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For Art Lovers

Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria, September 6 – 10, 2023 Art and its interplay with society and technology, has remained the central focus of Ars Electronica since its inception in 1979. Whether it’s through expansive exhibitions, unique events, captivating concerts, or inspiring lectures, we invite you to explore the remarkable projects featured in this year’s…
For Families

Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria, September 6 – 10, 2023 Look forward to spectacular catacombs, a gloomy bunker, gigantic slide halls! For five days, we’ll be waking POSTCITY from its slumber and transforming it into an exciting, vibrant laboratory of the future for the whole family! The truth is: We have to do something. Now.…
For Curious Minds

Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria, September 6 – 10, 2023 Confronting the challenges of the Anthropocene demands more than just technological innovation – it calls for a reimagining of our education system, societal structures, and research practices. If you’re passionate about equipping the next generations with the tools to navigate tomorrow’s landscape with confidence and…
For Citizen Scientists

Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria, September 6 – 10, 2023 Are you a Planetary Visionary, an Activist, a Transformation Advocate? Are you ready to engage in impactful research, exchange visionary ideas, and shape the trajectory of our world? Then join us at this year’s Ars Electronica, where we dare to confront uncomfortable truths, champion our…
Inside the NYPD’s Surveillance Machine

Amnesty International (INT), Superposition (NL)

Inside the NYPD’s Surveillance Machine is an interactive data visualization revealing the shocking reach of facial recognition technology in New York. The experience allows users to plot a walking route through New York City and discover how much of this route might be exposed to surveillance through facial recognition.
Geo-Llum

Samira Benini Allaouat (IT)

Geo-Llum aims to reimagine the role of public lighting in green urban areas with a symbiotic relationship between the artificial and the natural world, focusing on a deeper understanding of microorganism community such as fundamental collaborators in the city ecosystem.
ALL PLAYERS TOOL LAB.

Masatane Muto (JP), Dentsu Lab Tokyo (JP)

There are many people who have not been players due to their disabilities. But the idea for one person can be a powerful force to move the world forward, just like the alleged inventor of the typewriter who built it in order to communicate with a blind friend. Our challenge is to shift the social…
ALL PLAYERS TOOL LAB.

Masatane Muto (JP), Dentsu Lab Tokyo (JP)

There are many people who have not been players due to their disabilities. But the idea for one person can be a powerful force to move the world forward, just like the alleged inventor of the typewriter who built it in order to communicate with a blind friend. Our challenge is to shift the social…
VFRAME: Computer Vision for OSINT / OSI Research

Adam Harvey (US), Josh Evans (US), Jules LaPlace (US)

VFRAME is a computer vision project that develops open source image processing software and neural network models for human rights related research and conflict zone monitoring.
Broken Spectre

Richard Mosse (IE)

Broken Spectre is a disquieting portrait of willful environmental catastrophe along the Trans-Amazonian Highway told through a kaleidoscope of scientific, cultural, historic, socio-political, activist, and anthropological filters.