Our Earths VR Preview
Sebastian Postl (AT), Claudia Puck (AT), Sebastian Pichelhofer (AT), Katharina Keiblinger (AT), Jelena Obradovic (AT), Roberto Schaefer, ASC, AIC (AT), Johann Steinegger (AT)

Looking back in a few hundred years, how will humanity have prevented the collapse by climate crisis, resource scarcity, species extinction and exponential growth? This project creates a science-based utopia - the success story of mankind - and fuses animation and real film elements into an immersive 3D experience with an atmospheric soundtrack in a virtual reality experience.

Taking the pulse of our planet from space
Simonetta Cheli (IT) , Robert Meisner (DE)

The view of the Earth from space is the only perspective that allows us to observe changes on our planet. To demonstrate the relevance and value of Earth observation in terms of environmental and socio-economic benefits, the journey takes us to current issues around climate change with a virtual presentation.

STUDIO(dys)TOPIA – At the Peak of Humankind
Theme Exhibition

The themed exhibition "STUDIO(dys)TOPIA" explores how humanity can put sustainable practices into action and serves as a metaphor for our present, where the concepts of dystopias and utopias find themselves in a changed reality.

A parallel (r)evolution — Digital Art in Latin America
CIFO & Ars Electronica

CIFO, the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation based in Miami, has been promoting Latin American modern art for some 20 years and sees itself as a platform for artists, both emerging and established. Together with Ars Electronica, CIFO is preparing a prize to mark its 20th anniversary.