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Test_Lab is a bi-monthly public event organized by V2_ that provides an informal setting for the presentation, demonstration, testing, and discussion of artistic research and development (aRt&D).

Since 2006, V2_ has organized a bimonthly public program under the name Test_Lab. The target group consists of artists, scientists, technicians, theorists and students carrying out work at the cutting edge of the various disciplines that work with digital media.

Although each edition has a specific theme, Test_Labs have a low entry threshold and are therefore always accessible for a wide audience of interested people. New developments in the field of artistic research and development (aRt&D) are demonstrated, tested, presented and discussed at the Test_Labs. The programs offer a broad context for new work and work in development, bringing together specialists from a wide range of scientific and artistic disciplines, young creators, students, and theorists in an informal setting. In each individual Test_Lab program, a different aRt&D subject is tackled through an individualistic, constantly changing, and informal format.

Because input and feedback from experts, colleagues and potential users/audience members is crucial in the development process of interactive art, audience participation is an important component of these programs. Thus Test_Lab offers participating artists, scientists, technicians, theorists and students a unique informal, art-oriented test environment (usually absent in the studio or laboratory), and the always-present hands-on elements mean no visitor leaves without trying, experiencing, making or testing something new. At Test_Lab, visitors thus often transform into participants, and participants into their own audience. In this playful manner, each edition of Test_Lab offers a glimpse behind the scenes of artistic research and development. Entry to Test_Labs is free.