Golden Award of Montreux 2013 for ‘Beatbox Façade’

Coca-Cola BeatboxThe interactive media façade of the Coca-Cola Beatbox Pavilion at the Olympic Games 2012 in London won the ‘First Finalist Award’ of the Golden Award of Montreux 2013 in the category ‘Spatial Communication / Temporary’.

Vacant Position: Content Developer for a Multimedia Exhibition

Zur Verstärkung unseres Teams suchen wir ab sofort eine(n)

Inhaltsentwickler(in) für eine multimediale Ausstellung.

Die 80-100%-Stelle ist projektbezogen zu besetzten. Arbeitsort ist Basel. Tägliche Anwesenheit wird vorausgesetzt. Read More

Opened: Qin – The eternal emperor and his terracotta warriors

Qin terracotta warrior, Photo © Museum of the Terracotta Army, Xi’an (China)On 14 March the new temporary exhibition of the Museum of History in Bern was opened. Until 17 November 2013 the Museum will be presenting ‘Qin – The eternal emperor and his terracotta warriors’. The exhibition focuses on the First Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi and his monumental tomb with its famous terracotta army, discovered by peasants in 1974 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. iart has contributed the media productions and installations to the exhibition. Read More

Open House on January 18, 2013

We are inviting our partners, clients and friends to an Open House in our offices at Mülhauserstrasse 111 in Basel on January 18, 2013. Join us for food and drinks to learn more about the organisational structure of our newly merged company. We would like to give you an insight into our mode of operation and into recent projects.
We are looking forward to seeing you!

‘The Art of Travel: Bartholomäus Schachman’ in Doha, Qatar

Orientalist Museum QatarFrom 15 November 2012 to 11 February 2013, the Orientalist Museum presented the temporary exhibition ‘The Art of Travel: Bartholomäus Schachman (1559-1614)’ in Al-Riwaq Hall, Doha, Qatar. iart contributed the ‘time machine’ of the exhibition: a circular video installation for immersion into major events of the sixteenth century. Read More

iart and tegoro solutions are combining their energy per 2013

iart team 2012iart interactive ag will merge with tegoro solutions ag into iart ag per 2013 and will from then on be able to offer a one-stop shop from concept, planning and implementation to operation with service and support. Read More

Europaallee Zurich – Media Performance of the Shopping Mall

EuropaalleeThe new urban quarter ‘Europaallee’, located next to the Zurich main station, includes the college of education, several office buildings and a shopping mall. Commissioned by the SBB, iart contributed the light and sound concept as well as the planning and realisation of the media installations in the shopping mall. Read More

iart at X Media Lab – 14-16 September at the Kunstmuseum Basel

X Media Labiart participated in this year`s X Media Lab ‘Participation Culture’, an internationally acclaimed event of digital, cultural and creative industries. Already at the VIP evening on September 13, iart caused quite a stir with an interactive projection in the foyer. The projection reacted to mobile devices of the incoming guests. Each additional device connected to the museum WLAN was identified and caused a new dot within the network structure on the wall. Next to the dot, names of those networks appeared to which the device had been connected before. Due to the visitors’ presence the projected network changed its structure, composition, colour and size. Read More

Sasso San Gottardo – Exhibition opened

Sasso San GottardoAt the summit of the Gotthard, 2091 metres above sea level, embedded in the gallery of the former fortress ‘Sasso da Pigna’, a new exhibition has been created: ‘Sasso San Gottardo’. At the heart of the exhibition is the human challenge of handling natural resources and sustainability, divided into seven areas: energy, mobility and living space, security, crystalls, water, weather and climate, history. Based on a concept from Holzer Kobler Architekturen, the exhibition was created between October 2011 and August 2012. iart was part of the exhibition team and responsible for the multimedia installations and scenical illumination. It opened its doors on August 25. Read More

Historisches Museum Frankfurt – Collectors’ Museum Opened

SammlermuseumOn August 17, 2012 the “Collectors’ Museum” at the Historical Museum Frankfurt opened its doors. The collections of 12 Frankfurter collectors are displayed on three floors. Children and adults can dive into the collectors’ historic rooms via interactive media and learn more about their objects. Taking a seat in one of the audio chairs allows the visitor to select one of the objects on display, to activate the illumination of the object and to get the according story told. Pillars with the collectors’ portraits and biographies bear surprises: The portraits are applied on glass panels and vanish on approach. The movement activates the light in the pillar, the glass turns transparent and unveils the collector’s favourite object. Read More