Ars Electronica Festival Podcast

Sep 09 2024 24 ep. 14 mins 4
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This year's Ars Electronica takes place from 4 to 8 September under the title 'HOPE - who will turn the tide'. With this motto, the festival for art, technology and society aims to highlight the main driving force for positive change: people whose activities give cause for optimism. For the Ö1-produced podcast series, Hannah Balber meets artists, researchers, developers, activists and entrepreneurs from all over the world who talk about their inspirations, successes, failures, working with new technologies and the irrepressible curiosity to discover new possibilities.

During the festival, exhibitions, concerts, performances, screenings, conferences and workshops will be organised at several locations in Linz. Once again, the main venue is POSTCITY, a former postal distribution centre destined for demolition. Come by and get inspired!

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HOPE #8: Which Rules do we need in the Metaverse? A Conversation with Micaela Mantegna

Sep 09 2024 21 mins  
From 5 to 7 September, the Ars Electronica theme symposium served as a platform to explore innovative solutions to social challenges such as the climate crisis, the energy transition and the influence of artificial intelligence. Micaela Mantegna from Argentina appeared at the Prix Ars Electronica Forum on 7 September. She is a lawyer, video game enthusiast and international expert

HOPE #7: Are you ever afraid of Failure? A Conversation with Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule

Sep 08 2024 19 mins  
Ö1 editor Hannah Balber spoke to Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule, who appeared at the Ars Electronica Festival as part of the S+T+ARTS (Science, Technology and Arts) Day conference. Born in Upper Austria, she is a partner and co-founder of ‘First Circle Capital’, a venture capital company that invests in African fintech start-ups.

HOPE #6: How technologically advanced is Africa? A Conversation with Russel Hlongwane and Amy Louise Wilson

Sep 02 2024 21 mins  
The winners of the first S+T+ARTS Prize Africa will be on show at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz 4 to 8 September. With this prize, the European Commission honours projects that contribute to the positive development and digital transformation of the cultural sector in Africa. South African artists Russel Hlongwane, Amy Louise Wilson and Francois Knoetze will receive an award

HOPE #5: How are Technology and Power connected? A Conversation with Vladan Joler

Sep 01 2024 19 mins  
Every year, the European Commission honours innovative projects at the interface of art, technology and science which contribute to economic and social innovation with the S+T+ARTS Prize. The main prize in the category ‘Artistic Exploration’ goes to Serbian scientist Vladan Joler and US researcher Kate Craword for their project ‘Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology

HOPE #4: Which Lies is the Oil Industry telling Us? A Conversation with Beatie Wolfe

Aug 26 2024 19 mins  
One of the key events on the annual Ars Electronica Festival is the presentation of the Golden Nicas of the Prix Ars Electronica, which will again be awarded to artists from all over the world. The main prize in the category ‘New Animation Art’ goes to the British conceptual artist, singer-songwriter and activist Beatie Wolfe for her video project ‘Smoke and Mirrors’. ‘Sm

HOPE #3: How creative is AI? A Conversation with Paul Trillo

Aug 25 2024 20 mins  
The winners of the annual Prix Ars Electronica, which honours outstanding achievements in the field of international media art, take centre stage at every Ars Electronica Festival. This year, for the first time, an award for 'AI in Art' was part of the competition. The first winner in this category, US director and video artist Paul Trillo, is known for his experimental and highly

HOPE #2: What does Earth taste like? A Conversation with masharu

Aug 19 2024 21 mins  
At the Ars Electronica Festival 2024, visitors can experience new works created within the framework of the European Media Art Platform, such as the project 'Compost as Superfood' by masharu from the Netherlands. masharu has a doctorate in mathematics and a degree in photography. One of masharu's great passions, which has also brought the native Russian artistic fame, is the consum

HOPE #1: How do you design a Festival? A Conversation with Gerfried Stocker

Aug 18 2024 16 mins  
Gerfried Stocker is a media artist and an engineer for communication technology and has been artistic director and co-CEO of Ars Electronica since 1995. The title of this year's Ars Electronica festival is “HOPE - who will turn the tide”. For the artistic director, hope in this context is 'not the belief that things will somehow work out, but the trust in ourselves and in our s

Who Owns the Truth? #8 (EN): Truths Tomorrow

Aug 22 2023 15 mins  
In a world increasingly shaped by algorithms, artificial intelligence, and interconnected systems, the question arises how we can shape a future that places humanity, truth, and ethical responsibility at the forefront. What does a digitized and highly interconnected society look like, where each individual has access to reliable information, and where truth is not merely a subjecti

Who Owns the Truth? #8 (DE): Wahrheitsmorgen

Aug 22 2023 9 mins  
In einer Welt, die zunehmend von Algorithmen, künstlicher Intelligenz und vernetzten Systemen geprägt ist, stellt sich die Frage, wie wir eine Zukunft gestalten können, die Menschlichkeit, Wahrheit und ethische Verantwortung in den Vordergrund stellt. Wie kann eine digitalisierte und hochvernetzte Gesellschaft aussehen, in der jede*r Einzelne Zugang zu zuverlässigen Information