AMY WHITTLE - "ARTIFICIAL AFTERLIFE"
JODI & MPF - "MATERIAL WANT"
The fourth edition of FIBER Festival takes place from 11 to 14 May in Amsterdam. The international hub for lovers and makers of innovative digital culture, audiovisual art and electronic music. The exhibition Prima Materia takes place at Looiersgracht 60 from 12 to 21 May 2017.
FIBER connects with both a local and international audience of young, professional creators and enthusiasts who are operating at the frontiers of digital technology, to create or encounter immersive and mind-bending experiences. The festival just released a dense program of audiovisual performances, live/DJ sets, installations, conference talks and labs. The festival continues to take a central place in the eyes of enthusiasts and creators all over the world, interested in all forms of art from digital cultures.
The exhibition Prima Materia is a collaboration between the FIBER Festival and Looiersgracht 60, center of art, design and architecture. The two actors present artists who use technology to rethink the position of humanity between the stars and the earth.
The exhibition is divided into three themes: State of Matter about new ways to look at matter, Artificial Perception that broadens our perspective on the world through artificial intelligence, and New Ecologies about future perspectives on technology, nature and the universe.
The 10-day exhibition in collaboration with Looiersgracht 60 shows works of Semiconductor (UK), JODI (NL) & MFP (UK), Quadrature (DE) and Ralf Baecker (DE). The Conference presents Memo Akten (UK), Refik Anadol (TR/US), Jussi Parikka (FI/UK) and Femke Herregraven (NL).
Festival Website here
