Hungry EcoCities aims to accelerate responsible innovation in Europe’s agri-food value chains by integrating art-driven experimentation and prototyping. This second Open Call will showcase how this approach can enhance AI-enabled responsible innovation for a sustainable food chain.
The second call, ‘Paths to Progress Experiments to have AI Enabled Use Scenario Prototypes Tested in Real Environments’, will select up to 10 duos, each composed of one industrial end-user/SME from the agri-food sector and one artist, who will work together to prototype AI-enabled applications for specific use cases while raising awareness of the topic through artistic outputs.
The Hungry EcoCities residencies will be:
- conducted in close collaboration with one of the hosts Art and Design studios Studio Other Spaces GMBH (Germany), with Sebastian Behmann and Olafur Eliasson, Carlo Ratti Associati S.R.L.(Italy), with Monika Löve and Daniele Belleri, and Controlled Environment Agriculture network organisation EatThis (Netherlands), with Stephan Petermann, Aart van den Bos and Rem Koolhaas;
- supported by AI and digital tech researchers at KU Leuven institute Leuven.AI (KUL) and Brno University of Technology (BUOT), along with AgriTech researchers at Mendel University in Brno (MNDLU);
- mentored by the Institute for art-driven innovation In4Art BV.
The project provides the following:
- Up to 37,500 EUR: including 1,500 EUR per each pre-selected Artist for the Jury Day participation and 36,000 EUR per ultimately selected Artist joining the PPE (Paths to progress Experiments) residency for 8 months.
- Access to scientific expertise and input from the Hungry EcoCities scientist group.
- Access to creative studios and their directions on the future of food and access to the network of the Knowledge Hubs.
- Access to CRA Factory in Turin, Italy, with the possibility to use its equipment (3D printing, laser cutting, crafting tools, etc.) for prototyping, and receive technical support on their use (according to availability).
