Polysocial Realities - Exhibition

The exhibition takes place as part of Ars Electronica Festival 2021. The media festival, which runs from 8 - 12 September, was founded in 1979 and celebrates art, technology and society. This year's event is a hybrid event that includes exhibitions, concerts, talks, conferences, workshops and guided tours at more than 80 other locations around the globe.

Polysocial Realities takes place at nightclub and arts space, fold.ldn. Design for Performance and Interaction MArch students will show a range of works in progress across diverse media and forms. Exhibited works will include interactive installations, and immersive virtual environments, wearable technologies, audio and visual experimentation, and even performing robots. With the Covid-19 pandemic having forced so much creative practice and exhibition into virtual spaces, this will be the first opportunity in two years for these Master's students to show their work in a physical setting. The exhibiting students welcome responses and feedback to their work, which may shape its future direction.

The exhibition is open from 14:00-20:00 on 10 September. It is free to attend; visitors can register for tickets at Eventbrite through the link below.

The exhibition is supported by Futur.Shock - a multi-disciplinary arts platform embedded within fold.ldn and positioned at the intersection of electronic music, sound, performance, & digital art.

Exhibiting students will also host an Instagram takeover on 9 September on the school's Instagram channel, posting creative work and ideas throughout the day.

Exhibiting students

Design for Performance and Interaction students:

Ding Wang, Alexandra Kogia, Athifa Ismiranti, Luxi Rong, Johanne Jensen, Ying Cheng, Kwun Ting, Wong Pintian Liu, Halveig Villand, Ling Zhang, Ka Chi Chan, Evelyn Rodgers, Zihan Chen, Arshiya Vij Shu-Ang, Yeh Dishun, Chen Yue, Shao Wanrong, Lei Yong, Won Choi, Tianbo Jiang, Kexin Ling, Shuokai Zhang, Sau Man (Iresa) Cho, Luis Cascales Belando, Yang Gao Yuyi, Mo Simon, Volt Zijun, Wang Jianan, Shi Jingnan, Liu Qiyin Liu, Ricardo Lopez Gutierrez, Amelia Goldie, Laure Barthelemy, Sofia Kovalenko, Jee Eun Lee, Hejun Zhang, Priya Tadinada, Shu-Yun Liu, Serra Ozdemir, Yuen Ki, Jenny Leung, Alfred Cassels Tutors: Dr Ruairi Glynn, Parker Heyl, Dr Fiona Zisch, Alexander Whitley, Alice Whewell, Paul Bavister, Felix Faire, Dominik Zisch, Georgios Adamopoulos, Luca Dellatorre, Michael Wagner. Vasilija Abramovic, Amy Goodchild, Alice Whewell, Ava Aghakouchak, Amy Johnson

More information

• Register for free exhibition tickets
• Visit the Ars Electronica Festival 2021 website
• Visit fold.ldn's Instagram page
• Find out more about Design for Performance and Interaction MArch
• Visit The Bartlett School of Architecture's Instagram page

Image: 'Shifting' by Bernardo Varela, Design for Performance and Interaction MArch