Catalogue: In Kepler’s Gardens. A global journey mapping the ‘new’ world

A journey in which it is not we who set out to travel, but our ideas and projects, which span a global network in which we gather to discuss what needs to be done. Autonomy—Democracy. Ecology—Technology. Humanity. Uncertainty. Hardly any other phrase has been used so often in recent months: “The world will be a different place after this crisis”—spoken prophetically, often as a glimmer of hope, more often as a threat. Is this true, and if so, what will the changes be? That question is the focus of this year’s Ars Electronica. Following last year’s brilliant 40th anniversary festival, which brought more artists, exhibitors and international experts to Linz than ever before, this year Ars Electronica is going on a journey, or rather the festival itself is becoming a journey—a journey through “Kepler’s Gardens.” A journey through the networked biotopes and ecosystems in which people in over 120 locations worldwide are working to develop and shape our future, and these days that means, above all, working to save our future. A journey to and with many committed communities that have already begun not only to think about the current problems, but to work on concrete ideas, actions and solutions. Places, initiatives and institutions where artists and scientists work together, challenge society and try out new alliances and forms of cooperation.

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