The art forum artcircolo has been committed to an experimental and transdisciplinary exhibition and dialogue program, since 1998.
In collaboration with its core competencies in art, technology, science, economics and design, artcircolo provides an exciting scope of action for cross-societal questions and future design.
The most prominent topics include the environment, research and communication.
Its reference project is OVERTURES, begun in 2000, in which artcircolo presents the highly relevant rage of themes like 'climate change / water as an increasingly scarce resource.'
Advanced forms of cooperations and presentations are developed while their social and economical role is being redefined.
OVERTURES already was presented at international art events like the ars electronica in Linz (A) or the Biennials Venice 2007 (I) and Havana 2009 (Cuba).
(www.overtures.de)
Actual Projects
Innovation and culture for Sanitation 20.10
Overtures – shameless and unlimited
How does the sanitation issue encompass the challenges that the world is facing? What are the tools we can bring to this issue?
Step 1 | Kampala, Uganda | April/May 2010One week of a discourse including all partners to experience, develop and create the road to public communication of the new sanitation concept. Evidence, facts and possible results from quality service delivery of sanitation to 100% of the population will be communicated and discussed during the first workshop.
Intercambio Buena Vista
Intercambio Buena Vista is now the second project by René Francisco, after Agua Benita, to be supported by the artforum artcircolo that makes a "dignified life" and "social relations of the future" a subject of discussion.
Time Travel Water 2050 - Concepts for the future
Traveling into the future, a group of opinion leaders from culture, art, science and politics, economics, technology, environment and society will develop a series of possible scenarios on state of our water supply in Europe in 2050.
Hardingasete, Norway, May 2011
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15, 14. 12. 2009)
Digital Arts and Culture 2009 (DAC09, 12. - 15. 12. 2009) University of California Irvine | Paper published ... read here