2019: A Space Festival

Uniting us all under one sky, Media Art Xploration presented an array of world class artists, scientists, and artist-engineers in some of San Francisco’s most renowned venues.

Special Thanks to: 

Our Programs

A range of performances and installations exploring our new space age, the extraordinary scientific advances in this field, and how they change the way we see ourselves and Earth. 

Have the Robot Armies Arrived?

Daniel Fish, Andy Bragen, Adaora Udoji , Ryan Calo

Road to Recovery

Annie Lewandowski, Gershon Dublon, NiNi Dongnier, Kay Matschullat

Costs of Extraction

Stephanie Dinkins, Kyle Mcdonald, Suzanne Kite, Adaora Udoji

Bodies of Intelligence

Annie Murphy Paul, Annie Dorsen

The Imagination and the Scientist

Dr. Naila Murray, Philipp Schmitt, Carl Schoonover

Secret Garden

Stephanie Dinkins

The Interspecies Quest

Annie Lewandowski, Kyle Mcdonald, Lucia Pietroiusti

The Limitation that Sets Us Free

Annie Dorsen, Tom Griffiths, Grayson Earle

Featured Artists and Scientists

Our collaborators who are dedicated to illuminating scientific exploration through artistic expression and shared experiences.

These projects are developed in consultation with the following scientists and institutions: Dr. Nicole Clayton, Cambridge University, Dr. Tom Griffiths, Princeton Cognitive Science Institute, Dr. David Haskell, Sewanee: The University of the South, Dr. Carl Schoonover, Columbia University, Dr. Bill Thompson, University of California at Berkeley, and ONX Studio for Extended Reality with Sensorium.