S+T+ARTS Prize 2023: Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Richard Mosse Win European Award for Art and Technology

The 2023 S+T+ARTS Prize, an initiative by the European Commission that champions innovation at the crossroads of science, technology, and the arts, has recognized Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (UK) and Richard Mosse (Ireland) with its two Grand Prizes. Ginsberg earned the Grand Prize – Artistic Exploration for her 2021 creation, Pollinator Pathmaker, an algorithmic tool designed to benefit pollinators rather than human aesthetics. This initiative led to two gardens in 2022: a permanent installation at the Eden Project in Cornwall and eleven beds at Kensington Gardens in London, with plans for another garden in Berlin. Mosse received the Grand Prize – Innovative Collaboration for his 2022 work, Broken Spectre, an immersive documentary revealing deforestation in the Amazon through advanced remote sensing. The jury, which included Mónica Bello, Francesca Bria, Bernd Fesel, Jun Inada, and Meinhard Lukas, selected the winners from 1,637 submissions from 78 nations. Each prize includes a €20,000 award. Coordinated by Ars Electronica and supported by partners such as BOZAR and La French Tech Grande Provence, the S+T+ARTS Prize has funded 151 artistic residencies since its inception in 2016, distributing €4.5 million and showcasing 208 projects from over 14,000 entries. The winning works will be featured at the Ars Electronica Festival in September.