Paris’ recent TouchDesigner Event is a window into the scene

What can the city of light be as a hub for TouchDesigner? Recently, the debut summit there offered a first look. The media art scene is defined by its communities — how they share practice and push one another further. So we invited Amir B Ash (OVVO Studio, MUTEK.AE) for insights into what Paris’ first TouchDesigner meeting brought and how you might apply it to communities where you live.

GAUNG is a power station for electronic music in Yogyakarta

Four artists/researchers, three collectives: Leilani Hermiasih, Ari Wulu, Andreas Siagian, and Wok The Rock; Gayam 16, Instrumentasia, and Yes No Klub. Starting today through August 17, they’re launching the first GAUNG electronic and experimental music festival in Yogyakarta, switching on a “power station” for the scene across Indonesia. It’s a different way to run a festival — even a different way to understand what a festival is — so let’s take a look at what they’re doing.

Peter Kirn - August 7, 2025

In Kreuzberg, artists from communities in exile present their own vision

It’s a different vision of a festival and exhibition, one that bubbles up from the Kiez instead of being collected in modern palaces. For the next few days, artists from the Berlin neighborhood around Kottbusser Tor will reveal their self-image in communities in exile.

Peter Kirn - January 24, 2025

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