Franc Purg is an award-winning artist working in the public realm, at the intersections of technology, community and urban sustainability. His socially-engaged work has been exhibited extensively around the world, including Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Moderna Museet Stockholm, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin, The Centre for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Moscow, MUMOK, Vienna, and Exit Art New York. He works in collaboration with people from different cultures, ages, and life situations. In 2000 he established the Free Entrance city festival of public arts in Celje, Slovenia. His site-specific installation in the Sibiu, Romania, European Capital of Culture framework involved participatory design with local inhabitants to help better understand the city’s needs. His award-winning work has been exhibited extensively around the world and is held in international public and private collections, including the Georges Pompidou Centre in France, and Moderna galerija, Ljubljana. He won a UNESCO Digital Art Award for his work on community-based sustainability.
