With three sold-out events, extra-sensory performances and inspiring discussions, FIBER Weekends 2018 turned out to be an experience beyond anything we could have imagined. The new event, initiated as a stepping stone between the bigger international FIBER Festivals, has proved to be both a fruitful year closing and launchpad for next year. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us across the two weekends – from the artists and speakers to our fantastic and open-minded audience.
With its theme Sensing Beyond | Beyond Sensing, the programme presented the creation of alternative relationships between human and ‘alien’ entities. It offered a multitude of critical reflections on how to deal with the notion of entanglement and showcased experimental research and performance strategies that reframed our thinking about simulation, artificial intelligence, and consciousness. Offering many gateways to construct a new understanding of our present-day world, it was a fitting end to our year programme Worldbuilding.