photo; Florian Voggeneder
photo: Florian Voggeneder
The ancient Romans already had the figure of the soothsayers and the foretellers of the future — the augurs. Equipped with their crosier, they observed the events of nature. At the Ars Electronica Festival, Silke Grabinger — this time equipped with VR goggles, controller and fortune features — deals with the questions of today´s society in the performative installation Fortune of Planet B, symbolizes the epitome of the oracle, who predicts fateful future scenarios and appears as a future-telling figure. Is society on its way to a utopia or dystopia? What ethical questions accompany progress? And will we as a society overcome these difficulties in a humane way? The augur’s smile of the knowing and initiated performer and choreographer will perhaps know the answers.
Biography
With projects like “Underbody” and “Berlioz Project” she started to combine dance, arts and robotics and aims to deepen her work in this field.
Credits
Performance and Concept: Silke Grabinger
Choreographical Assistant: Gergely Dudás
Production Management: Manon Chauveau
