Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts

Bring the whole family for an afternoon of sonic experimentation for all ages at BEK – Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts.

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Borealis presents the Norwegian premiere of a new work by multifaceted Palestinian artist Dakn داكنْ. The piece was commissioned by BEK in collaboration with Another Sky Festival, and premiered at Cafe Oto in London in the autumn of 2024.

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Testing the Membranous Boundaries is a cross-Atlantic audio visual collaboration that explores the embodiment and translation of peatland knowledge through blending physical engagement with digital interpretations.

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Join us for a film screening and conversation with the artists. Everything Worthwhile is Done with Other People takes up the conversations, experiences and freedom dreams of a group of women affected by the carceral state, as encountered through the UK government’s hostile environment policy and prison system. 

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Ananda Serne will present her short video Insect Sing-Along (2022), along with a clip from her ongoing whistling project. Both works explore the mimicking of insect and bird sounds through the human voice. 

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CRYOSONIC is a context heavy hybrid presentation / performance exploring the sonic characteristics of polar fauna, aural data narratives and field measurements. 

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Curves & Reverbs is a participatory performance that builds on Mona Hedayatis’ previous performances done with biosensors, taking as its departure point her experience of migration and exile. It is part sonification and part visualization of biosensor data.

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In this multichannel live performance, the artist combines real-time audio synthesis with digital and analog physical modeling techniques.

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BEK opens the new year with a mini-festival, offering insight into BEKs latest and upcoming projects. We invite you to join us for a week of performances, workshops, screenings, and talks at BEK, Lydgalleriet, and Bergen Kjøtt.

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Through this workshop, we will practice listening together using exercises from Pauline Oliveros’ theory of Deep Listening and Gestalt awareness experiments. We will explore how listening can become part of liberation practices and how we can centre it within artistic practices.

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