STARTS

Welcome by European Commission

Ralph Dum (AT)

Ralph Dum, Senior Expert at the European Commission, Physicist, Initiator of S+T+ARTS, welcomes the participants of the conference.

Spotlight by Holly Herndon & Mathew Dryhurst

Holly Herndon (UM), Mathew Dryhurst (US), José Luis de Vicente (ES)

Holly Herndon is an American multidisciplinary artist based in Berlin. In her work, she develops new technologies to experiment with her voice and its image, supported by critical research in artificial intelligence and decentralized infrastructure.

S+T+ARTS Prize Exhibition

STARTS Prize 2022

The exhibition presents numerous innovative and prototypical projects that have been awarded the European Commission's STARTS Prize 2022 for their groundbreaking collaborations between science, technology and art.

S+T+ARTS Day

FRI, September 9

Guided by the belief that artistic perspectives can contribute to innovation beyond the arts and culture realm, the S+T+ARTS initiative of the European Commission strives to give artists a leading role in research and innovation activities with an impact on industry and society.  Through a series of talks, discussions, and networking events the conference addresses the ways in which Innovation through art-driven interdisciplinary collaborations can contribute to mapping responsibilities as well as solutions for challenges posed in both the digital and the analogue world.

Better Factory - Presentation and Panel

Better Factory Consortium Representatives (EU)

Better Factory provides a methodology for manufacturing SMEs to collaborate with artists and supplies them with the technology to become cyber-physical systems, transforming them into Lean-agile production facilities capable of manufacturing new and personalised products along with existing ones.

730 Hours of Violence

Domestic Data Streamers Studio (ES)

730 Hours of Violence is an exhibition that aims to shed light on such complex realities while holding critical discussions with citizens about how we collectively see and relate to new paradigms of violence.

Echinoidea Future — Adriatic Sensing

Robertina Šebjanič (SI)

The project addresses the current biogeological and morphological conditions in the sea urchin environment, which is aqua-formed by anthropogenic liquid waste, resulting in low oxygen levels in the water. Exploring the stressors of the local/global human footprint, the project demonstrates the resilience of the aquatic species. The project acts as an activation of (sy)(e)mpathia. The main research was carried out in the coastal region of the Adriatic Sea at the UR Institute, Dubrovnik (STARTS4water).

Ouroboros

Kat Austen (UK/DE) and Fara Peluso (IT/DE)

Ouroborous proposes a bioplastic LP record based on a circular relationship with new materiality in a post-extractive age. Combining new bioplastics and audio aesthetics, the installation entangles extraction, material longevity and the climate to question the position of the human in global and local ecosystems. Ouroboros is the exhibition outcome of the Circular Records project by Kat Austen and Fara Peluso.