The 52nd annual conference highlights the fusion of art, nature, and technology through immersive works and critical digital media research in its Art Gallery and Art Papers programs.
VANCOUVER, BC, June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SIGGRAPH 2025 will once again affirm its role as a global stage for artistic innovation and research with its Art Gallery and Art Papers programs at the 52nd annual conference. From Sunday, 10 August to Thursday, 14 August 2025, these two core programs will offer a compelling, multifaceted exploration of how emerging technologies — ranging from AI and VR to data-driven design — are reshaping our understanding of nature, identity, and reality itself.
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At this year’s Art Gallery, curated under the theme “Connecting Nature, Art, and Technology”, attendees will encounter a selection of 12 juried works that blur the lines between organic systems and digital expression. From fungal communication simulations to cross-continental audiovisual exchanges, the exhibition reflects a new era of ecological awareness, immersive interactivity, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
“The SIGGRAPH Art Gallery has always been a nexus of creative experimentation,” said Francesca Franco, SIGGRAPH 2025 Art Gallery Chair. “This year, we celebrate artists who are not only harnessing technology to create stunning sensory experiences, but also using it as a tool for reflection — on the environment, our humanity, and the systems that connect us.”
Highlighted works include:
“Quantum Tango: Vancouver, London, Milan” by Ernest Edmonds, a real-time interactive artwork connecting audiences in Vancouver, London, and Milan through abstract visuals and motion-responsive imagery transforming distant viewers into co-creators in a shared digital space.
“How to Find the Soul of a Sailor” by Kasia Molga, an AI-generated narrative inspired by her late father’s maritime journals, exploring themes of digital afterlife and speculative ocean futures.
“AI in The Sky” by Laura Cinti, a poetic search for a lost female plant using drone surveillance and artificial intelligence to question extinction, cloning, and environmental data-gathering.
Interactive and immersive by design, the Art Gallery draws on themes of biomimicry, sustainability, and sensory storytelling. Works like “We Are Entanglement” by Haru Hyunkyung Ji and Graham Wakefield simulate fungal networks in which human visitors become embedded, reminding participants of their place in broader ecological systems.
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