Onassis ONX / AiR Open Days 2024

Over the course of these four days, you will engage with works-in-progress, complete projects, discussions with artists, performances, and masterclasses with invited international speakers. This is a chance to reflect on what we call ‘post-digital art,’ i.e., art in a world where digital is no longer a novelty but second nature, blurring the lines between humans and nonhumans.

“Radical Intimacy” shines a spotlight on not just the digital artist but also the producers, technologies, and teams that make these projects a reality—raising critical questions about cost, sustainability, and the future of such endeavors.

The exhibition brings together emerging new media artists from across Europe to explore the concept of radical intimacy in the post-digital world. Featured works include: “My Want of You Partakes of Me” by Sasha Litvintseva and Beny Wagner, a visceral journey through space and the body, reframing them as entities rather than exploitable resources; “How to Make an Ocean” by Kasia Molga, a meditation on climate change and the life-giving potential of tears; “V-Real” by SOAP, an extended reality (XR) dive into the commodified intimacy of our homes and the Airbnb ‘oceans’; “Meditative Cohabitation” by Studio Above&Below and Yau Fan, an audiovisual exploration of interspecies communication; “Hardly Working” by Total Refusal, a celebration of the silent background characters in video games; “Cascade” by Marc Vilanova, a sound-and-light installation that challenges perceptions of time and space; and “Tripods One” by Moritz Simon Geist, a live techno-robotic performance where each sound is produced by robotic musical instruments, exploring the relationship between human creativity and mechanical precision.

The exhibition is realized in the framework of the European Media Art Platform (EMAP) residency program, co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union.

The Onassis ONX Immersive Proof-of-Concept projects, talks, and masterclasses are implemented in the framework of the Smart Attica European Digital Innovation Hub actions, co-funded by the European Union.

During the exhibition, ONX/AiR Open Days also hosts a series of talks and masterclasses tailored to professionals and businesses active in the creative and cultural industries. From Friday to Sunday, digital pioneers and leaders in immersive technologies will share insights on the intersection of art, technology, and innovation, the latest trends in the field of Arts x Advanced Technologies, as well as business models for developing, producing and distributing interdisciplinary immersive experiences physically and online. Participants will have the opportunity to work alongside Michael Mondria (Ars Electronica Solutions), Julie Tremblay and Coline Delbaere (PHI Studio), Arnaud Colinart (Altas V), Theo Triantafyllidis, and Steve Vranakis, among others.