transmediale – Festival for Art and Digital Culture
International Festival for Art and Digital Culture – 39th Edition 'By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road' at silent green Kulturquartier
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Berlin as the Capital of Digital Arts
Founded in 1988 as 'VideoFilmFest' as part of the Berlinale, transmediale quickly developed into an independent international festival for post-digital art and culture. Today, it is one of the world's most important forums where artists, researchers, activists, and theorists negotiate the relationship between technology and society.
By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road
The 39th edition is curated by Neema Githere and Juan Pablo García Sossa and invites a dual shift in perspective: geographically (away from the Global North) and theoretically (away from Eurocentric notions of the internet as a 'World Wide Web'). 'Mango Belt' and 'Tamarind Road' become metaphorical coordinates for thinking about other models of networking, knowledge exchange, and technology – from African, Asian, Latin American, and diasporic perspectives.
Low Tide, High Tide
The 2026 program is structured around a maritime metaphor: 'High Tide' comprises the major, publicly accessible formats – performances, concerts, lectures, and talks in the main hall of silent green. 'Low Tide' includes more intimate, often multi-day experiences – film programs, sound art installations, workshops, and ritual interventions. The dome hall will feature the large-scale installation '6,500 Alphabets Make a Map' by Ethiopian artist Kidus Hailesilassie – an atlas drawing on 20 indigenous African knowledge systems.
silent green and the former Wedding Crematorium
For years, the main venue has been silent green Kulturquartier at Gerichtstraße 35 (Berlin-Wedding, Mitte district) – a former crematorium that is now one of the city's most influential cultural centers. The second venue in 2026 is CANK in Neukölln. Together with the simultaneously held CTM Festival (with which transmediale traditionally cooperates), the edition at the beginning of February forms the year's most important Berlin cluster for experimental music and digital art.
transmediale — edition 2026
The 2026 edition is structured around the metaphor of tides: 'High Tide' brings together performances, concerts, lectures, and talks in the main hall of silent green – program items for a broad festival audience. 'Low Tide' gathers more intimate, often longer-running experiences: film screenings, permanent sound art installations, workshops, and ritual interventions. The dome hall will host the large-scale installation '6,500 Alphabets Make a Map' by Ethiopian artist Kidus Hailesilassie – an interactive atlas drawing on 20 indigenous African knowledge systems.
A highlight is the co-presentation with the CTM Festival on Friday, January 30, at silent green: 'Transhemispheric Resonances' brings together Nursalim Yadi Anugerah (Indonesia) and Vica Pacheco (Mexico) on two stages, whose performances interweave sonically – a conversation between forest soundscapes and breath-based technologies.
Programme transmediale 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 – Opening
- silent green Kulturquartier, Wedding – Official opening with curators Neema Githere and Juan Pablo García Sossa
- Exhibition opening in the dome hall: '6,500 Alphabets Make a Map' by Kidus Hailesilassie
- Opening performances and concerts (detailed program on transmediale.de)
Thursday, January 29, 2026
- High Tide: Lectures and discussions in the main hall of silent green
- Low Tide: Film program and sound art installations, running concurrently throughout the day
- Evening: Performances and concerts
Friday, January 30, 2026 – Transhemispheric Resonances
- silent green – Co-presentation transmediale × CTM Festival
- Nursalim Yadi Anugerah (Indonesia)
- Vica Pacheco (Mexico)
- Performance and sound choreography across two stages, exploring forest soundscapes and breath technologies
Saturday, January 31, 2026
- Workshops at both venues (silent green + CANK Neukölln)
- Film program in multiple slots
- Conference contributions on tech theory from the Global South
Sunday, February 1, 2026 – Closing
- Closing lectures and closing performance
- Last chance to visit the exhibition in the dome hall
Detailed program and artist list on transmediale.de. Conference contributions mostly in English.
Highlights transmediale 2026
- 39th edition, curated by Neema Githere and Juan Pablo García Sossa
- Motto: 'By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road – Compassing, Protocoling, Metaphoring'
- Large-scale installation '6,500 Alphabets Make a Map' by Kidus Hailesilassie
- Co-presentation with CTM Festival on January 30
- Two venues: silent green Wedding + CANK Neukölln
Prices transmediale 2026
Practical information — transmediale
Getting There
silent green Kulturquartier, Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin (U-Bahn U6 Leopoldplatz or S-Bahn Wedding). CANK in Neukölln (address available via the program). Inner-city travel by public transport recommended.
Tickets
Day and festival passes available online at transmediale.de. Individual events with separate tickets, workshops with limited capacity. Several events with free admission.
Organizers
transmediale e.V., funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation and the Capital Cultural Fund. Curators 2026: Neema Githere, Juan Pablo García Sossa.
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Where it takes place transmediale
silent green Kulturquartier (Hauptort) + CANK (Neukölln)
Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin