MESH Festival — Tooling the Future
Mesh is a festival for art and technology. It focuses on the collaboration between artists and technologists, showcasing how new technologies influence society and how these developments should be assessed. “Tooling the Future” is the focus of the first edition of the festival, addressing the question of new or alternative tools for a friendly future.
From the vision of an AI city to transcending planetary boundaries, our world is becoming more interconnected and intertwined every day. With powerful tools like artificial intelligence, texts, images, or entire environments can be created with the click of a button. The progress in quantum computing promises to solve previously unsolvable computing problems. But what kind of solutions and spaces do we want? From tools for critical access to proposals for physical coalitions—what are the tools of the future that we really need?
From October 16 to 20, 2024, the Dreispitz area around Freilager Platz, which has been transformed into a “campus of the arts” in recent years, will become a festival ground for art and technology with live performances, exhibitions, artist talks, and panel discussions. There will also be a two-day conference entitled “Tooling in Production,” where you can meet visionary makers from the international media art and tech community and participate in various workshops. For a detailed program, visit their website.
Exhibitions, screenings, and the talks and panels program are free during opening hours and do not require a ticket. Performances and Club Nights require tickets, that you can purchase in advance or at the evening box office (if not sold out before). Tickets for performances are CHF 15-35 (you decide how much you can pay); they do not allow access to the Club Nights. Tickets for Club Nights are CHF 12. Attendance at the “Tooling in Production” conference is CHF 220 for the two days; register on their website. Participation in the workshops requires advance registration; places are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Website
meshfestival.ch/en
Where
Freilager-Platz
4053 Münchenstein