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About
CYLAND MediaArtLab is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 by a collective of independent artists and curators. Inspired by the legacy of E.A.T. (Experiments in Art and Technology), CYLAND is dedicated to fostering new forms of artistic expression through high-tech innovation. We build global professional networks among artists, curators, engineers, and programmers, while promoting cutting-edge works in robotics, video art, sound art, and net art to broad audiences.
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CYLAND Workshop
At the heart of our activities is the CYLAND Workshop—an interdisciplinary production hub equipped for experimentation in AI, robotics, video, sound, and interactive media. As a nomadic organization, CYLAND operates without fixed exhibition spaces, shaping a unique engineering approach centered on portability, battery autonomy for long-term installations, and flexible solutions for interactivity, sensors, synchronized sound, and networked multi-channel systems. To date, over 170 artworks have been produced in collaboration with CYLAND.
A full catalog is available on our Made in CYLAND page.
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CYFEST
We launched the CYFEST International Media Art Festival in 2007, now one of the world’s leading media art festivals. Each edition explores a unique theme at the intersection of art, technology, and society, presenting a rich program of exhibitions, sound works, video art, and educational initiatives. As a decentralized global network of artists and researchers, CYFEST expanded its partnerships and collaborates with renowned international institutions including the Pratt Institute (USA), Ca’ Foscari University (Italy), Goldsmiths, University of London (UK), Arizona State University (USA), and the WYE Arts Center (Germany). Since 2020, CYFEST has collaborated with the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology Leonardo, contributed to the Leonardo Journal and organized LASER Talks.
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Archives
CYLAND is also committed to preserving and promoting media art through its extensive archives:
Video Archive (est. 2008) is featuring over 400 works by more than 100 artists and collectives, the archive includes video art, experimental film, computer graphics, 3D and stop-motion animation, poetic video, and documentation of artistic and educational projects.
CYLAND Audio Archive (CAA) (est. 2013) is a dedicated platform for exhibiting and preserving sound art by international artists. CAA offers free public access to its growing digital collection and produces limited edition audio releases.