Radical Intimacy shines a spotlight on not just the digital artist but also the producers, technologies, and teams that make these projects a reality—raising critical questions about cost, sustainability, and the future of such endeavors.

The exhibition brings together emerging new media artists from across Europe to explore the concept of radical intimacy in the post-digital world. Featured works include: My Want of You Partakes of Me by Sasha Litvintseva and Beny Wagner, a visceral journey through space and the body, reframing them as entities rather than exploitable resources; How to Make an Ocean by Kasia Molga, a meditation on climate change and the life-giving potential of tears; V-Real by SOAP, an extended reality (XR) dive into the commodified intimacy of our homes and the Airbnb ‘oceans’; Meditative Cohabitation by Studio Above&Below and Yau Fan, an audiovisual exploration of interspecies communication; Hardly Working by Total Refusal, a celebration of the silent background characters in video games; Cascade by Marc Vilanova, a sound-and-light installation that challenges perceptions of time and space; and Tripods One” by Moritz Simon Geist, a live techno-robotic performance where each sound is produced by robotic musical instruments, exploring the relationship between human creativity and mechanical precision.

The exhibition also showcases projects developed as part of the Onassis ONX Immersive Proof-of-Concept (PoC). Teams of creators, developers, and producers experimented with cutting-edge technologies to craft immersive worlds and storytelling techniques. Participants include ESTO Association with “Side Hustle”; Artemis Sartzetakis and Babak Ahteshamipour with “Fruits of the Web”; Stratos Bichakis with “A Sense of Time”; and Dionysis Zamplaras, Sofia Kourkoulakou, Ino Theodorou, and Nefeli Georgakopoulou with “SolastalgiaXR.” These projects explore different aspects of radical intimacy, from the online body and digital labor to the expressive limits of light or the environmental grief in the face of extreme weather conditions such as floods.

During the exhibition, ONX/AiR Open Days also hosts a series of discussions and masterclasses tailored to professionals and businesses active in the creative and cultural industries. From Friday to Sunday, digital pioneers and leaders in immersive technologies will share insights on the intersection of art, technology, and innovation, the latest trends in the field of Arts x Advanced Technologies, as well as business models for developing interdisciplinary immersive experiences. Participants will have the opportunity to work alongside Michael Mondria (Ars Electronica Solutions), Julie Tremblay, Coline Delbaere (PHI Centre), Arnaud Colinart (Altas V), Theo Triantafyllidis, and Steve Vranakis, among others.