Article by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Tuesday, Feb. 03, 2015.
The question that transmediale asks is not ‘what’ – as in, what can technologies do – but ‘how’: how are we using and being affected by technologies? I think the same question can be turned to transmediale itself, with the four days of events coming to a conclusion…[read on…]
Article by Natasha Klimenko – in Berlin; Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015.
“Track sleep. Track steps. Track habits.” – So begins the promotional video for this year’s transmediale, themed “Capture All”. Intimating an invasion, collection, and configuration of basic patterns and functions, the theme initially purports a fixation on human activity and an overabundance of whichever qualities it takes to be and predict what is human…[read on…]
Blog post by Alena Sokhan and Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.
Berlin Art Link presents our top picks for this year’s CTM Festival and transmediale. Check out the list below for our recommendations from now until February 1st…[read on…]
Blog post by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2015.
The 28th edition of transmediale will run from January 28th to February 1st, 2015 at HKW, under the theme CAPTURE ALL. Curated for the fourth time by artistic director Kristoffer Gansing…[read on…]
Interview by Alena Sokhan – in Berlin; Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2015.
Kristoffer Gansing is the artistic director of transmediale, a major Berlin-based cultural festival dealing with the intersection of technology, art and culture through four formats: an academic conference, an art exhibition, a film programme, and a series of performances…[read on…]
Blog post by Graham Haught – in Berlin; Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014.
Transmediale 2014 is themed “Afterglow” – denoting a proverbial twilight from which to catalogue the disillusionment and disappointment of the digital revolution. The concept of “Afterglow” is the summation of what we now face: the post-digital age. How are we to respond to…[read on…]
Blog entry by Natasha Klimenko – in Berlin; Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
Back when Pluto was a planet, cellphones didn’t fit into your pocket, and the internet was a joke on Seinfeld… How long ago was that? In preparation of the transmediale 2013 and in lieu of seeing the future, we’ve created a go-to guide of the events, screenings, performances, and presentations which stand out for us…[read on…]
Interview by Natasha Klimenko – in Berlin; Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
It’s that time again! The annual Berlin-based festival, the transmediale, is just around the corner! Focusing on presenting new media works that question the relations between technology, art, and society, the festival returns with the theme of Back When Pluto Was a Planet (BWPWAP)…[read on…]
Article by Evanna Folkenfolk – in Berlin; Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012.
For festivals focusing on arts, media and digital culture, newer and better are synonyms; technology and innovation are the paragons. This year, however, Berlin’s 2013 transmediale is doing things differently…[read on…]
The first week of February saw the latest incarnation of transmediale: Germany’s preeminent meeting-ground for art and technology. Like it’s institutional big-brother…[read on]
transmediale presents and pursues the advancement of artistic positions reflecting on the socio-cultural, political and creative impact of new technologies, network practices and digital…[read on]
Openings and events at TD, Kunst im Untergrund, Spor Klübü, f³, Institut für Alles Mögliche, transmediale studio, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, 13th Berlin Biennale, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Kino Arsenal, Galerie Judin, Galerie Neu, HKW, 032c Gallery, and more…[read on]
