ASCII Lab: Interdisciplinary Art-Science Projects & Innovation

Ocean and big data artefacts. — AntrhopOcean

Arctic landscape, a mountain of ice taken from the water, where a small black surface of the earth is visible — ARCA

Photograph with a kaleidoscopic effect showing people at an art exhibition opening. — ART, MIGRATION AND GLOBALIZATION

Photograph from a laboratory showing part of an apparatus with six vessels containing spiral-shaped tubes. — CirCoCreation

Photograph of a chrome-silver biomorphic design object located inside the atrium of a large non-residential building with white walls and glass windows. — CreAIm

Photograph of four performers on a black stage, their bodies captured in different expressive poses. — Dancing Data

Aerial photograph of a forest viewed from above. — Ethics – Durability – Ecology – Nature (EDEN)

Abstract image of an indistinct object submerged in water. — Healing the World Through Art

Photograph of a female performer dressed in white against the white interior of a museum. She leans to one side with her right hand behind her head. The words “Museu do Amanhã” are visible on the wall. — Post Oil Utopia

Photograph of a pond in a garden covered by dense smoke. The water appears black, with plants growing on its surface. — Stalker

Five cross-disciplinary areas structure the research activity

1
Setting up and conducting interdisciplinary research projects
2
Art-science works in the visual and performing arts
3
Conceptualising and producing art exhibitions
4
Scientific events for interdisciplinary matchmaking and policy development
5
Integrating creative elements within industry and decision-making processes

Current events

Poster — 22/04/2026 Chaumont-sur-Loire

Stalker Resilience Garden at the International Garden Festival

Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire

The Domain of Chaumont-sur-Loire

Photograph of a garden featuring wooden structures. — 22/04/2026 Chaumont-sur-Loire

Stalker Resilience Garden

GARDEN CREATED WITH SUPPORT FROM: ASCII, Institut Pasteur, ADEME, ANR. An art project inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, exploring nature’s resilience and transformation in landscapes affected by human activity. The project examines how plants, fungi and microorganisms adapt to radiation, pollution and contaminated environments, creating new conditions for life.

Upcoming events

Mankurts three — 09/10/2026 Braga, Portugal

Mankurts

Faz Cultura, University of Minho

Genration Contemporary Art Center

ASCII has developed a network of strategic partnerships that form a unique research ecosystem.

Research activities are conducted in partnership with a range of socio-economic and cultural stakeholders.

Museums, Art Centres and Cultural Industries.

Additional collaborations are established with schools and universities across Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Join our network of visionary partners supporting interdisciplinary innovation across art, research, and industry.