07-11/09/2022
Kepler’s Gardens, JKU Campus, Linz (AT)
Tickets and more info HERE

Opening times:
07/09 13:00 – 19:00
08/09 10:00 – 19:00
09/09 10:00 – 19:00
10/09 10:00 – 19:00
11/09 10:00 – 18:00

Ars Electronica 2022 has the theme ‘Welcome to Planet B – A different life is possible! But How?’ A festival for Art, Technology and Society, tackling the challenging search for answers to the contradictions of our time.

Chemical Ecosystem reflects on the function of smell today, inviting the public to observe how its presence influences the environment and affects the beings that inhabit it, listening to the olfactory messages that these inhabitants emit.

Ten synthetic organisms hang from a circular cover with fans to diffuse odors, speakers and gas sensors to capture the composition of the surrounding air. The sounds vary dynamically according to the data of the air content, affected by the human presence.