Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) push the boundaries of human knowledge. Unconventional ways of thinking and creativity open novel and visionary fields of research that radically shift. FEAT – Future Emerging Art & Technology brings together artists and FET projects using best practice methods to create high-impact collabora ve outcomes including the production of new artworks, major exhibitions, media campaigns, and socially engaged events including fes vals, debates and participatory workshops.
Six leading international artists are hosted within FET projects through funded embedded residencies. Through in-depth collaborations with researchers and reflecting on the projects, the artists will explore, engage and communicate these new areas of research to reach the widest possible audiences, opening up societal discussions, raising awareness and enhancing take-up of radically new technologies.
FEAT-TEAMS
Out of 264 promising candidates, a group of 5 internationally renowned artists were selected. Joined by artist curator Anna Dumitriu, these six artists paired with FET research projects for residencies of up to six months. In addition, FEAT led to further artist/FET project pairings, so-called FEAT associates: Kerstin Ergenzinger and nuClock as well as Kuai Shen and flora robotica.
FEAT PROJECTS
- Anna Dumitriu, MRG-Grammar – new strategies for deciphering gene regulation Ruth Jarman & Joe Gerhardt (Semiconductor), QuProCS – quantum simulations and quantum computing
- Evelina Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfand, RySQ – developing quantum simulators with Rydberg atoms
- Pinar Yoldas, DIACAT – novel ways of catalytic CO2 conversion Špela Petrič & Miha Turšič, INTERTWINE & Mango – future high power Exascale compu- ng systems
- Vicky Isley & Paul Smith (boredomresearch), subCULTron – underwater, self-learning swarm robotics
- Kerstin Ergenzinger, nuClock – towards a nuclear clock with Thorium-229
- Kuai Shen, flora robotica – societies of symbiotic robot-plant bio-hybrids
SCHEDULE
| 12 noon-12:15 PM | Introduction to FEAT by Erich Prem (eutema) and Lucas Evers (Waag Society) |
| 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM | Artist Interventions and Interviews Anna Dumitriu – interviewed by Annick Bureaud Vicky Isley & Paul Smith (boredomresearch) – interviewed by Alex May Evelina Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfand – interviewed by Jurij Krpan Miha Turšič & George Becke (scientist, INTERTWINE) – interviewed by Erich Prem Ruth Jarman (semiconductor) – interviewed by N.N. Kerstin Ergenzinger – interviewed by Lucas Evers |
| 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM | Are we doing this right? (Open Discussion) |
| 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Art / Science Programmes: Where do we go from here? A panel of experts from art, science and research policy discusses challenges of art science interac on in future research programmes Participants: Ralph Dum (EC), Luis Miguel Girão (EC, Artshare), Špela Petrič (artist), Erich Prem (eutema), Andrea Wald (Austrian Research Promo on Fund), Thorsten Schumm (nuClock), Christophe de Jaeger (Gluon) |
