Previous Editions – 2026
An Edition Focused on Innovation
The 2026 edition of Technarte brought together ten international speakers on May 15, presenting projects that explored the intersection of art and technology through different disciplines and formats. The programme featured proposals related to artificial intelligence, augmented reality, robotics, immersive art, sonification and data-driven artistic creation.
Top level speakers
Technarte 2026 featured Siobhán McDonald, Theo Harper, Jeroen van Loon, Martina Moon Zelenika, Aleksandra Przybysz, Riccardo Torresi, Adam Wadey, Patricia Cadavid H., Akane Hiraoka and Javier Osés Martínez de Zúñiga. Their projects explored topics including the sound registration of large-scale objects, data-driven immersive art, AI-assisted portrait creation and the design of AI systems capable of responding to human presence.
2026 Speakers
Adam Wadey
Installation artist
Akane Hiraoka
New Media Artist
ALEKSANDRA PRZYBYSZ
Interdisciplinary artist
Javier Osés Martínez de Zúñiga
Micro artist
Jeroen van Loon
Media artist
Martina Moon Zelenika
Transdisciplinary artist
Patricia Cadavid H.
Immigrant, artist, and researcher
Riccardo Torresi
Creative Technologist, New Media Artist
Siobhán McDonald
Artist
Theo Harper
Artist & researcher
15th of May
Morning sessions
All times are in CET (Central European Time)
09:15 – 10:00
Registration + welcome coffee
10:00 – 10:05
Opening
Jesús de la Maza
10:05 – 10:40
Resonance
Siobhán McDonald
10:40 – 11:15
Data Flow
Theo Harper
11:15 – 11:50
Science, Materials, Augmented Reality & Technology
Javier Osés Martínez de Zúñiga
11:50 – 12:25
Reinforced Learning – Being human in the age of robotics
Jeroen van Loon
12:25 – 13:00
ChORUS2
Martina Moon Zelenika
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
Afternoon sessions
14:00 – 14:35
Large-Scale Objects Sound Registration
Aleksandra Przybysz
14:35 – 15:10
From Signal to Sensation: Designing Data-Driven Immersive Art
Riccardo Torresi
15:10 – 15:45
Human Faces, Machine Strokes – Co-Creating Portraits with AI
Adam Wadey
15:45- 16:20
Spiral
Patricia Cadavid H.
16:20 – 17:00
Observation as Input: Designing AI Systems That Respond to Presence
Akane Hiraoka
17:00 – 18:00
Technarte LIVE
18:00
Closing
Sponsors
Partners
Supporting institutions
Event subsidised by the Ministry of Culture