S+T+ARTS Ec(h)o Residency
Since 2024, the Office for Academic Heritage has been a partner of S+T+ARTS (Science, Technology, and Arts), an initiative of the European Commission that promotes exchange and collaboration between arts, science, and technology.
As part of an international consortium, the Office for Academic Heritage is participating in the S+T+ARTS Ec(h)o project from 2024 to 2026. The project comprises ten artist residencies and supports key programs of the S+T+ARTS initiative, including the renowned S+T+ARTS Prize and the AIxMusic program of the Sónar festival.
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The S+T+ARTS Ec(h)o Consortium: Ars Electronica (AT), INOVA+ (PT), La French Tech Grande Provence (FR), Media Solution Center Baden-Württemberg (DE), Salzburg Festival (AT), Sónar ( ES), Office for Academic Heritage, Scientific and Art Collections at TUD Dresden University of Technology, and T6 Ecosystems (IT) |
Since December 2024, the Office for Academic Heritage has been hosting three residencies as part of S+T+ARTS Ec(h)o for the internationally successful artists Johanna Bruckner, Carolyn Kirschner, and Theda Nilsson-Eicke. For 13 months, these artists conducted artistic research on the themes “Exploring Human-AI Relationships” (Johanna Bruckner), “Physics of Life” (Carolyn Kirschner), and “Modeling the Mind” (Theda Nilsson-Eicke).
Selected works by the three artists were on view in 2025 in the exhibition “S+T+ARTS Ec(h)o Showing: Johanna Bruckner, Carolyn Kirschner, Theda Nilsson-Eicke” at the University Gallery in the Görges Building.
Each artist received intensive support from experts during the residency and had access to the resources of TUD and collaborating scientific institutions. Collaborations have included, among others, Prof. Matthew McGinity’s Immersive Experience Lab, the Interactive Science Lab at the Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences (CIDS), the Center for Regenerative Therapies (CRTD) and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) as well as the TUD’s Cluster of Excellence “Physics of Life,” the Dresden University of Fine Arts (HfBK Dresden), and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG).
The video was filmed at the following institutions: MPI-CBG, CRTD, IXLAB der TUD, NCT, HZDR © Kustodie / Paul Barsch 2026
As part of S+T+ARTS Ec(h)o, the Office for Academic Heritage is curating the public online colloquium “Echoes of Tomorrow.” Once a month in 2026, the series will feature one of the ten international residencies and provide insights into the projects, research approaches, and collaborations that have emerged there. Through conversations with artists, scientists, and other experts, the series will examine societal challenges, technological developments, and artistic and scientific methods of knowledge acquisition from diverse perspectives. “Echoes of Tomorrow” highlights the diversity of artistic works and projects developed within the framework of S+T+ARTS Ec(h)o and creates a space for exchange on the potential of transdisciplinary collaboration.
Please register for the colloquiumhere.
S+T+ARTS Ec(h)o Project Team:
- Gwendolin Kremer (Research Associate, Office for Academic Heritage, Curator of Artistic Fellowship Programs)
- Pauline Hohn (Curatorial and Research Assistant for Artistic Fellowship Programs)
- Matthew McGinity (Professor for Immersive Media + Design)
The project is funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101135691. However, the views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. The European Union cannot be held responsible for them.