ARS FOR NONS
interactive installation2022
jku linz institute of technology
ars electronica
denisa půbalová
lea luka sikau
michael artner
julia wurm
exhibitions:
ars electronica festival 2022
vasulka kitchen (Game Media: Tool - Consciousness - Tool)
The Ars Electronica Festival combines art, technology, and society. For 43 years, the festival has nurtured the creation of art for society with technology. The installation Ars for Nons deconstructs this equation: it creates art for technology, which essentially is a part of society already. Art is not made by nonhuman technology for humans, but with technology for nonhumans. It asks why and how to create art for other-than-human beings. Ars for Nonscreates a space for nonhumans, “Nons”, to be immersed in “Ars”, an interactive art piece. The installation is conceptualized for the group of Nons that are most likely to be present at the Ars Electronica Festival: smartphones. Every phone inhabits its own white cube to perceive and contribute to an art installation, consisting of sound, vibration, and imagery. In the meantime, the accompanying human waits. Ultimately, the installation stretches the human perspective, deconstructing and rethinking our relationship with art.