Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, Johannesburg
Afropean Intelligence Bootcamp – Nov. 4–7 2025, Johannesburg
Hosted by Fak’ugesi Festival and co-organized by Ars Electronica and RISC, the Afropean Intelligence Bootcamp brought together for the first time the artists selected for the S+T+ARTS Afropean Intelligence Residency Programme.
Over four days in Johannesburg, this unique event combined technical learning, artistic exchange, and collective reflection, creating a fertile space where art, science, and technology meet African cultural perspectives.
The Bootcamp featured hands-on sessions led by tech experts, introducing artists to AI tools, machine learning, and creative coding practices. A collective workshop curated by CHRONIQUES invited residents to engage collaboratively around the project’s four transversal themes — Representation & Identity, Urban Futures & Counter-Mapping, Taking Back Agency, and Embodied & Ancestral Knowledge in AI.
PUBLIC ENTROPY SYMPOSIUM
The program culminated with the ENTROPY SYMPOSIUM, an open event welcoming a broader audience of artists, researchers, and policymakers. Through a series of panels and discussions, it explored the ethical, political, and creative implications of Artificial Intelligence across the African continent — addressing sustainability, bias, and the dual potential of AI as both a tool and a weapon.
NOV. 7 (FRIDAY) | 2–6PM
Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct
Lodi Matsetla (Fak’ugesi)
Koketso Masuluke
Pierre-Christophe Gam, Mahoutondji and Peace Olatunji
Khanya Mthethwa and Mahoutondji Kinmagbo
Evans Doe Ocansey (RISC) and Melisa Kayowa
Artists and partners
Chinedum Muotto, Peace Olatunji and Stéphanie Booto
Pierre-Christophe Gam, Mahoutondji and Peace Olatunji
Chipo Mapondera, Khadouja Tamzini and Chinedum Muotto
