First forum for digital arts to happen in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

NODE08 joins the great names of the digital arts during the Luminale.

From April 5th to 12th the vvvv Group in collaboration with MESO Digital Interiors presents NODE08. NODE08 is the first forum for digital arts in central Germany and takes place in parallel to the Luminale festival of lighting culture.

Visitors can expect a rich program with audiovisual performances, a substantial exhibition of digital artworks and a multitude of workshops. NODE08 is not only the first meeting of vvvv-users (http://vvvv.org), it is also a gathering of people working and teaching in various disciplines of applied and fine arts.

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On Tuesday, April 8th a conference with internationally renowned speakers provide insights into their work and beyond. The speakers are Casey Reas, Herbert W. Franke, Paul Prudence, Verena Kuni, Regine Debatty, Mark Fornes, Skylar Tibbits, Berthold Scharrer, Sebastian Oschatz, Max Wolf, Joreg und Sebastian Gregor, who will subsequently review the topics of that day during a symposium. All of them are renowned personalities in their domains. Oschatz, Wolf, Joreg and Gregor being responsible for the general development of vvvv.

This creative week of digital arts concludes with a grande vvvvinissage featuring international artists on April 12th at the Velvet Club. Live Visuals by Onoxo, Elektromeier and Desaxismundi will be shown, with musical support by musicians like VA, Melchior Productions, Gaiser, b-film, Alex Flitsch and Sylvie Marks.

More information and tickets to be found on http://node08.vvvv.org