Franz XAVER, Silvia Eckermann, Gerald Nestler and Guests
minus delta t' and the Red Thread of Media Art


Experiment, Critique and Conversation
Ship Eleonore / Sun, 10:00 - 14:00
Meeting point: STWST entrance area

minus delta t' - experimental setup and experiment in electromagnetic space - time dilation by hydrogen radiation from other galaxies and the role of the information society.

The basic idea of the experiment on the ship Eleonore is that simultaneously arriving hydrogen signals of the universe testify to events which can be far apart in time. Thus the importance of a fixed observation position is derived. Seen from the position of the art, it is to be assumed that this physical realization is to be applied also to information systems or number systems. Everything becomes dependent on a single fixed position in a relative reference system. Art stands for us in an imaginary number system and information outside Shannon's information theory and has the task to give our information society new perspectives.

Experiment, critique and conversation on Sunday, 10.00 - 14.00 at lunch with Franz XAVER, Silvia Eckermann and Gerald Nestler.

How to get to the ship Eleonore:
Boat shuttle: STWST-Eleonore-STWST
Meeting point: STWST entrance area or DeckDock Donaulände in front of the STWST.
Departure of the boat shuttle: 10.00 and 10.30 a.m.
Return: 14.00 and 14.30.
Registration under SMS-+43 676 61545930.
Fare: 6 Giblings - Free with valid NFP (More to Gibling as NFP)

The experiment will be held at the Eleonore in the Harbor of Desire in Continuation to Radiotopia. RADIOTOPIA - A Rehearsal of Spectrum Takeover took place in Hamburg on the MS Stubnitz from July 12 to 16, 2022. A short presentation and talk about this Radiotopia Summer Camp will also take place at the same time on the Eleonore.


Franz XAVER (AT) has studied at the Academy of Applied Art, department of “Visual Communication” founded by Peter Weibel. Subsequently he was teaching computer languages, audio-visual productions, electronics and electrical technics at the same Academy until 1992. At the Technical University of Graz he was lecturing at the department “Institut für Baukunst” “CommunicationTheory”. He was participating in numerous exhibitions in Austria and abroad, including Ars Electronica, Aperto Biennale di Venezia, Triennale Milano, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle Bonn in Germany. Director of Medienkunstlabor in Kunsthaus Graz 2003-2007. Since 2008 he works in Stadtwerkstatt Linz. http://stwst.at http://donowtic.com