The transmediale.10 Salon consists of several different programmatic clusters. Besides the traditional lectures participatory projects by international media artists and activists will be presented in the so-called 'Futures Exchange'. D.I.Y. and the collective research of ideas are also at the core of the talks and workshops offered within the Free Culture Incubator. ...more
Part research-station, part media-laboratory, part docking-module, the structure of the Futures Exchange in the HKW foyer, designed by the Berlin architecture practice Raumlabor, will house interdisciplinary, process-based projects exploring the notion of futurity as a cultural construct.
We are facing a new economic reality where traditional industries have been replaced by the creative sector, with creativity and networks ousting steel and coal. Maybe the norm of the economy supporting the growth of culture is due to be reversed? (...more)
Positioning the future as a meme ready for redefinition, the transmediale.10 Salon Talks will bring together artists, theoreticians and specialists in a forum for open dialogue in order to address the implications of FUTURITY NOW! across a multitude of artistic platforms, diverse cultures and societal backgrounds.