The Experience Machine

The Experience Machine / Deniss Boldavesko, Benedikt Pfisterer - Photo: Ars Electronica / Birgit Cakir

The Experience Machine

Deniss Boldavesko (DE), Benedikt Pfisterer (AT)

Our visual culture is overwhelmed by digital acceleration—we are immersed in images that shape our perception and actions. Platforms like YouTube, Netflix, and TikTok influence the socio-political sphere, while algorithms dictate what we see, pulling us into endless loops of personalized, high-speed content.
In this immersive visual essay, we will experience how digital interfaces trap us in cycles of consumption, revealing the speed and rhythm of the visual web, and exposing its impact on nature.

Language //

EN

Ticket //

ONE DAY PASS, FESTIVALPASS, FESTIVALPASS+, Ars Electronica Center Ticket

Info //

Registration required / Registrierung notwendig Warning of Strobe light/intense lighting/loud noise. // Dieses Programm enthält stroboskopische Effekte/intensive Lichteffekte/laute Geräusche. 

  • Photo: Birgit Cakir

    Benedikt Pfisterer

    Benedikt Pfisterer is a media artist from Linz, Upper Austria. His works often explore the intersection of video art and generative algorithms. Through the use of art-based research, he attempts to filter out stories from the noise of big data, sheds light on sociological and political issues of the digital age and draws maps for a hyper-connected world.

  • Photo: Birgit Cakir

    Deniss Boldavesko

    Coming from a media studies background Deniss Boldavesko’s work explores questions at the intersection of media and philosophy. His artistic research serves as a seismograph of visual movement, examining how images shape us. He investigates the complex rhythms, movements and temporalities of the visual, as well as how affects structure our desires and actions.