Transmediale 2016: Necessary Conversations Off-the-Cloud

Marc Garrett writes about strategies for solidarity discussed in the Off-the-Cloud-Zone at this year's Conversation Pieces at Transmediale festival 2016.

“In recent years the festival has scafolded its panels, workshops and keynotes to grand, central themes to guide its peers and visitors, along with a large-scale curated exhibition. If we view the four interconnected thematic streams- Anxious to Act, Anxious to Make, Anxious to Share and Anxious to Secure - we might guess that the festival curators are also anxious to save all the resources (and celebrations) for next year, which is after all, Transmediale's 30th birthday. So, I was curious to see how my brief time here would unfold..."

http://www.furtherfield.org/features/review-transmediale-2016-necessary-conversations