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MediaFutures crossing boundaries between art, science, technology and participation

Posted by: Aneffel Kadik 4 months, 2 weeks ago

MediaFutures is a project characterized by encouraging the collaboration of actors with, apparently, different interests to tackle shared societal challenges. If we take a look at the selected projects in the first Open Call, we find start-ups with a citizen-oriented culture, artists with a data-driven art portfolio, or scientists working together with artists (and vice versa).

The User Manual for Digital Humanists

Posted by: Aneffel Kadik 4 months, 2 weeks ago

A look into human-centered innovation and STARTS Prize ’21 with User Manual for Digital Humanists.

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. Chapter 4 focuses on human-centered innovation, and the role that artists, creatives and designers can play in making innovation processes more empathic, humane and focused on societal and human needs. The hosts dive into the winning projects of STARTS Prize 2021, the yearly prize awarded to innovative projects at the nexus of science, technology and the arts as part of the European commission's STARTS initiative. Ann-Sofi Rönnskog and John Palmesino of Territorial Agency, the winners of this year's Grand Prize for Artistic Exploration, join this chapter to give insights into their project "Oceans in Transformation".