The Werkleitz Festival 2021 move to… sociosphere, ecosphere, bodydatasphere is a correspondence location of the 2021 Ars Electronica. In the past 4 years the artists and collectives at 11 institutions of the European Media Art Platform have been researching the most urgent challenges of our age. Kat Austen will take part in […]
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Article “We need depth of knowledge but at the same time we need its context” at wissenschaft im dialog
Kat recently spoke to Wissenschaft im dialog about how art can help to transform narratives about sustainability in the future and the ongoing debate on the relationship between art and science. In their article, “We need depth of knowledge but at the same time we need its context” you can […]
WeiterlesenThis Land is not Mine | Performance at Wendisches Museum
We cordially invite you to “open-art-Lausitz” art festival in the courtyard of the Wendish Museum, where Kat will premiere the This Land is not Mine | Performance. Kat will perform music composed using sounds collected during the “This Land is not Mine” research. The compositions consist of field recordings made […]
WeiterlesenUser Manual for Digital Humanities at Ars Electronica Home Delivery
User Manual for Digital Humanists is a new series hosted by Veronika Liebl, Director of European Cooperation, and Kristina Maurer, Head of European Projects at Ars Electronica’s Festival/Prix/Exhibitions department. The second chapter focused on projects and artists tackling some of the biggest challenges we are facing today: How can we collectively […]
WeiterlesenModerator of „A Conversation about the New European Bauhaus and our backyards“
How can a design and creative approach help us re-discover and re-imagine the places we live in? It has been just over a year since in 2020 Rio Neiva – Environmental NGO implemented a citizen science pilot project titled “In My Backyard”, supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 ACTION project. In this exciting […]
WeiterlesenINTER/her on the Lumen Prize Long List
Wonderful news that INTER/her has made the long list for the Lumen Prize! INTER/her is a fully immersive audio/visual journey, conceived and led by Camille Baker. It was wonderful to compose the soundscapes for this virtual environment and the stories shared by women about their experiences. And fantastic to collaborate […]
WeiterlesenNetwork Defekts an album release
We’re delighted to publish Network Defekts as an album – with a difference! To get to your audio you need a key to start your journey through encrypted messages. The keys are beautiful prints of stunning artwork, with a series of codes on the reverse side. Order the Network Defekts […]
Weiterlesen„Außenraum. Eine ephemere Momentaufnahme“ in the exhibition NEW HORIZONS II at Galerie M
„Außenraum. Eine ephemere Momentaufnahme“ is a collaboration between Kat Austen and Inna Perkas. The multimedia installation, consisting of audio, video and drawings, captures a brief encounter during a stormy winter afternoon in front of the IKMZ in Cottbus, Brandenburg. The work is presented in the exhibition NEW HORIZONS II at […]
WeiterlesenLecture ‚Carbon echoes and the climate emergency‘ at Werkleitz
In this presentation, artist Kat Austen will discuss her diverse methods for artistic engagement with the environment. Austen creates multimedia works that develop the aesthetics of sustainability, using methods including DIY science, acoustic ecologies, site specific performance and new material studies. In the context of the climate crisis, Austen will discuss ‘Stranger […]
WeiterlesenThe Gravity of Trees/ Die Anziehungskraft der Bäume
Audiowalk on the essay ‚Laubwerk‘ by Marion Poschmann, winner of the WORTMELDUNGEN-Literaturpreis 2021. Created by Second Nature Lab artists Kat Austen and Moritz Frischkorn. 27th June 2021, 3 pm – 5 pmWherever you are & Frankfurt Main, Germany Meeting point for live release event in Bornheim/Nordend (East), FrankfurtRegistration for the […]
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