Photo: Taavet Jansen

The artistic research project explores solutions to a persistent challenge in digital art: how can meaningful synergy be created between audiences and performers in digitally mediated artworks?

As part of the project, the interactive performative experiment Memento was created in collaboration with Taavet Jansen and Tambet Tuisk. Together, they explored two interconnected questions: the associative flow that inspires performers during live performance, and new forms of interaction that enable online audiences to leave a tangible trace within the physical performance space and influence the unfolding event.

Project lead: Taavet Jansen, Doctoral Candidate, Estonian Academy of Arts

Performers: Acting students from the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy

Technical development: Jürgen Volmer

Co-production: elektron.art; University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy

Research support: Aleksander Väljamäe

Funding: Ministry of Culture of Estonia, Artistic Research Support Programme for the Cultural and Creative Sectors

Project period: 1 July 2022 – 1 December 2023