In today’s rapidly evolving, science-driven society, the need for meaningful connections between science, technology, and art is crucial. The AIR Festival is a groundbreaking event showcasing the visionary work of 10 international artists in collaboration with scientists exploring two key themes: resilient interspecies urban ecosystems and Human-AI interactions, offering innovative and artistic perspectives on shaping sustainable futures.
The Festival is organized under the S+T+ARTS AIR project and takes place from October 26th to 27th 2024, in Badalona (Barcelona).
This two-day event will showcase the work of the resident artists and provide a unique platform for dialogue and exchange between different fields of expertise around the complex and multifaceted concept of air—its significance, its impact, and its potential to inspire change.
MEET THE artists
The AIR Festival is designed for the audience to experience how these artists are pushing the boundaries of creativity, merging art with science and technology to tackle some of today’s most pressing environmental and societal issues. Through their work, they aim to make the unseen visible, bridging the gap between human experiences and the natural and technological worlds.
The event offers the possibility to:
- Experience innovative exhibitions.
Immerse yourself in the exhibitions as a result of an art-science residencies that transcend disciplinary boundaries, showcasing cutting-edge ideas and visionary concepts that address the challenges of the future.
- Be an active part of art-science experiments.
Participate, interact and play a key role in groundbreaking collaborations where art and science converge. The exhibitions will allow you to experience first-hand the innovative art-science solutions on the theme of air presented by 10 international artists together with researchers in science and technology.
- Be part of a vibrant ecosystem anticipating the future.
Be part of a dynamic community at the cutting edge of anticipating and shaping future trends, contributing to an innovative and forward-thinking environment.
Meet the partners of the AIR Festival
The AIR Festival is organised by Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus in collaboration with other seven consortium partners from five EU countries. The S+T+ARTS Regional Centers act as catalysts for artistic experiments, residencies, knowledge transfer sessions, workshops, and the production of the AIR festival.
Meet the partners dedicated to fostering art-driven innovation:
- High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart, Germany
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain
- Association for Culture and Education PiNA, Slovenia
- Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus, Spain
- In4Art, Netherlands
- Sony Computer Science Laboratories – Rome, Italy
- RCR LAB·A, Spain
- The Media Solution Center Baden Württemberg e.V., Germany