When can I see the exhibition MAOTIK: Random Blooms?

The exhibition can be seen from September 19 to November 29, 2026, at the Schafhof – European Art Forum Upper Bavaria in Freising.

What is the entrance fee?

Admission to the exhibition and the accompanying programs is free.

What kind of art can visitors expect?

The interactive installation Bloom by MAOTIK can be seen. Movements and gestures of the audience generate digital blooms, abstract shapes, and changing sound compositions using Lidar technology.

Are there guided tours or accompanying programs?

Accompanying exhibition tours will take place. A tour through Artists in Motion and Random Blooms is scheduled for October 3, 2026.

Is the exhibition accessible for people with disabilities?

The exhibition spaces and the café at the Schafhof are accessible without steps.

Where is the exhibition taking place?

The exhibition takes place at Schafhof – European Art Forum Upper Bavaria, Am Schafhof 1, 85354 Freising.

MAOTIK Random Blooms: Digital Blooms Transform Movement into Sound and Light

Name: MAOTIK: Random Blooms
Start: 2026-10-11T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-11-29T23:59:00+01:00
Location: Schafhof – Europäisches Kunstforum Oberbayern

MAOTIK: Random Blooms – When Movement Brings Digital Blooms to Life

At the Schafhof – European Art Forum Upper Bavaria, art, science, and technology meet in the interactive installation Bloom by the French digital artist MAOTIK, civilly known as Mathieu Le Sourd. The exhibition Random Blooms transforms the historic art space into a vibrant audiovisual landscape that only fully emerges through the presence and movement of the audience.

An Installation that Responds to its Audience

At the center is an immersive installation that captures movements and gestures using Lidar technology. From the hand movements of visitors, radiant digital blooms, abstract shapes, and changing sound compositions arise. Each interaction transforms the visual and acoustic architecture anew. The work thus appears not as a static object but as a responsive system that continually reshapes itself at the moment of viewing the artwork.

Generative Art Between Chance and Technology

MAOTIK combines natural growth processes with parametric design, algorithms, and digital image architecture. The digital blooms evoke organic forms yet remain fleeting, mutable, and unrepeatable. Chance is not perceived as a disturbance but as a creative principle: data, movement, and human presence merge into a common composition of light, color, form, and sound.

The Aesthetic Experience in the Historic Barrel Vault

In the barrel vault of the Schafhof, Bloom unfolds a unique spatial effect. Light, abstract projections, and sound combine to create an atmospheric environment where the boundaries between viewers, artwork, and digital space become permeable. The exhibition atmosphere engages not only the sense of sight but also makes digital media art immediately experienceable through movement, hearing, and physical presence.

MAOTIK and Contemporary Digital Art

Mathieu Le Sourd, alias MAOTIK, works at the intersection of media art, science, and technology. His artistic practice includes immersive environments, interactive installations, digital architecture, and audiovisual performances. International presentations at institutions and festivals like Ars Electronica, MUTEK, Sonar, Art Basel, and the British Film Institute showcase the significance of his work for contemporary digital art.

Cultural Education Through Active Perception

Random Blooms invites visitors not to passively consume digital art but to observe and co-create its emergence. The exhibition vividly demonstrates how sensor technology, generative art, and audiovisual design interact. At the same time, it raises questions about communication, body perception, chance, and the relationship between humans and computers. The exhibition is part of the annual theme Play and Chance at the Schafhof.

Conclusion: An Art Experience that Only Exists in the Moment

Visitors can expect an interactive installation where every gesture leaves traces and every moment yields a new visual and sound world. Those who wish to experience contemporary media art, generative design, and sensual spatial staging should certainly visit MAOTIK: Random Blooms live at the Schafhof Freising.