Ars Electronica Archive – S+T+ARTS

STARTS is an initiative of the European Commission to foster alliances of technology and artistic practice. As part of this initiative, the STARTS residencies foster pioneering collaborations and the STARTS Prize honors the most inspired results in the field of creativity and innovation at the crossings of science and technology with the arts. STARTS is funded through various schemes provided by the European Commission.

S+T+ARTS Residency S+T+ARTS Residency HungryEcoCities 2024

WTFOOD

Bernat Cuní

Unmasking the glitches in our Food System

WTFood is a user tool to explore food system glitches and learn about the actors working on solving these glitches. Primarily it is a tool to improve consumer awareness of food system glitches and learn about the farmers, the NGOs, and other initiatives working on them.

Links: https://starts.eu/hungryecocities/hte/wtfood/

The mentor and support team in this project were the following Hungry EcoCities:
Studio> EatThis
Art-driven innovation> In4Art
Science> Brno University of Technology

Bernat Cuní is an artist exploring the digitization of objects and spaces through code, crafts, and robots. Currently, he experiments with artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and digital craftsmanship. He runs cunicode.com, a studio that investigates the creative applications of emerging technologies from a post-capitalist perspective.

Initially starting his career as an industrial designer, Bernat shifted to research-based design practices, focusing on people rather than products due to discomfort with the consumerist agenda. He spent several years in Hong Kong managing sustainability projects and a design incubator at the HK Polytechnic University's School of Design.

After returning to Barcelona, he worked with digital fabrication technologies to democratize access to production means, participating in various EU research projects and launching startups. Since 2019, he has focused on artistic practice, developing experimental projects that blend technology and activism outside the corporate realm. Notable residencies include SNAP.inc and Runway, where he created artistic projects using AI and augmented reality tools.