BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:HALOS DTSTART:20250605T180000 DTEND:20250629T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T164638Z UID:a64a5a1ca8f53ce1ff0f4393ec1433146cabc559ba4294a39e8c0f6b CATEGORIES:Exhibitions DESCRIPTION:OPENING\n05 June 2025 \n18.00 pm - EPFL Pavilions - Pavilion A\n\nEnter the Hyper-Scientific x mudac Solar Biennale\nOrganized in conju nction with the second Solar Biennale presented by mudac and titled So leil·s\, the exhibition HALOS premieres two new productions: Atithi by  Sahej Rahal and Interspecies Interfaces (Part II) – Shape of Languag e by Emilia Tapprest\, realized in dialogue with the EPFL scientific comm unity.\n\nAtithi by Sahej Rahal is an immersive and interactive installat ion that explores a form of non-human cognition centered on sensory intera ction and touch. The word “atithi” means “visitor” in Hindi\, bu t it also refers to a being outside of linear time\, unbound by fixed begi nnings or endings. In the work\, AI-driven tentacles wander through the ruins of an abandoned temple. Each tentacle is a creature that acts as bot h body and brain\, a hybrid of mind and flesh\, forming a quasi-sentient collective entity. Visitors can interact with them by touching conductive plates: each tactile gesture triggers a movement-based response from the A I tentacles\, creating a nonverbal\, haptic dialogue. Every touch perform ed becomes an utterance to which the creatures respond by swirling\, swayi ng\, and scattering in an extra-linguistic conversation across the porous boundaries of myth\, machine\, mind\, and memory.\n\nIn a time when artifi cial intelligence is increasingly applied to “decode” animal communica tion\, Interspecies Interfaces (Part II) – Shape of Language by Emilia Tapprest interrogates the dominant framing of interspecies understanding as a matter of verbal translation. The film investigates how ambient techn ologies—interfaces that communicate through continuous\, nonverbal senso ry feedback—might open up alternative ways to do and communicate researc h on more-than-human minds. It follows two scientists hoping to reconstruc t the cognitive landscape of seven lab-born bats through a translation eng ine that maps their neural activity into real-time sensory representations . But the modeling process reveals its own instability: the more data the scientists integrate\, the more implicated they become in the bats’ exte nded mind. The scientists find themselves navigating an emergent cognitive field where agency is diffused\, and distinctions between human\, bat\, a nd machine intelligence begin to dissolve\, giving way to a fluid field of experience. Presented within an immersive audiovisual installation\, the film draws from real neural recordings of social animals like bats and rat s\, translating brain activity into visual\, sonic\, and haptic textures t hat form an evolving ambient environment.\n\nHALOS continues the itinerary of From Solar to Nocturnal\, advancing its inquiry into “other suns” to question a solar-centric hierarchy of perception. Just as transitioning to solar and alternative energy sources requires new ways of thinking and designing\, reimagining cultural and technological approaches to perceivi ng the more-than-human world demands a shift in human consciousness. HALOS  immerses visitors in a world where artificial intelligence serves as a m edium to rethink our bond with the living and the non-human. The exhibitio n delves into non-verbal intelligences whose cognition unfolds through tou ch\, movement\, and atmospheres. Through machinic memory\, sensory contact \, and interspecies interfaces\, HALOS creates spaces where the boundari es between human\, animal\, and technology dissolve\, making room for new forms of shared perception and interconnected existence.\n\n______\n\nHALO S\nOpening 05 June 2025\nEPFL Pavilions - Pavillon A - 18.00 pm \nIn t he presence of the artists.\n\nExhibition dates: 06.06 - 29.06.2025\nTuesd ay to Sunday\, 11 am - 6 pm\n\n______\n\nEnter the Hyper-Scientific\nIniti ated by the EPFL College of Humanities (CDH)\, amplified by EPFL Pavilions \, and in partnership with the City of Lausanne\, the EPFL-CDH Artist-in-R esidence (AiR) Program “Enter the Hyper-Scientific” fosters transdisci plinary encounters and collaborations between artists and EPFL’s scienti fic community. The program invites international artists\, for three-month residencies to realize innovative and visionary projects at the intersect ion of art\, science\, advanced technologies\, and the humanities.  \n\ nThe Solar Biennale 2\nFrom the spring equinox to the autumn equinox of 20 25\, mudac will host the second Solar Biennale with the exhibition So leil·s in the Plateforme 10 arts district and on the EPFL campus. Launch ed in 2022 in the Netherlands by designers Pauline van Dongen and Marjan van Aubel\, the Solar Biennale provides a platform for reflections on the challenges of solar energy. For this second edition\, mudac will broaden t he theme by bringing together designers\, curators\, activists\, and resea rchers to explore expanded perspectives on how to approach ecological tran sition.\n\n______\n\n© Sahej Rahal\, Atithi\, 2025\nCommissioned and pro duced by the EPFL CDH AiR Program 2024/2025: Enter the Hyper-Scientific\, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne EPFL\n\n© Emilia Tapprest\ , Interspecies Interfaces (Part II) – Shape of Language\, 2025\nCommis sioned and produced by the EPFL CDH AiR Program 2024: Enter the Hyper-Scie ntific\, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne EPFL with addition al support from the Mondriaan Fund LOCATION:ART A0 100 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==ART%20A0%20100 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR