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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a trust-based model: please choose the tier that best fits your circumstances, we’ll never ask you to justify your choice 🤝

We can’t wait to welcome you in January!

transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 3d

🎟️ Now available: Festival Passes with our new flexible pricing system in four different tiers.

We’re introducing this approach for 2026 to make the festival more accessible, while giving those who can afford it the chance to further support transmediale.

► transmediale.stager.co/shop/festiva...

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 3d

Early bird tickets for transmediale 2026 are sold out!
Thank you for the great response 💛

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 7d

More updates and the Connect passes, granting access to both transmediale and CTM’s programme, coming soon. Stay tuned 🔜

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 7d

❤️‍🔥 Early bird passes are on sale now for transmediale 2026!

There’s a limited amount, so don’t miss your chance! Additionally, we are introducing a flexible pricing system for the upcoming festival edition.

► transmediale.stager.co/shop/festiva...

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 7d

Festival website is live!

Our journey By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road is unfolding 🥭

Browse through the freshly designed festival website and find out more about the curatorial compass of the next edition, reimagining systems, technologies, and infrastructures.

► transmediale.de/en/2026/tm26

Image graphic for "By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road: Compassing, Protocoling, Metaphoring". The title is displayed in different fonts and colours, on top of an abstract graphic shape.

transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 10d

Photo by Eunice Maurice, Vorspiel 2024

transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 10d

Open Call Vorspiel 2026

After a year of pause and reflection with the community, Vorspiel is back! ❤️

Berlin-based project spaces, initiatives, curators & artists are invited to propose events or activities on digital art, culture, experimental music & sound.

Deadline: 5 Nov.

► vorspiel.berlin

A person with long brown hair, wearing a black jumper, faces away from the camera looking at a screen where an interactive artwork is projected. Their silhouette is captured in the projected image as a yellow outline, and they are raising their hand.

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 17d

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🕳️🐇 Step into the rabbit hole of transmediale’s history, from its first edition in 1988 to today.

We've recently updated the archive, where you can browse through the themes, debates and programmes that have shaped the festival over the years.

► transmediale.de/en/all-past-...

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 23d

...and the Matters of Activity conference Out of Hand. Active, Ambiguous and Unsteady Matters, with a keynote by Karen Barad

Sept 19
silent green Kulturquartier

► www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activitie...

transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 23d

The exhibition Mensch Maschine: Return to Earth and the “Mensch Maschine Musik” festival

Sept 19-22
E-Werk Luckenwalde

► www.kunststrom.com/mensch-masch...
► www.kunststrom.com/mensch-masch...

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 23d

From this Friday, there are several great events in and around Berlin we are looking forward to ⬇️

Disruption Network Lab’s TECHNOVIOLENCE - Confronting Systematic Injustice conference

Sept 19-21
Kunstquartier Bethanien

► www.disruptionlab.org/technoviolenc

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 23d

The exhibition Mensch Maschine: Return to Earth and the Mensch Maschine Musik festival

Sept 19-22
E-Werk Luckenwalde

►https://www.kunststrom.com/mensch-maschine-return-to-earth.html
►https://www.kunststrom.com/mensch-maschine-musik-en.html

transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 23d

..and the Matters of Activity conference Out of Hand. Active, Ambiguous and Instead Matters, featuring dialogues on ecology, technology & material futures

Sept 19
silent green Kulturquartier

►https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/16092/out-of-hand-active-ambiguous-and-unsteady-matters

transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 23d

The exhibition “Mensch Maschine: Return to Earth” and the “Mensch Maschine Musik” festival

Sept 19-22
E-Werk Luckenwalde

►https://www.kunststrom.com/mensch-maschine-return-to-earth.html
►https://www.kunststrom.com/mensch-maschine-musik-en.html

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 24d

Co-designed with local hosts and partners, they bring together artists and technologists from different disciplines.

The first Netting Group began last week in Papua New Guinea. Initial insights will follow soon 🌱

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 24d

In preparation for the 2026 festival, the Research Netting Groups have begun!

A central part of Neema Githere and Juan Pablo García Sossa’s curatorial approach, the Netting Groups are a series of IRL and URL gatherings taking place over the next months, located across the tropics.

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 27d

On Tuesday, 16 September, our dear friends at CTM festival have their next Fam Jam night and album presentation with Kuntari, Hugging and VMO Violent Magic Orchestra.

► www.ctm-festival.de/events/event...

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · 29d

A big thank you to everyone who applied for our three 2026 residency programmes 🖤

We received over 250 submissions in total. Each of the jury groups has begun reviewing them, and the selected projects will be announced in October - stay tuned!

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · Sep 3

And the second open call:

CTM’s Resynthesising the Traditional artistic research lab seeks artists exploring sonic traditions through critical, experimental, and transformative approaches.

► www.ctm-festival.de/festival-202...

Deadline: 14 September, 2025

transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our friends at CTM festival have two open calls:

The CTM Radio Lab is looking for ideas that bring radio and live performance together, tuned to the festival theme dissonate < > resonate.

► www.ctm-festival.de/festival-202...

Deadline: 14 September, 2025

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · Aug 28

We’re having our 📢last call for 2026 residents📢 before the deadline closes on 31 August.

Each residency programme has different conditions for applying, so make sure to check the calls in detail.

► transmediale.de/en/news/open...

transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · Aug 28

Continuing our archival efforts leading up to transmediale's 40th anniversary, a comprehensive overview of all festival editions and residencies has now moved to our main website!

Browse through past:
Festivals
► transmediale.de/en/all-past-...
Residencies
► transmediale.de/en/past-resi...

transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · Aug 25

Only 6 days left to apply for this year’s residencies. For Berlin-based artists: The Vilém Flusser Residency for Artistic Research will be awarded to one individual working in digital art, moving image practices, design, sound, or media theory.

Deadline: 31 August

► transmediale.de/en/news/vile...

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transmediale @transmediale.bsky.social · Aug 7

The transmediale x ARKO Residency will be awarded to one person of Korean nationality, based in Korea or elsewhere, working in the fields of digital art and moving image practices, design, sound, and media theory.

Deadline for the open call: 31 August.

► transmediale.de/en/news/tran...

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