Intersections between technology and humanities remain at the core of Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB)’s practice. Particularly, the two laboratories under its Technology Media Platform not only present completed works but emphasize research and innovation by collaborating with creators to explore new content and forms in art and technology and supporting them in employing new technological tools, thereby pushing the boundaries of perception. Based on the consistent experimental spirit, close collaborations and connections have been carried out with related institutions both domestically and internationally.
Following the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in January 2025 between C-LAB and Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG, Austria, C-LAB continued with the implementation of an exhibition project for Ars Electronica Festival, marking a major milestone in terms of international exposure.
Ars Electronica and its annual event, the Ars Electronica Festival, both emphasize the interplay between “art,” “technology,” and “society.” The festival is currently the world’s largest and most long-standing festival dedicated to art and technology. In 2025, the international showcase of digital and technological art features the “Polyphony” project planned and produced by C-LAB Taiwan Sound Lab and organized by the Ministry of Culture, which includes14 artists/teams who represent Taiwan’s diverse and interdisciplinary innovations in tech-based art.
This year’s Ars Electronica Festival responds to the rapidly shifting and chaotic status quo with the theme “PANIC – yes/no.” The “Polyphony” project echoes this theme by addressing topics such as global political dynamics, geopolitical and economic shifts, climate change, fusion of local traditions with contemporary cultures worldwide, and extended new perceptions through emerging technologies. The term “polyphony” designates the co-existence of multiple angles and perspectives in literature and the simultaneous combination of tones or melodic lines in music, achieving a rich and complex structure comprising independent voices in harmonious coexistence.
The “Polyphony” project features interdisciplinary artists and professional teams from across generations whose works span diverse materials and forms, including kinetic installations, interactive programming, AI computation, musical composition, electroacoustic and spatial sound design, instrumental performance, and VR-based dance. The technological practices of these Taiwanese creators embody a dialogue that embraces diversity and coexistence in a turbulent era. The entire project reflects a spirit of interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and collaborative creation, jointly calling forth universal values and offering a positive yet cautionary vision for the future — composing a new chapter in polyphonic harmony.
Audiovisual Concerts at Deep Space 8K
SUNFLOWER & BUTTERFLY ORCHID｜Chia-Hui Lu
DRIFT IN TIME｜ULTRACOMBOS, Cicada
Exhibition in POSTCITY
Tender Soul of Ocean: recall｜WHYIXD, KLING KLANG KLONG
The lost limbo: Sister Lin-Tou｜MeimageDance
Jane Writing Project｜Yu-Chuan Tseng
Echoes of the Land (Multichannel Version) ｜Ivan Liu
Cybernetics of Waterscape｜Po-Hao Chi
In the Abyss, Once Again as a Perceiver｜Yen-Tzu Chang
Rheometer Concert at Sonic Lab, Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität
Eternal Overture Before the Darkness｜Nai-Chuan Cheng
Gestures of Will｜Li-Hsin Shyu
Superimposed (s, t) ｜Chih-Yun Wang, Ping-Sheng Wu
rustfruit｜William Kuo
Réplisome IV｜Chia-Hui Chen
Boulder｜XTRUX (Po-Jui Su, Chen-En Chiu, Chun-Chueh Lee, Chun-Wei Tseng) & Yung-Jen Huang
“Polyphony”: A Curatorial Project for Ars Electronica Festival 2025
2025.9.3-9.7
Venues｜POSTCITY, Deep Space 8K, Sonic Lab Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität) in Linz, Austria
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Organized by Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan) Supported by Taipei Representative Office in Germany, Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan)Produced by Taiwan Living Arts Foundation C-LAB Taiwan Sound Lab