Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition 

Complexities of Being – Layered Truths

Every year since 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica has spotlighted media artworks from all over the world and served as a trend barometer offering inspiring, current and forward-looking insights into the interface between art, technology and society. The exhibition, which showcases the works of the Prix Ars Electronica winners, is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Ars Electronica Festival and will take place at POSTCITY, the festival’s main venue. 

The three categories for 2023 are New Animation Art, Digital Musics & Sound Art, and Artificial Intelligence & Life Art, with 3,176 entries from 98 countries. 46 works were selected from among them as award-winning works, and 19 of them are exhibited here. 

This year, the jury’s focus was on complex, multi-layered and carefully crafted narratives that express the “real” of geopolitical, sociopolitical, cultural, gender, and diversity, and that hold inconvenient truths simultaneously in all three categories. 

• For the Artificial Intelligence & Life Art category, an artistic critical attitude reminding us how the concepts of intelligence and life are subjected to human bias, was highly appreciated. It is a reminder and warning that we should be aware that there is no such thing as ”neutral and objective” intelligence, the jury mentioned. 
• The New Animation Art category, which was renewed this year, was recognized for expanding the horizons of art by incorporating the dynamic and transformative qualities unique to this medium, and for exploring innovative storytelling techniques and art forms. 
• In the Digital Musics & Sound Art category, works that “resonate with humanity” were highly evaluated for their deep humanity, interpretation of the world and history, the senses and the body, digital and musical instruments, and ancestral wisdom that hints at social issues. 

To bring the name of Prix Ars Electronica to the forefront, the long-standing and familiar name of “CyberArts Exhibition” has been changed to “Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition” this year. In these turbulent times, the power of art to provide new perspectives and show forward-looking insights as a mirror of technology and society is becoming increasingly important. The Prix Ars Electronica is a guiding light for the future through art with the latest award-winning works being added to its archive every year as it continues to evolve.