BEK is proud to present the MA Graduate Studio Residency Award. Kick starting this new collaboration between BEK and KMD/UiB, we offer three residencies to recent graduates from the Art Academy. These newly established Bergen based artists will get to take over the entire floors of BEK, including our video studio, sound studio and electronics lab for 2 weeks later…
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SATURDAY 15 JUNEØSTRE & THE UNFINISHED INSTITUTION On Saturday 15 June, Ekko announces the first names of artists for Ekko Festival 2024. Join us for this one day release event featuring a performance by Mark Fell and Rian Treanor, the opening of Emily Adomah’s new sound piece “Den 25te symfoni” and a dj-set by CCL (Subglow) & Ekko djs. In…
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Join us for a workshop at BEK, where we dive into the field of neural audio synthesis, a novel audio synthesis technique enabled by advancements in real-time deep learning. This workshop offers participants the opportunity to explore the evolution of sound synthesis alongside artificial neural networks, train their own generative sound synthesizers and explore their sonic possibilities using SEMILLA.AI. Throughout…
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In this workshop, Jenny Berger Myhre invites the participants to create a collective composition based on field recordings and found sound. In addition there will be an introduction in the use of the sound editing program Ableton Live for participants wanting that. We will go through some of the methods Jenny uses to create music from sound archives, by first…
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If you are working on an art project involving sound, moving image or electronics, you are welcome to apply for a studio residency at BEK lasting for 2–6 weeks. The application deadline is on 2 June. Answers by 12 June.This open call applies to residencies in the period 7 August–17 December 2024.We will later announce an open call for the…
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Mark Fell and Rian Treanor invite artists to join a performance workshop that will explore group dynamics using procedural systems. This workshop hopes to bring together artists working a wide variety of different practices – not only electronic music. This could be voice, movement, projection, acoustic sound, objects, etc. Participants will look at performance as a procedure, developing, exploring and…
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BEK is proud to present the Norwegian premiere of Susan Schuppli’s essay film Moving Ice. The film will be screened at Cinemateket in Bergen on 21 May and at Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo on 22 May. Both screenings will be followed by a conversation between Schuppli and Åse Løvgren. Screening times and tickets:21 May, 18:00 – Cinemateket i Bergen, tickets here.22…
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Lin Pei-Han is in a studio residency at BEK, preparing for three upcoming exhibitions in 2024. Lin is currently working on a project that combines animation and video in BEK’s video studio, exploring border research and inherited historical trauma. The project will be showcased at Lin’s solo exhibitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Vadsø Kunstforening this summer, and in a…
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Join us for a concentrated two-day workshop on SuperCollider at BEK, led by sound artist Tijs Ham. SuperCollider is a coding platform used by musicians, artists and researchers working with sound and music. It’s free and open source software for Windows, macOS and Linux. Time: Wednesday 15 May 10:15–17:00, Thursday 16 May 10:15–17:30.Place: BEK, C. Sundts gate 55Sign-up: The workshop…
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16 participants learned about the diverse possibilities working with microphones with Elaine Tasia Maltezos at BEK 11 April. The workshop offered a hands-on experience working with microphones: capturing sounds and recording spaces. The participants re-visited foundational microphone knowledge, and did a mic comparison: listening and picking a mic to get the most out of the space or situation and how…
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