FIBER Festival is an Amsterdam-based meeting place for pioneering audiovisual and digital art, electronic music and critical conversations about the intertwining of technology with our environment and planet. With its 9th edition, FIBER invites a curious audience to a multi-sensory programme spread across various locations in Amsterdam. Besides the public programme, the festival offers a series of activities for professionals to meet and develop skills. The festival will take place from 29 May to 2 June.

Showcase of Belgian and Dutch Sound Art at the Brakke Grond

This year, FIBER Festival, STUK, and the Brakke Grond are collaborating to present a program during FIBER Festival. On Sunday, June 2nd, FIBER Festival, STUK, and the Brakke Grond will present a day filled with sound art from the Netherlands and Belgium under the title "Neighbouring Frequencies."

With Neighbouring Frequencies, the three organizations showcase the richness and diverse forms of sound art within both countries. Sometimes, collaborations and cross-pollinations arise between neighboring countries. Visitors are invited to explore the history, present, and potential future of sound art from the perspective of Flemish-Dutch collaborations, while also examining developments in Wallonia.

On Sunday, June 2nd, the afternoon will be dedicated to sound art performances by Dutch and Belgian artists. These performances are open to the public and will take place in the Grote zaal of the Brakke Grond. The program includes lectures and sound art performances providing a brief overview of sound art developments in both countries. Additionally, the exhibition "Neighbouring Frequencies," featuring Flemish and Dutch sound art installations, will be on display at the Brakke Grond from May 30th to June 16th. Read more here.