“NOUMENON” shows microscopies from the Bio Lab of the Ars Electronica Center, featuring micro organisms like tardigrades and amoebas, revealing a hidden world alongside images from the NASA archive. It showcases environmentally harmful “glitter” which creates striking optical effects, while nothing living remains in the sample after it is added to the water. The effects of our actions are as incomprehensible as the universe’s vastness. “NOUMENON” questions our perceived meanings but offers no answers.

Hannes Buchwieser, born 1986 in Germany, resides in Vienna and studies at the University of Art in Linz. As a video artist and experimental musician, his work explores the individual’s relationship in contemporary society. Recent exhibitions include Bauhaus University Weimar (GER, 2024), Ars Electronica Festival (AT, 2023), and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (AT, 2024), and Munich (GER, 2022), among others in Central Europe.

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