FIBER Festival 2024
May 29 - June 2
Outer/Body
Amsterdam
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Meeting place for audiovisual art, daring conversations, and experimental electronic music.
ABOUT FIBER FESTIVAL
FIBER Festival is an Amsterdam based meeting place for everyone interested in contemporary audiovisual art, experimental electronic music, and daring conversations in relation to technological developments and societal issues. From May 29 to June 2, our ninth edition will unfold across various locations throughout Amsterdam.
THEME: OUTER/BODY
This year we're inviting you to a compact version of our festival. Expect a series of intimate events happening at various partner locations. The 2024 theme ‘Outer/Body’ will explore and question the boundaries and connections between bodies, minds, living environments, and technology. The majority of the programme will be announced in the coming weeks. Early birds are now on sale!
Outer/Body
May 29 - June 2
Amsterdam
This year we are guided by the theme "Outer/Body", which will investigate the physical, virtual, and ecological connections between bodies. How are our bodies connected and extended through spaces and networks, both technologically and ecologically? Are the boundaries between our bodies fixed or erected from outdated conceptions of our earthly reality? Is our skin a hard border or a porous interface? What extreme weather conditions or sensory experiences challenge our bodies, and what ways do we find to resist? And, what is the influence of contemporary digital technology within the control and representation of bodies?
This theme will be explored from different angles and modes: from installation art and in-depth talks about artistic research to sensorial storytelling through concerts, performances, and a genre-fluid club night.
We hope to see you again at the end of May!
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Programme overview
The programme is still under development, but the broad outlines are already in place. More events and evenings will be added. We are selling early birds now, single tickets will go on sale starting in mid-April. Please note, there may still be minor shifts and new festival activities.
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The festival opens with the concert evening Organ/Body in collaboration with the Orgelpark. FIBER will present two premieres made especially for, and partly within, the Orgelpark. Dutch sound artist and composer Casimir Geelhoed will present the premiere of Deviations, followed by the Swedish composers Maria W Horn and Mats Erlandsson. The latter will present a premiere performance of The Spectral Organ. The fusion between organ sounds, software and electronic music is the focus of the evening.
Start time: 20:15
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On May 30, join us at Bimhuis for an extraordinary exploration of intense emotions, memories, and how they acquire a presence in bodies, under the title Memory Vessels. Pyur (Sophie Schnell) will present her second release, “Lucid Anarchy”; a personal and emotional sonic journal filled with pulsating electronic soundscape that is both minimalist in form and rich in emotional depth. The second act of this evening will be HULUBALANG, the latest solo project by Aditya Surya Taruna. Collaborating with visual artist Brandon Tray, they present the album and audiovisual performance BUNYI BUNYI TUMBAL.
Time: 20:30 – 22:30
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Two full days of artist talks and interviews for those who like to take a deep-dive into contemporary art, performance, music and research practices and learn more about the making processes and multidisciplinary research from leading and upcoming artists. The programme will bring you closer to our festival theme Outer/Body and explore the cross-pollination between artistic research, technological developments and pressing social challenges.
FRI - 11:00 - 17:30
SAT - 11:00 - 18:00
TICKETSArtists and lineup will be announced mid April, including single event tickets.
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On Saturday June 1 FIBER will take over Garage Noord for an evening of deep, mind-expanding electronic and dancefloor vibes. We will present a lineup of club artists at Garage Noord, consisting of contemporary blends of different electronic music styles from different parts of the world.
Time: 23:00 - 7:00
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In collaboration with FIBER, STUK and the Brakke Grond, we present Neighbouring Frequencies: a programme with a focus on the development and presentation of sound art from the Netherlands and Belgium. Both countries have a rich history in the field of sound art and have many artists and institutions active in this field. The day has a showcase function, inviting the public to short lectures and sound art performances and installations, through which the work of both a known and emerging generation can be experienced.
Time: 13:00 - 18:00
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A selection of immersive and critical installations, which reflect on the festival theme Outer/Body presented in a 3000 m2 warehouse in the North of Amsterdam. More to be announced.
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The exhibition will showcase the work of five sound-artists who are exemplary of the interconnectedness and richness of sound art in and around The Netherlands & Belgium. Listening to their sculptures and installations, we will learn about hidden dimensions of our environment and the relationships between landscapes, humans, and non-humans. With work by Els Viaene, Floris Vanhoof, Oussama Tabti, Stijn Demeulenaere and Luis Lecea Romera.
Times: website Brakke Grond
Entry: free
Volunteering at the festival
FIBER Festival is made possible by a fantastic dedicated volunteer team. To realise FIBER Festival 2024, we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us with the exhibition, symposium and music & performance programmes. Would you like to gain work experience and learn more about the production and development of a digital culture festival? Sign up as a volunteer, and become part of a community of like-minded people.
For questions, please contact: [email protected]