Friday, 21 September 2012

Ars Electronica Futurelab’s new art installation at Vienna International Airport


“ZeitRaum” (TimeSpace) is an interactive art installation the Ars Electronica Futurelab designed for the new terminal at Vienna International Airport. It creates real-time interpretations of arriving and departing flights. “ZeitRaum”consists of a series of stations that accompany departing passengers on their way to their gates. The airport authority will also be using the installation for half of the available time as an ad medium.
   At the core of this work is an imaginary space, one at the interface of all the world’s airports. Passengers enter it when they pass through a security checkpoint prior to takeoff, and leave it after touching down at their final destination. This space’s boundaries are constantly shifting in accordance with current air traffic.
The Ars Electronica Futurelab is one of the four divisions of Ars Electronica Linz GmbH. The media art laboratory’s staff includes experts in a wide array of fields. Its style of work is characterized above all by an interdisciplinary approach and international networking. The Futurelab’s broad spectrum of activities includes conceiving and executing exhibition projects, developing artistic installations, and conducting R&D joint ventures with partners in academia and the private sector.

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