CIVA Festival
CIVAContemporary Immersive Virtual Art February 19 – 27, 2021 (virtual) CIVA, Vienna’s new media art festival, aims to show the potential of contemporary artistic approaches at the interface of society, science, and technology. Under the title »Social Distancing – Virtual Bonding«, CIVA explores how current technologies enable us to remain connected to each other on a virtual level in times of physical distance, or even build new international networks and communities. For this purpose, CIVA – in view of the current situation of a worldwide pandemic – in 2021 particularly claims space in the virtual. During the nine-day festival, various artistic and discursive formats will examine current media and recent technologies to see how they serve or harm and how they shape our society. At the heart of the festival is a desire to build a strong network and become a platform for a growing international community. CIVA stands for Contemporary Immersive Virtual Art. The first edition of the festival will take place from February 19 to 27, 2021 and will happen primarily online and …