Code:ART Festival

Time Stretched Thin invites participants to connect with the present moment, offering a playful yet thought-provoking exploration of time. This piece isn’t just meant to be seen—it’s meant to be experienced, leaving viewers with a sense of wonder and a fresh perspective on the fleeting moments we share.

Imagine light as your brush and the darkness before you as your canvas! Experience this interactive installation and start creating by stepping in front of a camera, where a slit-scan algorithm will capture your movements, and dramatically transform them by stretching and compressing them over time. The result is a fluid, ever-evolving tapestry of light and motion, projected onto a large screen for all to see.  With every movement, bright, flowing ribbons emerge — blending dance and painting into a single, luminous expression where time itself becomes the medium.

Josh Miller’s teaching and professional creative practice operate at the intersection of art, design, and software development. He develops interactive installations and user-focused online experiences, exhibiting his work both locally and internationally. Josh has exhibited interactive installations in the Agrikultura exhibition in Malmo Sweden, the InLight festival in Richmond VA, and at Dlectricity, Detroit, MI. Josh has exhibited Sound the Deep Waters at the Mad Arts Immersive Arts Museum, IGNITE Broward, Napa Lighted Arts Festival, on the Manhattan Bridge as part of the DUMBO Projection Project, at Canal Convergence in Scottsdale Arizona, and for a 2 month exhibition at Oblrich Botanical Garden’s GLEAM festival in Madison Wisconsin. In 2024 Miller exhibited work at MAD Arts Museum in Miami, Napa Lighted Arts Festival, LUMA festival in Binghamton, Night Light Victoria Park in Alberta Canada, and at Lilu in Lucern Switzerland.

Installation site: 555 Ramona St, Palo Alto, CA.

Screamaton reimagines the traditional photo booth as an interactive exploration of human expression and emotional release. Instead of posing for a conventional photograph, participants engage in a cathartic act of screaming into a void, their vocal energy illuminating a digital LED gauge. As the intensity builds to its peak, a hidden camera captures a fleeting moment of raw, visceral release. This performative interaction challenges participants to confront their own boundaries, transforming a simple act into a powerful expression of personal liberation and pure euphoria.

Antonin Fourneau is a digital artist based in Marseille, drawing inspiration from diverse cultures and popular practices. These ingenious and original creations focus on the interactions between the history of technologies, games, light, sound and cinema. Antonin’s work takes different forms: installations, attractions, objects and events.

Manuel Braun is a French-Swiss photographer known for his sensitive portraits of artists, writers, and public figures. His work explores identity and human emotion through a refined use of light and composition.

Installation site: 339 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA.

Iceline captures the Arctic Ocean at the threshold between above and below water, offering a portal into the intricate beauty of a dynamic and ever-changing environment. Filmed in Liefdefjorden, Svalbard, the video reveals a sea teeming with ice debris—fragments that break away from the crumbling terminal face of the Monacobreen tidewater glacier, drifting toward the open ocean to melt. This journey reflects the natural cycles of water while simultaneously exposing the effects of climate change —melting polar ice caps, rising sea levels, and the increasing frequency of extreme weather. Iceline showcases these effects, while addressing the relationship of people to natural phenomena.

The video is interactive, responding to the presence and movement of viewers to shape the narrative. When viewers are absent or scattered throughout the space, the ice moves rapidly, accompanied by a dissonant soundscape. However, when they gather in a defined location, the visuals slow, and the audio becomes calm and harmonious. The message is clear: collective action influences the environment, just as human cooperation shapes natural processes.

Oona Stern is a visual artist whose installations serve as a backdrop to daily life, drawing attention to the cultural habits that shape our environment. Her work fosters a dynamic dialogue between drawing, architecture, and nature. Using a diverse range of materials—including advertising posters, carpeting, neon, drawing, and photography—she bridges the gap between nature and culture, bringing elements of the outdoors, both organic and symbolic, into urban and private spaces. In collaboration with composer and sound artist Cheryl Leonard, her multimedia projects explore the natural environment, offering insights into the unique characteristics of often remote regions.

Creator - Oona Stern

Director, Video - Oona Stern

Composer, Audio - Cheryl E Leonard

Software - Jesse Johnson

Installation site: Lane 20 & Florence St, Palo Alto, CA.