, or immersive storytelling—messages are brought to life in an extraordinary way with artistry, ambition, and playful elements and inspire amazement.
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Photo: Thomas Ecke
Rupert Huber
Rupert Huber (*1967) lives in Vienna and works internationally. His innovative approaches and new forms of musical expression make him an important figure in the contemporary music scene. As a composer, he is best known for his music installations, the electronic music project tosca, and his piano pieces. For him, music is a form of communication and a means of promoting understanding.
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Photo: Loizenbauer
Eva-Maria Kraft
Eva-Maria Kraft is a contemporary dancer, dance teacher and choreographer for humans and robots. She studied at the Vienna Conservatory Private University/MUK and has been working as a freelance dancer since 2005. She runs the studio RAUM für TANZ in Vienna and teaches internationally. Eva-Maria Kraft’s artistic projects operate at the intersection of different art forms and sciences, exploring (artificial) bodies and are based on real-time composition of movement. Since 2017, she has been continuously involved in artistic research projects, developing collective and independent performances from them. As part of the transdisciplinary research group H.A.U.S., she works with Artificial Intelligence, co-developed the AI tool DANCR for dance improvisation, and has been choreographing and performing with humanoid robots for many years. Since 2020, she has been intensively engaged with the topic of ‘artificial bodies,’ for which she received an annual scholarship from the City of Vienna Culture Department, among others. She has shown her work at Belvedere Vienna, brut nordwest, BREAKDOWN Conference Berlin, Folkwang Museum Essen, Frauenmuseum Hittisau, ImPulsTanz, International Research Conference Robophilosophy DK, KRE:Π FESTIVAL Slovakia, Neurotechnology Congress Duisburg, Odeon Theatre Vienna, Performersion International Berlin, Theatermuseum Vienna, Tanzhaus Zurich, Transdisciplinary Symposium ‘Futurebody’ TU Berlin, Schaubude Berlin, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Volkstheater Wien, and WUK.
