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  Date: July 9 –  August 8, 2026 Location: InterAccess, 32 Lisgar Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Opening Reception DATE : 07.09 TIME 18:00–22:00 Vector Festival 2026 returns to Toronto for its 14th edition with the theme "Who Cares for the Cyborg?" Presented by InterAccess, the festival explores the relationship between human bodies and technology, examining how digital systems, machines, and artificial intelligence increasingly intersect with everyday life. Through exhibitions, augmented reality experiences, game design showcases, performances, screenings, and workshops, the festival invites audiences to rethink what it means to live alongside technology. Who Cares For the Cyborg? The festival’s flagship exhibition, curated by Ciar O'Mahony, looks at the shift from “computer” as a human, often female, mathematician, to an electronic technology with seemingly unlimited applications. Featured Artists: The flagship exhibition features works by: Ailin Dong Angelina Almanza Daniel Miller Pranya Gulati Lee Henderson Their work explores the history and evolution of the computational body, investigating the blurred boundaries between biological and machine systems. What to Expect Interactive media art exhibitions Augmented Reality (AR) public installations Experimental digital games showcase Artist talks and curator tours Film screenings and performances Hands-on workshops exploring art, technology, and emerging media Networking opportunities with artists, technologists, and creative innovators Who Should Attend? Digital Artists Creative Technologists Game Developers AR/VR Creators Designers Students Researchers Innovation Leaders Anyone interested in the future of art and technology Why Attend? Vector Festival has become one of Canada's leading festivals dedicated to digital art, game culture, and creative technology. Organized by InterAccess, the festival acts as a bridge between emerging technologies and contemporary artistic practice, offering visitors a unique opportunity to experience the future of creative media. About We search for parallels between computer and human bodies, looking at how we overheat and sweat, bleed coolant, and are circuited through our veins. In an era of thinner phones and hidden wires, the physical footprint of our technology is obscured, erasing the reminder for maintenance and care. How does this impact those with insulin pumps at their hips or prosthetic arms that require batteries? Can we push back against the techno-optomist desire to create posthuman bodies by seeking to understand the machines already in our homes? Who Cares for the Cyborg?, Vector Festivals 2026 flagship exhibition looks at the shift from “computer” as a human, often female, mathematician, to an electronic technology with seemingly unlimited applications. Artists Ailin Dong, Angelina Almanza, Daniel Miller, Pranya Gulati, and Lee Henderson investigate the history of the computational body: machinic, biological, or in-between.