A culture-based initiative for science, technology, cultural & creative industries and society.
Never before have art and science been so intimately entangled as they are today.
At the same time, art finds itself increasingly estranged from its traditional media, spaces and institutions. Computing technologies do not merely extend existing practices; they reconfigure how art relates to life and what art can be.
For centuries artists dreamed of fusing art and life; that Romantic aspiration is now within technological reach. Virtual and augmented realities, real-time computation and networked systems stage experiences in which the boundary between the real and the artificial becomes porous. When a headset, a screen or a mixed-reality device mediates perception, the old polarities – reality and illusion, realism and the imaginary, necessity and desire – begin to lose their hold.
This is not mere technical novelty but a cultural turning point: the capacity to alter perception effectively alters reality. Audiences no longer only receive artworks; they enter, modify and co-author them. Such a shift raises urgent questions about agency, authorship and the social consequences of immersive and algorithmic systems. Is this transformation to be welcomed, resisted, or simply acknowledged as inevitable?
Is this transformation to be welcomed, resisted, or simply acknowledged as inevitable?
THE MEANING of all this
There is a new conception of humanity and nature – and the changes are coming fast ...We must be prepared for the transformations that lie ahead, ...We must systematically map and research current practices and trajectories, ...We must examine what artists are proposing as forms of cultural experimentation, ...We must track what scientists and engineers are advancing technically and epistemically, ...We must assess which artistic practices hold social relevance and civic potential, ...We must engage with philosophical inquiry about the ethical and conceptual ramifications
Now, it’s eCulture time....
Where, Who and Why?
At the heart of the action – High Performance Computing Center University Stuttgart HLRS
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Target group
eCulture Convention: With accreditation, Scientists, Reseacher, Artist, Cultural managers, Companies involved in futurology, Journalists Panels Messy Studio: Is a professional action oriented event that promotes debate, discussion and reflection on the challenges and opportunities in the confluence of arts to science, technology and society as a key driver to face and envision the future.
ReACH: With application, Artists, Workshop fees.
theGATE Festival: With registration, Open to the public.
theGATE with ist three pilars
eCulture Convention, ReACH and theGATE festival.
eCulture Convention
Digital-Human Convergence
The convention is a platform for experts from to discuss new developments in Art, Culture and Economy.
It is a professional event that promotes debate, discussion and reflection on the challenges and opportunities in the confluence of art, science, technology and society as a key driver to face and envision the future. Leading international figures from disciplines such as sciences, artificial,creative economy, quanten computing, society and art will participate in the event, proposing meeting points between disciplines.
Formats
Panels with multidisciplinary experts and stakeholder to introduce strategic concepts and mission for the current Research and Innovation ecosystem and the overall society - 45 min.
Interactive and participatory Messy Studios - format with tables and one moderator, continue the discussion about the topic, create momentum, connections and take decisions between people and organisations about the role of multidisciplinary art, science, technology and society R+D+I ecosystems, in shaping the future of Europe.
ReACH
Research Center for eCulture and the humanities
With its triangular architecture sustained by an Advanced School, a CreativeLab and an Observatory of eCulture, aspires to be one point in the net required by humanity to fulfill a stimulating future with the support of the artificial intelligence.
We invite you to participate in an enriching workshop designed to elevate your concepts to the next level. This session offers a unique platform for participants to present their ideas and engage with a team of specialists. Our experts will provide interactive feedback and guidance, assisting you in transforming your initial ideas into well-structured, formal projects. Through collaborative discussions and practical support, you will refine your vision and acquire valuable insights to advance your projects.
theGATE Festival
Global Arts Technology Environment
Never before has art been so close to science as it is now in the electronic age. And never before has art strayed so far from the traditional arts. Digital technology (or computer technology) allows people to connect art with life – finally, one of humanity's oldest and most enduring dreams is coming true: making art a part of life; transforming life into a work of art. What was once a romantic dream is now a technological possibility, thanks to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). If it is possible to place special glasses (or other devices) in front of our eyes – or in front of one of our eyes, while the other reMayns ‘naked’ and in direct contact with ‘reality’ – the traditional separation between reality and artificiality, reality and illusion, reality and imagination, necessity and desire breaks down and lies in pieces at our feet. Realism and surrealism will no longer have any meaning. People will not have to submit to reality; they will be able to change reality according to their own will. Or at least they will be able to change their perception of reality, if not reality itself.
Speakers already confirmed
Prof. Michael Resch, Matthias Hauser, Dr. Bastian Koller, Dr. Uwe Wössner & Team, Alistair Hudson, Veronika Liebl, Javier Iglesias García, Alexander Mankowsky, Sven Meyer, Christoph Lorenz, Markus Korselt, Lars Henrik Gass, Claudia Jericho, Anette Schaefer, Egbert Rühl, Veit Haug, Matthias Stroezel, Andreas Wierse, Ralph Dum, Giulia Bini, Tomasso Calarco, Andreas Kaminski, Marcos Cuzziol, Hadassa Nagamba, ...
Partners
