Ars Electronica Festival · 2026
Inhale Exhale - Ecologies that Refuse to Behave
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2026
Fiona McDonald's “Inhale Exhale - Ecologies that Refuse to Behave” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2026, category Interactive Art.
Inhale Exhale – Ecologies That Refuse to Behave unfolds as a constellation of works where peatlands, sensors, and slow code converge in quiet insurgency. Across these works, Mc Donald hijacks the tools of climate science—flux towers, CO₂ sensors, automated chambers and redirects them toward ecological intimacy.
About Fiona McDonald
Fiona McDonald (IE) is a media artist working at the intersection of art, ecology, and technology. She holds a BSc in Biological Chemistry from the University of Ulster, a BA and an MA in Fine Art from National College of Art and Design, Dublin, and an MSc in…
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