Data Tour d'Italie Brings Ars Electronica to Italy
Ars Electronica Festival, a major new media art event in Linz, Austria, extends into Italy through the Data Tour d'Italie project, curated by Federico Bomba and Filippo Rosati. Inspired by the Grand Tour, the initiative maps Italian artists whose work addresses contemporary environmental threats using data. From September 9 to 12, 2021, the project is part of Ars Electronica Garden Bologna/Fano, hosted at Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita in Bologna, in conjunction with the Resilienze festival organized by Kilowatt. Featured artists include Marco Barotti, Neunau, Giovanni Muzio, Emanuele Balia, Fabrizio Casti, and Sandro Mungianu, focusing on human impact on ecosystems. In Milan, MEET Digital Culture Center presents a VR installation connecting audiences in Milan, Linz, Barcelona, and Rotterdam. Talks feature experts Valentina Tanni, Michela Milano, and Federica Fragapane. Bomba emphasizes the need for an ecosystemic approach uniting scientific and humanistic expertise to address climate change.
Key facts
- Ars Electronica Festival is ongoing in Linz, Austria.
- Data Tour d'Italie is a project extending Ars Electronica to Italy.
- Curated by Federico Bomba and Filippo Rosati.
- Inspired by the historical Grand Tour concept.
- Project maps Italian artists addressing contemporary environmental threats.
- Takes place September 9–12, 2021.
- Hosted at Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita, Bologna.
- Part of Ars Electronica Garden Bologna/Fano and Resilienze festival by Kilowatt.
- Artists include Marco Barotti, Neunau, Giovanni Muzio, Emanuele Balia, Fabrizio Casti, Sandro Mungianu.
- Works focus on human impact on air quality, microplastics, and glacier melting.
- MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan hosts a VR installation connecting Milan, Linz, Barcelona, Rotterdam.
- Talks by Valentina Tanni, Michela Milano, Federica Fragapane.
- Bomba calls for ecosystemic approach to climate change.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Barotti
- Neunau
- Giovanni Muzio
- Emanuele Balia
- Fabrizio Casti
- Sandro Mungianu
- Valentina Tanni
- Michela Milano
- Federica Fragapane
- Federico Bomba
- Filippo Rosati
- Valerio Veneruso
Institutions
- Ars Electronica
- Kilowatt
- MEET Digital Culture Center
- Artribune
- Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita
Locations
- Linz
- Austria
- Italy
- Bologna
- Milan
- Barcelona
- Rotterdam
- Fano