Exhibition
EPFL ArtLab, Datasquare Pavilion on Campus EPFL, Lausanne
25. February – 1. March 2020
Announcement:
From 25 February to 1 March, ArtLab will be hosting the Immersive Lab, an interactive multisensory space for artistic and scientific exploration developed by Daniel Bisig and Jan Schacher from the Institute of Computer Music and Sound Technology at the Zurich University of the Arts.
Showcasing how art and science can inform each other in the investigation of immersive and interactive media, the Immersive Lab serves as a platform for artistic and scientific experimentation and creation. Throughout the project, artists, scientists, curators and educators collaborated on creations and exhibitions. The resulting works show how experience and communication affect our perception and the application of digital media.
The list of works in the exhibition includes: Connect (by Simon Schaerlaeken and Donald Glowinski), Multiple Bodies, Super Egos & Virtual Selves (by Simon Schaerlaeken, Bruno Herbelin, Oliver Kannape, Jan Schacher, Daniel Bisig), Coexistence (by Nadine Cocina and Romana Sprenger), Seen (by Célia Bétourné and Louis Cortes), Les Mains Négatives (by Anne Dubos and Jan Schacher).
The exhibition can be visited freely or in the form of guided tours.
CQFD science show on RTS la 1ère radio, Interviews with Jan Schacher and Bruno Herbelin about the Immersive Lab exhibition at ArtLab EPFL, aired on 26 Feb 2020 (in French) link
Imaginé par Daniel Bisig et Jan Schacher, tous deux artistes numériques, et chercheurs à l’Institut d’informatique musicale et de technologie du son de la Haute École dʹart de Zurich, l’Immersive Lab est, un espace interactif et multisensoriel qui vise à mettre en réseau l’art et la science. Immersion multifacette avec Jan Schacher, co-concepteur du projet, artiste numérique et chercheur à l’Institut d’informatique musicale et de technologie du son de la Haute École dʹart de Zurich, et Bruno Herbelin chercheur au laboratoire de neurosciences cognitives à l’Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Une chronique de Sarah Dirren
Artlab Exhibition (photo: Alain Herzog) 
Artlab Exhibition (photo: Alain Herzog) 
Artlab Exhibition (photo: Alain Herzog) 
immersed in the ArtLab space 
Visitor mediation 
Guided tour 
Installation setup in progress 
welcome screen
Expert Panel Discussion
Forum Rolex on Campus EPFl, 27. February 2020
Du 25 février au 1er mars, ArtLab accueillera l’Immersive Lab, un espace interactif multi sensoriel permettant d’explorer deux mondes distincts mais complémentaires: l’art et la science.
Pour celles et ceux qui souhaitent en savoir plus sur le projet, une table ronde ouverte au public réunira les membres de l’équipe du projet et des experts en art médiatique, en sciences cognitives et en muséologie le 27 février. Ils débattront avec le public des avantages et des défis liés à l’utilisation des technologies des médias numériques dans les domaines de l’art, de la recherche et de la diffusion.
Les participants au panel sont (par ordre alphabétique):
- Daniel Bisig, Media Artist and Senior Researcher at the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology, Zurich University of the Art
- Olaf Blanke, Director and Professor at the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience / EPFL
- Stanley Douglas, Media Artist and Lecturer at the Geneva University of Art and Design
- Donald Glowinski, Senior Researcher and Scientific Advisor at the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences / University of Geneva
- Bruno Herbelin, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience / EPFL
- Sarah Kenderdine, Director Artlab / Professor at the Laboratory for Experimental Museology / EPFL
- Boris Magrini, Director of the House of Electronic Arts
- Jan Schacher, Musician and Senior Researcher at the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology, Zurich University of the Art
Hosted by Hilary Sanctuary, EPFL Mediacom; Video courtesy EPFL Mediacom