Transformation Lounge is a platform for promoting circular creativity, bringing together individuals from diverse communities such as art, industry, culture and government. Its purpose is to engage in discussions about the necessary “transformation” for the sustainable future of society and to create collaboratively new actions.
This initiative is a joint effort between the Japanese integrated marketing and innovation company Hakuhodo and Ars Electronica, and was launched in 2022. The primary focus is on fostering creative transformation within companies and government initiatives to impact positively the future of a sustainable society.
The platform facilitates the convergence of artists’ visions and questions regarding the future of society with the challenges faced by companies and governments in addressing social issues. This collision of ideas sparks creativity, leading to meaningful dialogues and the development of new actions involving people (sei-katsu-sha).
In the year 2023, the Transformation Lounge will host exhibitions, workshops and talk programs in a café lounge setting. These events feature artists and companies whose work serves as inspiration for the activities fostered by the platform.
Events
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Creative Collision Talk: ISALA x ALMA Toolkit
Giulia Tomasello (IT), Leonore Vander Donck (BE), Caroline Dricot (BE), Joke Van Malderen (BE)
Creative Collider Talk @ Transformation Lounge invites two artistic activists to explore the source of creativity that actively transforms society. How to address the social stigma concerning intimacy and taboos related to the female body?
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Creative Collision Talk: Urban Belonging Project x 300.000 Km/s
Ana Badenas (ES), Sofie Burgos-Thorsen (DK), Anders Koed Madsen (DK)
Creative Collision Talk @ Transformation Lounge invites two artistic activists to explore the source of creativity that actively transforms society. Can the arts, data science and democratic participation revive social, ecological and economic equities in our urban spaces?
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Creative Collision Talk: Yuima Nakazto x Giulia Tomasello
Yuima Nakazato (JP), Giulia Tomasello (IT), Bradly Dunn Klerks (NL/BE)
Creative Collision Talk @ Transformation Lounge invites two artistic activists to explore the source of creativity that actively transforms society. What do they have in common in their different fields of activity? What is important to transform society?
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Interactive demonstration: Hybrid planner for co-creation
Viktoria Sandor (HU)
The City Intelligence Lab (CIL) is an interactive digital platform to explore novel forms and techniques for the urban development practice of the future. As incubator for intelligent solutions, the lab fosters the co-creation of digital urban planning workflows and processes, applying interactive design interfaces to create simulations, generative design and artificial intelligence solutions.
Projects
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Biosmocking
Yuima Nakazato (JP)
It is safe to say that almost all the garments worn by most people are mass-produced, even though each person’s clothing preferences and body type are different. This project started with the question of whether it would be possible to bring one-of-a-kind items to as many people as possible.
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City Intelligence Lab
AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology (AT)
The City Intelligence Lab is a pioneering laboratory for urban planning processes. The lab utilizes digital technologies to involve user perspectives, making it an international showcase for cutting-edge urban planning.
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DFT Textile
Yuima Nakazato (JP)
The back ground to DFT Textile is the amount of unwanted, disposed-of clothing piling up in Kenya, which is almost beyond measure. Left untreated, these discarded garments are a shameful symbol of the social issues we face today.
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FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM
FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM (JP), Yuima Nakazato (JP)
FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM is a project designed to act and lead our society in the right direction, by searching, praising and educating future fashion designers.
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Future Compass
Ars Electronica (AT) x Hakuhodo Inc. (JP)
Future Compass is an “instant toolkit” for initiating a transformation.
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NEW LOOK
Ryua Honda (JP)
The form of “marriage” depends greatly on the trends of the times and social conditions that operate beyond the wishes of the people concerned. For NEW LOOK the color gray was chosen which is an accumulation of various colors. Gray has no end, cannot be discontinued.
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one sheep
Nanaha Yamada (JP)
Based on the theme of coexistence between sheep and humans, I made clothes using the hair of a single live sheep by the name of “Sako”.
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SIMULATE - Interactive pedestrian flow simulation
AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology (AT)
SIMULATE, the interactive pedestrian flow simulation of AIT, is based on general assumptions, such as individuals preferring the shortest path when feasible, navigating around obstacles, and moving at different walking speeds.
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the man with the ribbon
Hiromi Murao (JP)
With a view to the connection between the virtual and the real, Hiromi Murao created a garment composed of parts placed on the body in 3D and connected to each other directly by a 3D printer on cloth.
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Thinking in Circles
Ars Electronica (AT)
The linear economy model of our economy, involving production, consumption, and disposal, presents significant environmental challenges due to excessive resource use. The Ars Electronica Festival champions a circular economy approach that aims to extend resource lifecycles and promote material and energy recovery, reflecting natural environmental cycles. This sustainability ethos deeply influences our festival’s planning and…
