Vienna Digital Cultures is a new festival for art, performance and discourse, dedicated to exploring the cultural impact of digital technologies. Jointly organised by Foto Arsenal Wien and Kunsthalle Wien, the festival brings together international artists, experts and communities to critically reflect on the present moment shaped by digital transformation.

The first edition, curated by Nadim Samman, is titled “Model Collapse” – a term from the field of artificial intelligence that refers to the breakdown of diversity, originality and perspective. At the same time, it serves as a compelling metaphor for our time: amidst ecological crises, political instability and a post-truth public sphere, much appears to be out of balance.

Across two weeks, Vienna Digital Cultures brings installations, performances, talks, screenings and club nights to exhibition venues, public spaces and digital platforms. The festival positions itself as a space for critical inquiry and speculative imagination: how is technology reshaping perception, behaviour and identity?

Venues: Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz, Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab, Haus der Republik (Wiener Festwochen), REAKTOR, PRST.club and online.

Participants: Wassim Alsindi, Anthea (Partisan), Antonia XM, Arvida Byström, Belma Bešlić-Gál, S()fia Braga, Caroline Busta, Arthur Chopin, Kate Crawford, Silvia Dal Dosso, DJ Terror, Paul Feigelfeld, Mathias Gramoso, Joey Holder, Inou Ki Endo, Vladan Joler, Andrea Khôra, Chiara Kristler, Etapp Kyle, Klimentina Li, Lil Internet, Jonas Lund, Malounadou, Eva & Franco Mattes, Misonica, Most Dismal Swamp, Amanda Mussi, Mara Never, Matteo Pasquinelli, Phase Fatale, Alex Quicho, Marcin Ratajczyk, Rent, ROTOR / Michael Fischer, Ala Roushan, Ruth Schnell, Elke Schwarz, Inès Sieulle, Catherine Spet, Klaus Speidel, Charles Stankievech, Felix Stalder, Troika, Emmanuel van der Auwera, Clemens von Wedemeyer, Markus Wintersberger, Günseli Yalcinkaya, ...