The exhibition in the »Campus« area of Ars Electronica explores our individual perceptions of the world and how we communicate with one another. Students will look at how subjective experiences can be made visible and tangible to others, as well as how our own perceptions influence our behaviours. Visitors are invited to discover new approaches to sensory experiences. Five pieces will be exhibited, including performances, installations and interactive experiences. Visitors are invited to examine their own senses and discover new perspectives.

»The Brainless Dancer« by Passion Asasu, a student in the »Media Art and Design« Master’s degree programme, is an interactive performance that explores the dynamics of female bodies under the influences of patriarchy and capitalism. During her performance, the artist dons special clothing on to which balloons have been sewn. When the audience approaches, sensors react and the balloons either inflate or deflate, mutating the protagonists »body«. Passion Asasu uses air and distance to depict individual social forces. The audience is actively involved in the performance, which reflects the interactions between power, perception and physicality.

Chanitnanth Phadungnanonth, another Master’s student, will be presenting her installation »Heart to Heart«. The audience is invited to sit on two lounge chairs, which are outfitted with sensors that amplify the rhythms of two heartbeats. These signals are transmitted into two pools of water, whose surface then pulsates and makes the heartbeat visible. The work creates an intimate, non-verbal communication between participants and invites them to reflect on shared emotional states. Connections and barriers between individuals are presented in a new, physical way.

The complete programme, including all student contributions, can be found at: https://ars.electronica.art/hope/en/sense-sense-abilities/ 

Artists affiliated with an international university whose curriculum takes an innovative approach to teaching media art and media culture are invited to the Ars Electronica »Campus« area. Prof. Ursula Damm, head of the »Media Environments« department, regularly represents the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar at the internationally-renowned media art festival

About »Ars Electronica 2024«
The Ars Electronica 2024 has been accompanying and analysing the digital revolution, is origins, successes and missteps, since 1979. The cultural and social significance of new technological and scientific developments have always been the focus of this festival for art, technology, and society. The theme of this year's event is »HOPE – who will turn the tide«.

Exhibiting Students:
Passion Asasu, Amelia Eickhoff, Chanitnanth Phadungnanonth, Dahye Seo, Emil Torp

Curation:
Quadrature (Juliane Götz, Sebastian Neitsch), Mindaugas Gapševičius, Cosmo Schüppel, Isabella Lee Arturo, Chanitnanth Phadungnanonth, Dahye Seo and Amelia Eickhoff

The concept for the exhibition was developed by the head of the Media Environments department (Prof. Ursula Damm). The event is sponsored by the »STIL - Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre«.

Ars Electronica
»sense & sense-abilities« in the »Campus« Area
4 to 8 September 2024
https://ars.electronica.art/ 

Location:
POSTCITY
Waldeggstraße 41
4020 Linz, Austria

Opening Times:
4 to 7 September 2024, 10 am to 7 pm
8 September 2024, 10 am to 6 pm

Tickets:https://ars.electronica.art/hope/de/tickets/ 

Questions can be directed to Romy Weinhold, Press and Public Relations Officer for the Faculty of Art and Design by phone at  +49 / 36 43 / 58 11 86 or by e-mail at romy.weinhold[at]uni-weimar.de.