Under the theme CONSPIRE... transmediale.08 aims to hear from a broad range of artists, media activists and academics working within the realms of digital art and culture in ways which may be read as elaborating upon and challenging our understanding of collaborative and network practice. As such transmediale.08 looks to the cross-disciplinary tinkerers, utopian spelunkers, conspiratorial hoaxsters and stealth tacticians who question, subvert, undermine and bypass the unspoken rules, hidden codes of conduct and assumed truths entrenched within our information driven communication cultures and ideological belief structures.
The programme includes an exhibition to the festival’s theme CONSPIRE..., an extensive Film & Video programme, a several-day Conference with international scientists, a series of experimental Performances and the Award-Ceremony. The Salon programme invites to an exchange of ideas while the Lounge offers previews of the Film & Video programme. Diverse External and Partner Events complement the programme.