Ars electronica, which has been combining art, technology, science and society for 37 years, opens its 2016 edition this week with the theme radical atoms and the alchemists of our time. The 2016 ars electronica festival was centered around the concept of radical atoms, a term that signifies a revolutionary approach to understanding and designing at the atomic scale. The digital world’s merger with the physical one
“radical atoms,” the title of this show and, at the same time, this year’s festival theme, is a reference to the visions and prototypes that have emerged from the mit media lab’s tangible media group. Beginning september 8, 2016, the ars electronica center will showcase the “radical atoms” exhibition, which centers around the digital world’s merger with the physical one. What are radical atoms all about
The prime venue was, once again, postcity, the former austrian postal service logistics facility adjacent to the train station.
