Arkade
Learn to be a Machine | DistantObject #1
Learn to be a Machine | DistantObject #1 is an abstract system of obedience and manipulation. The video installation features a representation of the artist himself, who has provided a means for the audience to interact with the system. By scrolling a trackball, the audience can manipulate the direction of the artist’s eyes. Continue reading
Change Gallery
The shops and display windows of the Arkade and the surrounding stores invite you to think about the theme of this year’s festival with art and video works. Continue reading
Delta-Figure
hose minute variations reify a living thing and provide it with its presence; even though the movements are minute, they are still highly complex. Robots that perform or do work, plus other kinetic artistic expression, would simplify or ignore entirely those minute variations. Continue reading
Featured Artists: Shinseungback Kimyonghun (KR)
The featured artists at the 2014 Ars Electronica Festival are a duo from the Republic of Korea. Since 2012, computer specialist Shin Seung Back and artist Kim Yong Hun have been working together. 10 works representative of their oeuvre are on display at Ars Electronica. Continue reading
In Search of Lost Time
The wall installation In Search of Lost Time consists of 42 flip-flap displays arranged in a square grid. Instead of alphanumeric text, the modules are reduced to colour and movement. Continue reading
Sonic Robots
What’s still missing in electronic music? Moritz Simon Geist is convinced that it’s robots, and he created his MR-808 robot installation to begin closing this gap. Continue reading