Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts

Rice, wheat, maize, barley, sorghum, millet; all staple grains that are central to daily life in regions that are experiencing conflict. By bringing these grains into a humble shared meal, Conflict Grains seeks to frame eating as a form of attention: a moment of togetherness, to reflect, and gently acknowledge the interconnectedness between sustenance and survival. The dinner becomes both a gathering and a quiet question — how do we nourish ourselves amid ongoing violence, and what does it mean to share that nourishment across distance?

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Welcome to this two day workshop with Ada LaNerd, who is part of the π-node (pronounced pi-node) collective in Paris, we will learn about, make and creatively broadcast with π-boxes.

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In Colombia’s Tolima region, women share their struggle to preserve Indigenous knowledge and agricultural traditions. Amid conflicts over land, natural resources, and forced displacement, seeds, and the right to cultivate them, stand as symbols of both resistance and autonomy.

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Welcome to BEK during B-open! Artists Yasemin Orhan and Dorota Dziong, currently in residence with us, will showcase their working processes in BEKs studio.

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This extensive anthology is finally back in a new edition from URBANOMICS. Structure and Synthesis - The Anatomy of Practice by Mark Fell brings together diverse materials charting the development of pioneering artist Mark Fell’s defiantly unorthodox practice.

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The publication is now available for purchase through Tekstallmenningen, both in store and online. Al-Mashrou’  – A conversation between Shuruq Harb and Samira Makki is an interview between Samira Makki and Shuruq Harb about Harb’s film al-Mashrou’. The interview discusses the film’s themes, the process of making it, and the historical and political context surrounding the project. It also touches on broader topics like documentary filmmaking in Palestine, the concept of archives, and the idea of interrupted futures.

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BEK invites you to Kulturnatt in our project space, with screenings of the films The White Elephant by Shuruq Harb and Who is Afraid of Ideology? Part 1 by Marwa Arsanios, both artists affiliated with BEK.

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BEK is proud to present the winners of this year’s MA Graduate Studio Residency Award. We offer residencies to recent graduates from the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD) at the University of Bergen (UiB). This initiative is a collaboration between BEK and KMD/UiB.

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ASTERISK and BEK invite you to a three day workshop with Chloé Desmoineaux exploring a playful repurposing practice: hacking existing games and their interfaces and creating new game interfaces from a creative, queer, and inclusive perspective.

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You're warmly invited to a night of sound and BBQ on Friday, June 20. This year, we have something extra special to celebrate: BEK is turning 25, and we’re marking the occasion with a festive anniversary celebration, live music featuring a line-up of our current residents at BEK.

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