Video by Bjørn Staal.
TECH FACTORY I: Exploring the Future of Creativity
Art, Technology, and Fashion in a New Creative Landscape
TECH FACTORY I brought together some of the most innovative creators, technologists, artists, designers, and cultural thinkers working at the intersection of technology, art, and fashion. Hosted by Collective Oslo, the event welcomed more than 700 guests for an evening of exhibitions, performances, conversations, and immersive experiences exploring the rapidly evolving relationship between creativity and emerging technologies.
As artificial intelligence, generative design, NFTs, Web3, virtual environments, and digital culture continue to reshape creative industries, TECH FACTORY I created a platform for dialogue, experimentation, and collaboration across disciplines.
A Phygital Creative Experience
The event combined physical and digital experiences through exhibitions, live performances, fashion presentations, and panel discussions. Visitors were invited to engage with new forms of artistic expression while exploring the opportunities and challenges presented by technological innovation.
By bringing together artists, designers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and audiences, TECH FACTORY created a space where future possibilities could be examined collectively rather than from a single perspective.
ALGORYTHMS: Momentum and Temporality in Generative Art
Group Exhibition
The international exhibition ALGORYTHMS: Momentum and Temporality in Generative Art presented works by leading artists working within generative and computational practices.
Participating artists included:
Andreas Gysin
Kim Asendorf
Leander Herzog
Karsten Schmidt
Bjørn Gunnar Staal
Marius Watz
The exhibition explored how algorithms can become creative collaborators, generating visual systems that evolve through time, chance, and human intervention.
Walking Art
Performance Show by Edda Gimnes
Fashion, movement, and performance converged in Walking Art, a live presentation by Norwegian fashion designer Edda Gimnes.
Featuring haute couture creations worn by professional dancers, including National Ballet performer Nae Nishimura, the show transformed fashion into a living artistic medium. Through choreography and movement, the garments became dynamic sculptures, blurring the boundaries between fashion design, performance art, and storytelling.
A Code Couture
Exhibition Show by MONUSE
MONUSE presented A Code Couture, an experimental exhibition experience introducing its Spring/Summer 2024 collection.
Centered around the concept Dystopic Blossom, the presentation combined physical garments, digital environments, large-scale visual displays, and immersive animations. The exhibition explored how fashion can exist simultaneously within physical and virtual spaces, creating new possibilities for expression and engagement.
TECH FACTORY Talks
Three panel discussions gathered artists, designers, technologists, researchers, and industry leaders to discuss the future of creativity.
Future Mitigated — or Future Perfect?
Exploring the opportunities and risks of machines capable of generating creative output.
Participants included:
Henning Rokling
Kim Andre Fosslien Ottesen
Rune Paulseth
Per Kristian Stoveland
Nicolay Wesseltoft
The New Grail for Creativity?
Examining the convergence of blockchain, AI, generative systems, virtual worlds, and emerging creative technologies.
Participants included:
Synne Skulstad
Eirik Thorsen
Ida Lund Hermanrud
Mari Jæger
Coline Cherry
Phygital Hyper-Connections
Discussing the growing overlap between digital and physical realities and how this affects culture, commerce, and creativity.
Participants included:
Aleksander Sahr
Tominga Hope O'Donnell
Kjell Hausmann
Christian Schüssler
CLIENT
Collective Oslo
CATEGORY
Technology & Culture
Art Exhibition
Conference & Talks
Fashion Innovation
DELIVERABLES
Creative Concept Development
Curatorial Direction
Exhibition Production
Performance Programming
Panel Discussions
Artist Collaborations
Technology & Culture Programming
Audience Engagement
THEMES
Artificial Intelligence
Generative Art
Web3
Digital Culture
Fashion Innovation
Creative Technology
Future Thinking
Phygital Experiences
FEATURED ARTISTS & CONTRIBUTORS
Andreas Gysin
Bjørn Gunnar Staal
Coline Cherry
Edda Gimnes
Karsten Schmidt
Kim Andre Fosslien Ottesen
Kim Asendorf
Leander Herzog
Marius Watz
MONUSE
and a wide network of artists, technologists, researchers, and cultural leaders.
Our Approach
TECH FACTORY was conceived as a platform for exploration, bringing together disciplines that are often discussed separately. By combining exhibitions, live experiences, and critical conversations, Collective Oslo created a space where emerging technologies could be experienced, questioned, and understood through creative practice.
Rather than presenting technology as either utopian or disruptive, the event focused on curiosity, experimentation, and collective learning, highlighting the role artists and designers play in shaping future cultural landscapes.
