Artificial intelligence, robots, multi-media installations: We can already experience the technology of tomorrow today! Experience this and more first-hand during the 2024 Ars Electronica Festival at the JKU MED Campus as well as at other locations in Linz.
We're talking about Anton Bruckner, quantum physics, artificial intelligence, Alan Turing, generational conflicts and magic. Will we need wizard Merlin Kepler's help to 'turn the tide' and tackle the global challenges we currently face? Only time will tell. But we know one thing for sure: Science and art can generate the momentum needed to drive innovation forward!
Funded by the JKU's Linz Institute of Technology (LIT) and other partners and in partnership with artists, there are a total of ten unique (interactive) art & science istallations created by JKU faculty members and researchers. We hope guests and visitors actively experience the installations which were designed to also spark dialogue and discussion!
Located in the heart of Linz, the JKU Medical (MED) Campus is celebrating its 10th anniversary and will debut as a venue at this year's internationally renowned Ars Electronica Festival. The Ars Electronica Festival celebrates technology, art, social involvement, and the wider community. The JKU Faculty of Medicine will showcase its medical expertise by not only featuring fascinating insight into the world of medicine, but also hosting unique and innovative installations that demonstrate the power of imagination at the crossroads of art and science.
Visit the JKU MED Campus, the Mariendom Cathedral Linz, and parts of PostCity at no charge!
Ars Electronica Festival
HOPE: Who Will Turn the Tide
Location
JKU MED Campus
Krankenhausstraße 5
4020 Linz
Additional locations featuring JKU involvement
The Linz Mariendom Cathedral, opens an external URL in a new window
"DeepSpace" at Ars Electronica, opens an external URL in a new window
PostCity Linz, opens an external URL in a new window
Dates
September 4, 2024: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
September 5, 2024: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
September 6, 2024: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
September 7, 2024: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
September 8, 2024: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Statistically, there are around 30 new inventions per 100,000 residents, placing Linz well above the national Austrian average. Linz plays a leading role in developing cutting-edge technologies and materials and is a UNESCO City of Media Arts. The JKU's Linz Institute of Technology (LIT) - an institution that brings research, innovation, and creative arts together - is involved in much of the work and once again, this year's Ars Electronica Festival will be the stage to shine a spotlight on selected LIT-sponsored art & science installations, giving us a glimpse into a unique, interdisciplinary body of work.
Experience the world's first quantum music concert.
Location: St. Mary's Cathedral (Mariendom) in Linz
Performances: Wednesday, September 4, at 10:00 PM (English), and Friday, September 6, at 4:00 PM (German)
Created by the Institute for Integrated Circuits
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What are the hidden stories behind online platforms?
Location: JKU MED Campus, BIB, 1st Floor
Created by the Linz Institute for Transformative Change (LIFT_C)
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How does gut bacteria impact your mental health?
Location: JKU MED Campus, BIB, Ground Floor
Created by the Institute for Biophysics
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G'sungen, g'rappt & g'stanzlt: Everything you always wanted to know about AI.
Location: DeepSpace at the Ars Electronica Center
Presentation: Friday, September 6, between 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (in German)
Created by the LIT Robopsychology Lab
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Help Merlin Kepler impress the AI sorting hat.
Location: JKU MED Campus, BIB, 1st Floor
Created by the Institute for Computational Perception
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Explore a world of 3D digitally reconstructed tissue samples
Location: JKU MED Campus, LAB 1st Floor, the JKU medSPACE
Live Presentation: Thursday, September 5, at 4:30 PM (in English), and Sunday, September 8, at 4:30 PM (in English)
Created by the Clinical Institute for Pathology and Molecular Pathology
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Bridging children's "authority gap".
Location: JKU MED Campus, BIB, 1st Floor
Created by the Institute for Computational Perception
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Can you guess who the AI is?
Location: POSTCITY
Created by the Institute for Machine Learning
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Explore the inner workings of the human brain.
Location: JKU MED Campus, BIB, 1st Floor
Created by the Institute of Polymer Product Engineering
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New data sets reveal previously hidden information from inside the human body.
Location: JKU MED Campus, LAB 1st Floor, JKU medSPACE
Live presentation on Thursday, September 5, at 11:00 AM (in English)
Created by the Department of Virtual Morphology
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Tuesday, September 3, between 4:00 PM and 11.55 PM
Location: the JKU MED Campus, Piazza
Join our traditional pre-festival stroll through this year's festival locations, starting with a brief introductory talk at the JKU MED Campus!
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Wednesday, September 4, beginning at 7:00 PM
Location: The "Mariendom" Cathedral in Linz
Don't miss the official grand opening of this year's Ars Electronica Festival and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. Funded by LIT, experience the world's first quantum concert "BruQner - The Sound of Entanglement".
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Wednesday, September 4, to Sunday, September 8
Location: JKU MED Campus, LAB 1st Floor, JKU medSPACE
The 2024 Animation Festival showcases contemporary and socio-critical works created in the field of digital animation.
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Wednesday, September 4 to Sunday, September 8
Location: JKU MED Campus, LEH Bldg., Ground Floor
In partnership with international artists, the festival is proud to present an exhibition on Virtual & Extended Reality.
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