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Public programme
After the Technological Sublime
Art Dubai Digital Summit 2025
Art Dubai. Dubai, UAE
2025
Curated by Gonzalo Herrero Delicado.
Participants: Dr. Daniel Felstead, Cem A, Dr. Marlene Wenger, Andrew Zolty, Jacopo Di Cera, Ania Soliman, Primavera De Filippi, Mark Rappolt, Fiorenzo Mangianello, Amir Soleymani, Mimi Nguyen, Francois Renet, Ben Cullen Williams, Sofia Crespo, Stefanie De Regel, Ferdi Alici, William Mullally, Alexandra Payne, and Krista Kim.
The Digital Summit is held in strategic partnership with Dubai Culture.
The second edition of the Digital Summit explored the theme ‘After the Technological Sublime’, a unique opportunity to discuss and debate how art and technology are addressing critical environmental, social, cultural, and political challenges.
‘The Technological Sublime’ refers to the awe and wonder we experience when encountering monumental technological innovations. It expands the traditional notion of the sublime, once used to express amazement and fear toward vast natural forces, to human-made creations. From robotics to artificial intelligence and quantum computing, technological advancements inspire admiration for human achievement, yet they also provoke anxiety, as these systems may surpass our control and divert attention from pressing environmental, social, cultural and political issues.
The programme featured public talks, lectures, and breakout sessions, with contributions from curators, artists, and experts shaping the global digital art landscape. The summit programme addressed questions ranging from political activism in social media and the impact of our digital lives on the environment, to the future of museums in the age of immersive experiences.
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The art of mancy: Breathing life into technology with plantoids, arborithms, and blockchain-based lifeforms
Primavera De Filippi, Artist and legal scholar
Moderated by Mark Rappolt Editor-in-Chief, ArtReview
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In partnership with Art Review
Ecological activism through digital art
Andrew Zolty (BREAKFAST), Artist
Jacopo Di Cera, Artist
Ania Soliman, Artist
Moderated by Gonzalo Herrero Delicado, Curator, Art Dubai Digital 2025
Art, nature, and the digital frontier
Ben Cullen Williams, Visual Artist
Sofia Crespo, Artist
Moderated by Stefanie De Regel, Head of Development, TAEX
On the political impact of meme culture
Dr. Daniel Felstead, Academic and Content Producer
Cem A, Artist and Founder, Freeze magazine
Moderated by Dr. Marlene Wenger, Curator, HEK Basel
In partnership with HEK (House of Electronic Arts)
Ferdi Alici in conversation
Ferdi Alici, New Media Artist and Director, Ouchhh Studio
Moderated by William Mullally, Arts and Culture Editor, The National
Towards an immersive age
Alexandra Payne, Director of Creative and Content, Outernet
Krista Kim, Artist
Moderated by Gonzalo Herrero Delicado, Curator, Art Dubai Digital 2025
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