From September 6 to 10 2023, Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, once again turned into a meeting place for artists, scientists, developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and activists from all over the world. The question focused on by Europe’s largest festival for art, technology and society was: “Who Owns the Truth?” The central location was—again—the legendary POSTCITY, in which the festival was already able to guest-host from 2015 to 2019.
Back in POSTCITY and in downtown Linz
That was the Ars Electronica Festival 2023!
Jessiquoi (CH/AU), Photo: vog.photo
Impressions
88,000 visitors, 1,542 artists, scientists, developers, designers and activists from 88 countries, 338 partners and sponsors, 650 exhibits and 575 events over 5 days at 14 locations in Linz. Join us as we look back on an eventful 2023 Ars Electronica Festival:
This was the program
The POSTCITY is large, spectacular, and lies in the city center.
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In 2023, POSTCITY, the abandoned mail distribution center with 80,000 square meters of usable space on several levels, was transformed one last time into a lively and vibrant laboratory for the future.
The Festival Podcast!
Immerse yourself in the theme of the 2023 Ars Electronica Festival with the podcast by Austrian radio Ö1. Listen to all episodes in full – in German or English language.
Who Owns the Truth?
The theme of Ars Electronica in 2023, formulated as a question, aimed directly at key disputed topics of our time: truth and ownership, interpretive authority and sovereignty. Can truth be owned? Is there a right to truth and if it does belong to someone, what control and responsibility are associated with it?
IDSA x Ars Electronica FOUNDING LAB
The challenges of the Antropocene require interdisciplinary approaches to solutions based on creativity and co-creation. With the FOUNDING LAB, the Institute of Digital Science Austria and Ars Electronica want to incorporate such strategies into the shaping and operation of a pioneering university.
social.ars.electronica.art/@arselectronica
- As we approach the 2024 presidential election, affordable generative #AI is fundamentally reshaping American electoral dynamics. While tactics such as manipulated images and deceptive robocalls remain prevalent, this new technological dimension amplifies the struggle between voters and manipulators. Throughout this cycle, the capabilities of technologies, the evolving #media literacy of the public, and the challenges facing regulators will all be put to the test. https://www.theverge.com/policy/24098798/2024-election-ai-generated-disinformation
Are you an #artist or #collective interested in #climatechange or sustaibable #food production? Apply for 3 research residencies (Italy and Spain) and 1 production grant in the framework of Roots & Seeds XXI. For more info visit https://tillingrootsandseeds.eu/Deadline: March 17, 2024
(4/4) SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS is the remarkable untold story of electronic music’s female pioneers, composers who embraced machines and their liberating technologies to utterly transform how we produce and listen to music today. https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/104017-000-A/sisters-with-transistors-die-verkannten-heldinnen-der-elektronischen-musik/ #IWD2024- (3/4) From the woman who discovered DNA to history’s most successful pirate, “Where are the Women?” is celebrating women in arts and culture with fascinating and interesting articles. https://artsandculture.google.com/project/women-in-culture #IWD2024
(2/4) Women in Media Arts aims to catalog information about women artists and their works, especially the ones who use digital media as their artistic tools and means of expression. The project makes this information available to the public to improve career opportunities and the public perception of females in media arts. https://archive.aec.at/womeninmediaarts/ #IWD2024
(1/4) In the fight for recognition and equal rights, International Women’s Day originated in the period before the First World War. Since then, it has been celebrated annually on March 8. However, 100 years later, women are still underrepresented at the interface between #art, #technology and society. History has shown that the commitment and public visibility of women can drive progress towards equality and greater justice. The gender gap may be shrinking, but there's more work ahead! #IWD2024
(2/2) This year's Expanded Animation #opencall focuses on academic art papers in the field of Expanded Animation and Interactive Art that explore and experiment with visual expression at the intersection of #art, and #technology For more information about the call visit https://expandedanimation.com/Submission deadline: May 4th, 2024
(1/2) The symposium Expanded Animation began in 2013 and offered a first approach to the expanding field of computer #animation. Every year under an overarching theme, the symposium has researched the field of #technology, #art, animation, and aesthetics, investigated the collapsing boundaries in digital animation, and explored positions and future trends.
A big thank you to our partners!
The Ars Electronica Festival 2023 was funded by the City of Linz, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Public Service and Sports, as well as the state of Upper Austria, and numerous sponsors and partner institutions.
At all these locations, exhibitions, concerts, performances, screenings, lectures, and conferences were on display, designed and brought to Linz by artists and institutions from all over the world. Numerous cooperation partners from art and culture, science and research, as well as business and industry were involved in 2023. We would like to thank them very much!
Thank you for your visit at the Ars Electronica Festival!
We look forward to seeing you again!
September 4 – 8, 2024
Linz, Austria