Internet Festival 2026 in Pisa Explores Art and Technology Through Francesco Moretti and Data Conversations
The Internet Festival 2026 is set to take place in Pisa from October 8 to 11, under the theme "Forme di futuro," with Claudio Giua at the helm. Giua draws a comparison between artificial intelligence and human insight, referencing Confucius and juxtaposing HAL 9000 with Master Yoda, emphasizing that "Wisdom begins where the presumption of knowing ends." Highlighting 25 years of Net7, Francesco Moretti presents a solo exhibition titled "Worlds so close, shaped like the future." His installation "Do not feed the animal" features a drone that captures footage of attendees while being confined. The exhibition also showcases geometric metal sculptures. Additionally, Data Conversations, funded by Creative Europe, has chosen ten creatives under 30 for workshops from October 1 to 10 to create interactive installations throughout the festival. The article is authored by Sofia Pavoni.
Key facts
- The Internet Festival 2026 runs in Pisa from October 8 to 11 under the theme "Forme di futuro."
- Director Claudio Giua contrasts HAL 9000 as intelligence without wisdom with Master Yoda as the opposite archetype.
- Francesco Moretti (born Pisa, 1973) presents the solo show "Worlds so close, shaped like the future," celebrating 25 years of the software house Net7.
- Moretti's site-specific installation "Do not feed the animal" cages a flying drone in a two-meter-tall cylindrical metal structure with a 1.30-meter diameter.
- The installation's aesthetic references both the Baptistery of Piazza dei Miracoli and late 19th- and early 20th-century Parisian zoological gardens.
- The Data Conversations residency selected ten under-30 creatives from over 75 applications across Europe.
- Data Conversations is co-financed by Creative Europe and promoted by Fondazione Sistema Toscana with partners including Malmö University and the Università degli Studi di Firenze.
- The co-creation workshop runs from October 1 to 10, producing "info-experiences" that generate "living data" through visitor interaction.
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Moretti
- Claudio Giua
- Sofia Pavoni
- Nathan Pottier
Institutions
- Internet Festival
- Net7
- Fondazione Sistema Toscana
- Creative Europe
- Malmö University
- Domestic Data Streamers
- Estonian National Museum
- IN2 Digital Innovations
- Università degli Studi di Firenze
- Artribune
Locations
- Pisa
- Italy
- Nauplia
- Greece
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Austria
- Denmark
- Germany
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Malmö
- Sweden
- Estonia
- Piazza dei Miracoli
- Paris
- France