MUTATE: Media Technology Exhibition at V2_

We are delighted that our annual "Science to Experience" exhibition will again take place, hosted by the V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media. Students were challenged to communicate their own science-inspired statements as experiences within the exhibition, this year along the theme "MUTATE".

All are cordially invited to attend the public project exhibition by students of Leiden University's Media Technology MSc program. In small groups and through their own process, these students have created experiences for a public audience. MUTATE is the resulting exhibition with 11 works, each with a different take on the overall theme.

Visits are limited to one-hour slots, due to Covid-regulations. Free tickets must be registered in advance.

Read descriptions of the exhibited works.

Leiden University Media Technology MSc program

Within Leiden University’s Media Technology MSc program students are stimulated to develop a playful and creative approach towards science and academia. They are encouraged to translate their personal questions and interests into research projects. As part of this approach, we are open to unusual questions, unconventional research methods and alternative forms of scientific output besides written articles. Thereby installations, games and books are considered meaningful formats of academic output.

The MUTATE exhibition is a good example of this approach: students are challenged to translate their own science-inspired statements into works that communicate these statements as experiences within the exhibition.

V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media

As in previous editions, the exhibition is kindly hosted by the V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media, an interdisciplinary center for art and media technology in Rotterdam. V2_ presents, produces, archives and publishes research at the interface of art, technology and society, and offers a platform for artists, designers, scientists, theorists, and developers from various disciplines to discuss their work and share their findings. It aims to create a context in which issues regarding the social impact of technology are explored through critical dialogue, artistic reflection and practice-oriented research.