Ogawa Hideaki

Born in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2007, he has been based in Linz, Austria, working as an artist. He is currently the Artistic Director of the Ars Electronica Futurelab, the R&D division of Ars Electronica, and the Artistic Director of the Sapporo International Art Festival 2027. He has been involved in numerous international and interdisciplinary projects, including innovative initiatives that use art as a catalyst for prototyping the future, as well as projects that aim to create communities through public participation and to implement next-generation cultural and educational programs.Last Updated: 2026.11

Co-Players

Miyasaka Manabu

Vice Governor of Tokyo, CCBT Supervisor

Uchida Maholo

Director, TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, Center for Cultural Innovations Project, East Japan Railway Foundation for Cultural Innovations

Ichihara Etsuko

Artist, fantasy inventor

Alistair Hudson

Scientific-Artistic Chairman / ZKM（Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe）

Kimchi and Chips

art collective

Melissa Mongiat

co-founder of Daily tous les jours

Tsugawa Eri

Architect, Director / ALTEMY

Nohara Kayoko

Vice Dean and Professor, School of Environment and Society, Institute of Science Tokyo

Daily tous les jours

art and design studio

iii architects

architecture studio

Okubo Nana

risograph printer, illustrator, designer

Kunoh Kyoko

Artist, Ambassador of Ars Electronica

Anna Weiss

Senior Researcher and Artist at Ars Electronica Futurelab

Shimada Mei

Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT]