It’s back with a bang: This year, Transmediale (2.2.2017 – 5.3.2017) celebrates its 30th birthday with the theme “Ever Elusive”. Dedicated to forging new connections between art, technology and culture, the festival encompasses exhibitions, performances, talks and workshops that explore new frontiers in digital media. Not to be missed is the exhibition “Alien Matter”, which sees 30 local and international artists tackle the blurred boundary between man and machine. This Saturday (4.2.2017), we’re looking forward to Metahaven’s “The Sprawl (Propaganda About Propaganda)”, a film addressing the manipulative geopolitical force of the Internet. The closing weekend (4-5.3.2017) will see pioneering multimedia artist Laurie Anderson’s performance, “The Language of the Future” – a piece mixing spoken word, electronic sounds, and violin music to explore the notions of reality and time. Peruse the full festival program here. (Text: Anna Dorothea Ker)
HKW – Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin-Tiergarten; map
Ever Elusive: Thirty Years of Transmediale
Opening night: Thu 2.1.2017, 18h; Facebook event
Festival runs until 5.3.17
