Conference
Expanding Realities
Games & Beyond
ON SITE
Bertha-Benz-Saal
Tuesday, May 06, 10:00
BroschAI - Distorted Dreams
Video on demand
The BroschAI - Distorted Dreams project created a six-minute animated short film inspired by the works of Austrian artist Klemens Brosch (1894–1926) using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Brosch’s distinctive style blends hyperrealism, symbolism, and surrealism, exploring themes of war, mortality, and decay. His final creative period, marked by personal struggles with illness and addiction, served as the foundation for the animation. Guided by experts from the Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum and Lentos Kunstmuseum, the project utilized AI to animate and reimagine selected artworks. The result is a dreamlike film that brings Brosch’s timeless and existential vision to life.
Celine Pham, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Celine Pham is an interdisciplinary artist and Master’s student in Digital Arts based in Upper Austria. Her work explores the intersections of analog and digital art, combining mixed media, artificial intelligence, and experimental storytelling. Through themes of identity, belonging, and transformation, she investigates new forms of artistic expression across media and technologies.
Jürgen Hagler, Professor, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Juergen Hagler is a media artist, curator, and professor for Animation and Media Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. He heads the bachelor’s and master’s programs in Digital Arts and researches at the intersection of animation, games, and interactive media art. Since 2017, he has directed the Ars Electronica Animation Festival and initiated the Expanded Animation Symposium. In 2023, he founded ANIMA PLUS, a platform dedicated to promoting animation art and culture in Upper Austria and beyond