unfinished decay

A quiet visual essay on materiality and decay, exploring the fragile surface of Klemens Brosch’s late painting “Red Dinosaurs” (1926).

Director's Biography
Juergen Hagler is a media artist, researcher, and Professor of Animation and Media Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. He is director of the Ars Electronica Animation Festival and founder of ANIMA PLUS in Linz. Celine Pham is an interdisciplinary artist and Digital Arts master’s student based in Upper Austria. Her work combines mixed media, AI, and experimental storytelling to explore identity, transformation, and the evolving relationship between humans and technology.
Director's Filmography (Selection)
unfinished decay (2026) - Brosch AI: Distorted Dreams (2024, with Jolanda Abasolo, Victoria Wolfsberger; CE25) - LUCID (2023, Pham) - The Invention of Numbers (2021, Hagler, with Remo Rauscher; CE21) - Draft One (2018, Hagler, with Remo Rauscher; CE18)
Local Artists 2026
Director Juergen Hagler, Celine Pham
Austria 2026
color
5 minutes
without dialogue
Screenplay Juergen Hagler, Celine Pham
Cinematography Juergen Hagler, Celine Pham
Editing Juergen Hagler, Celine Pham
Sound/Sounddesign Sara Trawöger
Music Sara Trawöger
Producer(s) ANIMA PLUS
Production
ANIMA PLUS
Additional Credits
vocals: Zuzanna Radek photography & gigapixel: Norbert Artner supported by: Elisabeth Nowak-Thaller, Sabine M. Sobotka, Sandra Eichinger, Nordico Stadtmuseum Linz, Lentos Kunstmuseum, Ars Electronica
World Premiere
World Premiere
Crossing Europe 2026