~~ Not Breaking ~~ ~~ This Wave Drowns Hate ~~ is an innovative performance by acclaimed artist Kat Austen that explores humanity’s evolving relationship with the ocean in the age of the polycrisis. Combining wearable technology, dynamic choreography, and AI-generated visuals, Austen transforms into a cyborg traveler— an embodiment of […]
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A living story of communication across boundaries, this evolving installation invites visitors to envision harmonious futures with our oceans amid the polycrisis. Responsive to both the audience and the voice of the Atlantic, the work features an AI agent that continuously re-imagines sustainable ocean futures, projecting dynamic visuals onto sailcloth […]
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Stranger to the Trees realises in hybrid artistic form the new materiality of forests in the time of ubiquitous human-made plastic pollution. The multimedia installation explores the interaction between microplastics and trees as carbon sinks. How do trees and microplastics coexist in forests, capturing carbon in the time of the […]
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The Matter of the Soul is a multi-sensory installation incorporating sound, light, video and sculpture, which prompts viewers to contemplate the profound impact of climate change on the Arctic region. Evoking human empathy with the process of dispersal in the Arctic, the artwork centres around an experimental music symphony composed […]
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This Land is Not Mine is a 20-channel video installation with interactive sound explores the changing identity of the region of Lusatia, situated at the border of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. Lusatia is the home of the Sorbian minority group. As as brown coal mining in the region is phased out, […]
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Ouroboros by Kat Austen and Fara Peluso is a multi-media installation that combines soft robotics, video, music, bioplastic and sculpture to explore circular modalities of human relationships to resources, consumption and materials. It is an outcome of the Circular Records STARTS Residency Repairing the Present at Ars Electronica, through which Austen and Peluso […]
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How to Touch a Dragonfly is an immersive installation that brings visitors into the world of dragonflies amidst the climate and biodiversity crises. Experience an ultra-low-resolution environment of sound and moving images, inspired by the unique structure of dragonflies’ eyes, composed of thousands of hexagonal lenses. This 4-meter dome, designed […]
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