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PODCASTS · S+T+ARTS Afropean Intelligence Voices As part of S+T+ARTS Afropean Intelligence, CHRONIQUES curates “S+T+ARTS Afropean Intelligence Voices”, a 4-chapter podcast series designed as a space for meta reflection. Every episode invites African artists and researchers to reflect on how artificial intelligence could intersect better with African cultures, memory, identity, and creative practices. Throughout the […]

S+T+ARTS Afropean Intelligence seeks to critically explore the role of AI within African contexts by fostering Afro-European dialogue and supporting artistic and research practices that challenge dominant technological narratives. As part of the project, CHRONIQUES is curating a series of 10 online Expert Talks bringing together researchers, technologists, and cultural practitioners from Africa and Europe.

Breathing Architectures by Côme Di Meglio In the framework of S+T+ARTS EC(H)O – Challenge 10: Reconnecting to the Territory The project Breathing Architectures focuses on scaling up his artistic research on mycelium architectures by developing a semi-industrial prototype for large-scale, sustainable production using local resources. The project utilizes the abundant local reed, Arundo Donax, as the

Feeling Virtual: An Archive of Touch by Iz Paehr In the framework of S+T+ARTS EC(H)O – Challenge 9: Cultural Heritage Through New Technologies The project Iz Paehr is developing Feeling Virtual: An Archive of Touch, a project dedicated to building tactile virtual experiences and addressing the exclusion of disabled individuals from visually-dominant VR technology. The work

Merging Visions by Merve Şahin In the framework of S+T+ARTS EC(H)O – Challenge 8: Urban Digital Twins The project Merve Şahin’s Merging Visions project addresses the challenge of communicating the transformation of the Salzburg Festival site by reimagining digital twins through artistic and immersive storytelling. The core concept is “Expanded Immersive Twins,” extending digital twins to

HPC DATA SYMPHONIES by Dr. Kirell Benzi In the framework of S+T+ARTS EC(H)O – Challenge 7: Transforming Logs Into Visual Narratives The project Dr. Kirell Benzi is developing HPC DATA SYMPHONIES, a public-facing installation designed to make the invisible inner workings of the HLRS high-performance computing (HPC) center visible and understandable to non-specialist audiences. The artwork

looping by Oliver Kruse In the framework of S+T+ARTS EC(H)O – Challenge 6: Technological Solutions Inspired by Nature The project Oliver Kruse is undertaking the looping project, which involves translating the aerodynamic morphology of the maple tree’s flying fruit into a structurally and aerodynamically refined large-scale flying sculpture. The physical artwork is planned to be an

LocalEchoes (VR-Terroir) by Bernat Cuní In the framework of S+T+ARTS EC(H)O – Challenge 5: Virtual Representations of Users The project Bernat Cuní’s residency focuses on challenging the rampant standardization of digital culture by creating hyperlocal avatars that absorb and are shaped by their environments, carrying their “lived experiences” like terroir. The objective is to visualize how