[spectre] PIKSEL24 Geo-v(oid)(0)latility(∞)politics November 21-24 2024

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PIKSEL24. Geo-v(oid)(0)latility(∞)politics
The 22nd edition of the Piksel Festival for Electronic Art and Free 
Technologies
November 21-24 2024
Bergen(NO)

Welcome to the 22nd Edition of PIKSEL FESTIVAL!
Piksel is an annual festival for artists and developers working with 
free/open source software, hardware and art in Bergen, Norway.

Dear friends, we would like to invite you to join us for the new edition 
of Piksel in Bergen.

Piksel festival has selected more than sixty artists presenting 
projects, workshops, and live concerts. Themes ranging from video games 
and poetry, artificial intelligence warfare, privacy and the deep net, 
society defense strategies, and the ethical and environmental impact of 
technology.

Geo-v(oid)(0)latility(∞)politics will address how the ups and downs of 
politics, both here and around the world, can leave us feeling like 
we’re on the edge of a void—a place where constant changes and 
unpredictable decisions chip away at our trust, our solidarity, and our 
hopes for lasting progress. When political agendas shift so often, it’s 
easy to lose sight of the solutions we desperately need. Issues like 
climate change, social equality, and cultural preservation get left 
hanging, caught in a limbo of uncertainty.

https://24.piksel.no/ <https://24.piksel.no/>


PIKSEL24. Geo-v(oid)(0)latility(∞)politics
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Piksel Festival highlights:

  Over 20 art installations, 11 presentations, 5 workshops, agathering 
of 5 EU festival labs, and 16 live concerts.

  The festival will feature two nights of audiovisual performancesat 
Østre, workshops, and presentationsat Studio207, as well as various 
exhibition venues around the city.

Artist-researchers from APO33(France), MADLAB(Cyprus), and STWST(Linz) 
will gather in Bergen to present a new edition of MEDIA()MESS, an 
intermedia artwork that explores the disconnections in our mediated 
realities through audiovisual performances, media activism, and 
collaborative research.

At Strandgaten 208, Ohanda.Onea utopian zero-emission ocean vessel 
designed to revolutionize sustainable ocean research is gathering a 
continous lab both days, 22 and 23. This mobile collaborative workspace 
and research platform a will serve as a hub for creative minds to tackle 
the pressing challenges facing our oceans.

Artists Blaž Pavlicaand Florencia Alonsoreturn to Bergen, bringing their 
expertise in generative music, visuals, and live coding. IDLE 
Transitionsis a live-coded Internet of Things performancethat weaves 
together invisible data flows—satellites, consoles, internet protocols, 
3D worlds, sounds, and lights—into interactive experiences that uncover 
the hidden connections shaping our everyday lives.

PIKSEL24 HASHTAGS
#InteractiveMedia, #LiveElectronics, #ExperimentalMusic, 
#ElectronicMusic, #LiveCoding, #NewMediaArt, #Piksel, #ElectronicArt, 
#TechnologicalFreedom, #Bergen, #InternationalNetwork, 
#FreeLibreOpenSource, #SoftwareProjects, #Workshops, #Performances, 
#ArtAndPolitics, #DigitalTechnology, #OpenSourceMovement, #ArtTechEconomy

Program

https://24.piksel.no/schedule/
https://24.piksel.no/program/

THURS 21

19:00–24:00 Festival Opening and Presentation

Join us for an exciting tour around the city, beginning at Kunstkolen i 
Bergen (Marken 37) at 19:00 with the Festival Opening Presentation by 
Gisle Frøysland and Maite Cajaraville, alongside the project Droning by 
Marta Revuelta & Laurent Weingart. From there, we’ll head to Alt Går Bra 
Lokale (Strandgaten 208) to explore the project OHANDA.One. Next, we’ll 
visit the PIKSEL24 Main Exhibition at Strandgaten 221, showcasing 16 new 
electronic art pieces by PIKSEL24 artists from around the world. 
Finally, we’ll conclude at Studio 207 (Strandgaten 207) with the 
captivating performance IDLE Data Transitions by Blaž Pavlica and Flor 
de Fuego starting at 22:30.

EXHIBITIONS

@ Main Piksel Exhibition / Strandgaten 221
THU 19:00-22:00 | FRI-SUN 12:00 – 18:00 (Free Entrance)

Walking With Magnus: A Videogame Poem, Jordan Magnuson; Mixed Pixels, 
Wolfgang Spahn; Drink the river, Rosa Prosser; WEBPIT 3.0, Vytautas 
Bikauskas; Colateral Vertigo, Francisco Ortiz de Carvalho; Changing 
times, Wujud duo (Souad Mani & Romain Papion); Meet me on the deep net, 
Lizz Thabet; Death Mother: As Above, So Below, Tor-Finn Malum Fitje; 
Synthetic War, Marta Revuelta and Laurent Weingart; Δ [Delta], Miha 
Godec; Wee Boat, James Poole; Once and Once again, Rui Liu; More Than 
Meets AI , Center of Digital Narrative; AI assisted coding , Scott 
Rettberg and David (Jhave) Johnston; Please Verify Your Humanity, Grace 
Kim; Sonus Verbosa, Anastasia Melandinou.

@ Østre / Skostredet 3, 1st Floor
FRI-SAT 17:00 – 21:00 (Free entrance); 21:00-24:00 - with the concerts 
ticket.

- Suction Twist: Dirty Pairs, Camilla Vatne Barratt-Due, Lukas Grundmann 
and Erin Sexton (Activation of the piece by the artists at 17:00 and at 
21:00h)

- Here's the Information We Collect, Tansy Xiao

SPECIAL PROJECTS

- OHANDA.ONE, Juergen Neumann (DK), Tuomo Tammenpää (FI), Julian Priest 
(DE).
@ Alt Går Bra Lokale / Strandgaten 208
THU 19:00-22:00 | FRI-SUN 12:00 – 18:00 (Free Entrance)

- Droning, Marta Revuelta & Laurent Weingart (CH)
THU 19:00-20:00 | FRI-SUN 12:00 – 17:00 (Free entrance)
@ Kunstskolen i Bergen KIB / Marken 37

AV PERFORMANCES

@ Studio 207 / Strandgaten 207 – THU 21 NOV – 22:30

- IDLE Data Transitions, Blaž Pavlica (SL) and Florencia Alonso (AR/DE)

@ Østre / Skostredet 3 - FRI 22 NOV 21:00 - 2400

- Reactive Ensemble (RE), Celine Papion (Violoncello), Kyungjin Lim 
(live electronics), and Remmy Canedo (live electronics).

European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists awarded the ensemble with 
the EFFEA Discovery Residency, followed by the Springboard Residency in 
2024, allowing the ensemble to establish partnerships with the Delian 
Academy for New Music (Greece), Piksel Festival (Norway), Festival 
Catalysi (Italy), and supported by the Internationales Digitalkunst 
Festival (Germany).

- MEDIA()MESS, AV performance

The MEDIA()MESSe, Julien Ottavi, Jenny Pickett, Romain Papion, Tanja 
Brandmayr, Jan-Nahuel Jenny, Gisle Frøysland, Maite Cajaraville, Dimitra 
Kousteridou and Anastasia Melandinou

@ Østre / Skostredet 3 - SAT 23 NOV 21:00-03:00

Solo for Computer and Feedback, Remmy Canedo (DE); Show Us Your Screen, 
Eloi el Bon Noi & Turbulente (SP); Organalog, Miha Godec (SL); beat.me 
102, IOhannes m zmölnig (AT) & Live coded visuals in Punctual, Søren 
Peter Mørch (DK); The Unsyncable II - Seven Rasas, Wolfgang Spahn (DE); 
Holding up burning houses, Lorenzo Berretti (IT)

@ Studio207 – Strandgaten 207 - SUN 24 NOV - 14:00-19:00

Twelve Hours, Same Time, Michał Seta (CA); Singular reproducible 2, 
irisS (CH); The Way of Schesa, Ryan Ross Smith and Shawn Lawson (AU); 
Transmission~, Luis Sanz (CH)

ARTISTS PRESENTATIONS

@ Studio 207 / Strandgaten 207 SAT 23 NOV - 11:00-14:00

What is a "Videogame Poem"? Subversive Game Design as Lyric Practice – 
Jordan Magnusonv (US); WEBPIT 3.0, Vytautas Bikauskas(LT); A minimalist 
social network powered by plain text files – Søren Peter Mørch (DK); 
ORAMICS back to LIVE – Melisa Cano (SP); Drink The River – Rosa Prosser 
(UK); Las fuerzas del suelo / The forces of the ground – Julia Rossetti, 
Daniela Ruiz Moreno (AR); Colateral Vértigo – Chico Ortiz (BR)

NETWORKS & PROJECTS

@ Studio 207 / Strandgaten 207 SAT 23 NOV - 16:00-19:00

Media()Mess – Julien Ottavi, Jenny Pickett (FR); TOC, Toolkit of Care – 
Jenny Pickett (FR); OFF + Labs – APO33 (Nantes), STWST (Linz), MADLAB 
(Cyprus), PIKSEL (Norway); IDLE, Inclusive Digital Laboratory for 
Experimental Art – Flor de Fuego (AR/DE) and Blaz Pavlica (SL); OHANDA – 
Tuomo Tammenpää (FI), Juergen Neumann (DK), Julien Priest (DE)

WORKSHOPS
All workshops are free to attend. To sign up send an email to:
piksel24(at)piksel(dot)no
All workshops are IRL except Building Environments in the Metaverse – 
James Alec Hardy (UK)

IN PERSON

@ Alt Går Bra Lokale – NOV 22nd & 23rd - 12:00-18:00

- OHANDA.ONE Lab and Workshop – Juergen Neumann (DK), Tuomo Tammenpää 
(FI), Julian Priest (DE)

@ Studio 207 & Piksel Library – NOV 22nd - 12:00 - 14:00

- Sonus Verbosa – Anastasia Melandinou (GR)

@ Studio 207 & Piksel Library – NOV 22nd - 16:00 - 18:00


- How to Make a "Videogame Poem": Creating Subversive Games with Open 
Source Tools – Jordan Magnuson (US)

@ Studio 207 & Piksel Library – NOV 22nd - 16:00 - 18:00

- Live Coded Visuals in Punctual – Søren Peter Mørch (DK)

ONLINE

@ BBB1 – Link (TBA) – NOV 22nd - 12:00-14:00

- Building Environments in the Metaverse – James Alec Hardy (UK)

VIDEO PROGRAM in collaboration with Center of Digital Narrative

Birgitte Aga and Carol Manton, Women Reclaiming AI; Mario de la Ossa, I 
Know What You're Thinking; Will Luers, Chad Mossholder, and Mark 
Amerika, Posthuman Cinema: Alien Intel and Dress Rehearsal; Scott 
Rettberg, Republicans in Love (Selections 1); Jhave, Identity Upgrade 
#2; Will Luers, Chad Mossholder, and Mark Amerika, Posthuman Cinema: 
Infinity Forest and Dream Pirates; Eamon O'Kane, Creativity Machines; 
Alinta Krauth and Jason Nelson, Ultra Large Digital Narratives; Will 
Luers, Chad Mossholder, and Mark Amerika, Posthuman Cinema: Dummies and 
Underground; Talan Memmott, Introducing Lary: The San Biagio Frescoes of 
Pietro Golamuto; Avital Meshi, Calling Myself Self; Jhave, Identity 
Upgrade #7; Will Luers, Chad Mossholder, and Mark Amerika, Posthuman 
Cinema: Party Animals and Image Addiction; Eamon O'Kane, AI Tree Test; 
Scott Rettberg, Republicans in Love (Selections 2); Will Luers, Chad 
Mossholder, and Mark Amerika, Posthuman Cinema: Ghost Presence and 
Neural Theater; Jhave, Identity Upgrade #8; Dylan Reibling and Alex 
Saum, Internet Tour, San Francisco Bay Area, 2023 and Osvaldo Cibils, 
Six decades of artistic explanation.

Check our website to see the full program! http://24.piksel.no 
<http://24.piksel.no/>


VENUES IN BERGEN
@ Studio 207 / Strandgaten 207
@ Piksel Library / Strandgaten 207
@ Alt Går Bra Lokale / Strandgaten 208
@ Main Piksel Exhibition / Strandgaten 221
@ Kunstskolen i Bergen KIB / Marken 37
@ Østre / Skostredet 3


Piksel24 is supported by the Municipality of Bergen, Arts Council 
Norway, Vestland Fylkeskommune. Piksel24 collaborates with Alt Går Bra, 
APO33, STWST (Linz), MadLab, Media Arts & Design Research Lab, Center 
for Digital Narrative, University of Bergen, Goethe-Institut, European 
Union, Culture Moves Europe, Kunstskolen i Bergen, IDFK, Aalto 
University School of Arts, Design, and Architecture, Cyprus University 
of Technology, Toolkit of Care, COST European Cooperation in Science and 
Technology, Horizon EU, Linde Gass AS, Pro Helvetia, Lydgalleriet and 
Constanz.

PIKSEL :: FREE AS IN ART!
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Piksel is an international event for artists and developers working
with free and open technologies in artistic practice.
Part workshop, part festival, it is organized in Bergen, Norway, and 
involves participants from more than a dozen countries exchanging ideas, 
coding, presenting art and software projects, doing workshops, 
performances and discussions on the aesthetics and politics of free 
technologies & art.
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