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18.05.2012
Isn’t incompatibility the natural state of things and the source of creativity after all? Philosophical, practical, and playful approaches to the theorem “compatible/incompatible“ were offered during the Transmediale 2012, with artists and philosophers relying on surprising
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13.05.2012
For some people it is street art - for others vandalism. In Berlin-Kreuzberg, street art fits the street scene, and usually delivers a political message to it.As soon as it gets warmer, the guests of the gay club across the street will be pissing in front of our door again - a door that opens up to
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09.05.2012
When it comes to unorthodox, yet hugely successful ways of producing and distributing cutting-edge furniture and product designs, look no further than a former Philips ceramic factory in Eindhoven. Designer Piet Hein EekHere, Dutch design star Piet Hein Eek has brought a vision into being, a
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02.05.2012
What’s the difference between design and art? What if objects could memorize their history? And how can you see with your skin? Beta Tank creates design objects based upon cross-disciplinary research that insightfully explore new technologies and social phenomena inspiring debate beyond
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28.04.2012
During their last meeting in Potsdam, Les Rencontres took advantage of the vicinity to the Babelsberg film factory. Prior to visiting the studios and the film college Konrad Wolf, they discussed specific opportunities that arise for cities and regions thanks to the start of digital film
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18.04.2012
When it comes to soulful and emotional interactive design, there are many who try, but few who manage to come up with something that actually deserves these tags.Among those few is the Edinburgh-based company Found Electronics, which is an offshoot of Found Collective, a group of musicians, artists
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13.04.2012
Why is there such a thing as Anonymous? The second part of our conversation with Gabriella Coleman, a renowned expert for digital anthropology living in New York, provides deep insight into insider knowledge regarding operations, tactics, and strategies of the Anonymous network. And we’ll
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11.04.2012
Heavy metal is a cultural phenomenon that unites its fans across borders, generations, genders, religions, and social classes. Photographer Jörg Brüggemann traveled to Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Switzerland and the USA to shoot pictures of heavy metal fans
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06.04.2012
A notable example for the 2012 motto of Transmediale "in/compatible" is the movement Anonymous. Well-known expert for digital anthropology Gabriella Coleman gives insight into the network culture of Anonymous. She explains strategies and tactics, self-understanding and disposition of the
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26.03.2012
As a free and open medium, the internet relies on self control – a thorn in the side of the ever-present mass media. But do the public media still fulfil their democratic mission of controlling the state anyway? Or is the future marked by hacking and manipulating? Kristoffer
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