Spatial sound.
Experimental culture.
Future ritual.
Gars Electronica is an emerging cultural platform dedicated to electroacoustic music, immersive listening, transdisciplinary performance, and contemporary artistic experiences in Gars am Kamp.
GARS AM KAMP • 2026
TEMPLE OF SOUND • PRIX RUSSOLO • SATURNALIEN
Plattform für räumliches Hören, elektroakustische Musik
und transdisziplinäre Performance.
ABOUT
VISION
LOCATION
FORMAT
A contemporary platform for sound, space, and embodied experimentation.
Developed in relation to the former Lichtspielhaus in Gars am Kamp, Gars Electronica creates a shared curatorial frame for immersive sound installation, electroacoustic concert formats, and transdisciplinary live performance.
Rather than presenting isolated events, the platform unfolds as a seasonal constellation. Temple of Sound, Prix Russolo, and Saturnalien operate as interconnected modules within a larger artistic identity that links local cultural activation with international contemporary practice.
From regional activation to an internationally visible cultural node.
Gars am Kamp, Lower Austria
Seasonal cultural platform
Gars Electronica seeks to establish Gars am Kamp as a recognizable destination for spatial sound, contemporary music, and experimental artistic production in Lower Austria.
The platform connects architectural atmosphere, listening culture, embodied performance, and curatorial continuity. It expands beyond the logic of a single event and builds a sustainable cultural identity for future editions, partnerships, and public communication.
A regional setting with the potential to host high-level experimental artistic work while opening access to local and supraregional audiences.
Installation, concert, performance, communication, and future-oriented cultural positioning under one identity.
Immersive Installation
Transdisciplinary Performance
Electroacoustic Music
Spatial Sound
PROGRAM
Three program strands. One curatorial ecosystem.
A hybrid format combining long-duration installation, international electroacoustic programming, and site-responsive performance.
Temple of Sound
A long-duration multichannel sound installation dedicated to spatial listening, electroacoustic works, and immersive sonic architecture.
01
2022
2023
2024
Past Editions
Prix Russolo
An international program for electroacoustic and acousmatic composition, connecting Gars am Kamp to a wider transnational artistic network.
02
2024
Past Editions
Saturnalien
A performative expansion of the platform, where ritual, body, movement, and sound converge in site-responsive live formats.
03
2024
October 2026
Past Editions
Gars
Electronica
2026 CORE TIMELINE
July 2026
04 July 2026
October 2026
December 2026
Immersive Sound Installation
Opening: Temple of Sound
Saturnalien Performance Cycle
Prix Russolo Program
Kamptal / Lower Austria
Experimental Culture
