In a world going to shit, from impending climate doom to mad tech billionaires, there can sometimes seem little to be cheerful about. TEC ART 2025 dares to prove otherwise.

This year's edition of the festival argues that even during society’s race to the bottom there is always hope to be found. The exhibition The bright side of dystopia is a dramatic attempt to look beyond the utter madness of reality and share a message of hope: perhaps after total collapse we can finally see a bright side again!

A selection of international media artists delve deep into the darkness of our current times and present poetry of the future. Ukrainian-born artists Yuri Yefanov and Sophia Bulgakova respond to the violence in their homeland by combining indescribable sadness and humour to create newly imagined worlds and experiences that are reminiscent of the best drug trips. Mark IJzerman and Sebastian Robert’s AV installation brings to light the devastating effects of deep-sea mining in a way that is surprisingly pleasing to the eyes and ears. And there is much more disaster out there wrapped in neon colours of happiness!

Realism and hope go hand in hand in this year's edition of TEC ART. The artists do not avert their eyes from what is wrong, but actively choose to highlight what is beautiful. Let's go down together, merrily. Welcome to the bright side.