Festival programme
Conference Day 1
Beta Festival’s Conference and main discourse programme takes place over the opening weekend on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November
Unmasking Nature Exhibition
Burrow, stim and fidget your way through Unmasking Nature’s sensory feast—foraged from the rich biodiversity of Ireland for the diverse ways people connect to the world around us. Everyone is welcome to our hibernation sanctuary.
SEED (Sensory Experiences of Environmental Data): Signal and Trace
SEED: Signal and Trace presents six new commissions by Shane Finan, Cailean Finn, Adam Gibney, Clíona Harmey, István László and Fiona Mc Donald.
The exhibition asks what we come to know about environmental change when its data is felt rather than read, and what the readings leave out.
Studiotopia
Studiotopia is a project that Cezar Mocan and Hung Lu Chan were the Irish residents as part of this programme and over the duration of the project explored XYZ. Here we see their works exploring XYZ
Registers by Cliona Harmey
SEED: Signal and Trace presents six new commissions by Shane Finan, Cailean Finn, Adam Gibney, Clíona Harmey, István László and Fiona Mc Donald.
The exhibition asks what we come to know about environmental change when its data is felt rather than read, and what the readings leave out.
Inhale Exhale - Cloud Chambers (868MHz Transmitter) by Fiona Mc Donald
SEED: Signal and Trace presents six new commissions by Shane Finan, Cailean Finn, Adam Gibney, Clíona Harmey, István László and Fiona Mc Donald.
The exhibition asks what we come to know about environmental change when its data is felt rather than read, and what the readings leave out.
Bedeguar by István László
SEED: Signal and Trace presents six new commissions by Shane Finan, Cailean Finn, Adam Gibney, Clíona Harmey, István László and Fiona Mc Donald.
The exhibition asks what we come to know about environmental change when its data is felt rather than read, and what the readings leave out.
CPR by Shane Finan
SEED: Signal and Trace presents six new commissions by Shane Finan, Cailean Finn, Adam Gibney, Clíona Harmey, István László and Fiona Mc Donald.
The exhibition asks what we come to know about environmental change when its data is felt rather than read, and what the readings leave out.
Tour: Unmasking Nature - Deep Dive into Energy Stories of Dublin
Join us for a storytelling walking tour that uncovers the hidden forces that have powered Dublin through the ages. From Europe's oldest fruit-bearing tree to the potential for power in the heart of the city, we'll explore the surprising stories of energy all around us: past, present and future.
The F Word (Alliance Française: Panel discussion/ Carys D. Coburn performance)
On Saturday 7 November, Goethe-Institut Ireland hosts the second night of The F Word, Beta’s programme exploring disinformation, polarisation and the forces shaping how we understand and navigate our increasingly fragmented digital world.
ni**le by Carys D. Coburn
On Saturday 7 November, Goethe-Institut Ireland hosts the second night of The F Word, Beta’s programme exploring disinformation, polarisation and the forces shaping how we understand and navigate our increasingly fragmented digital world.
Artist Talk: StimDex - An interactive talk on the ‘Stim-ability’ of Irish Biodiversity
At The Bank, at The Digital Hub, Thomas St, Dublin 8
Saturday 7th November
11:00 - 12:30
Conference Day 2
Beta Festival’s Conference and main discourse programme takes place over the opening weekend on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November
The F Word (Goethe Institut, Samuel Julian Grace & Maureen Béguin)
The F Word is a cross border cultural programme connecting Ireland, France and Germany, bringing together artists, researchers and young people to ask urgent questions about facts, freedom, fragmentation and friction.
The Garden of d@ta by Maureen Béguin
The Garden of d@ta is an installation made of sculptures, performance-vidéos and sound that immerse you in a very special data center in 2050 - build by Maureen Morin, a eccentric tech entrepreneur. The installation is also the set of the performance by the same name.
Many Ears, Few Voices by Samuel Julian Grace
The F Word is a cross border cultural programme connecting Ireland, France and Germany, bringing together artists, researchers and young people to ask urgent questions about facts, freedom, fragmentation and friction.
asses.masses
Interested in durational performance? In gaming? Have we just the treat for you. Beta Festival is thrilled to present asses.masses a durational performance collectively played by the audience.
Synthesize_Her TRANSMIT Workshop
Build your own radio mesh network communication Device. Over 4 hours, participants learn to build their own mesh network communication device, gaining fundamental skills in electronics, listening and de-centralised infrastructure.
woofy woofy ૮֊˕֊ა੭ bow-wow hauhau - The Other Audience Exhibition
An interactive sound installation for dogs where play becomes an art form, inviting them to explore, create music, and, most importantly, play.
Xenocene: A Manifesto in Motion
A performance about the role of AI in the end of Anthropocene.
Cyberdeck Workshop with Annike Tan
Diy portable and personalised computer workshop! A cyberdeck is a niche hobby originally inspired by cyberpunk fiction, such as the works of William Gibson. They can be as simple or as complex as you’d like and you can use them for anything!
Augmenting Sound with Ed Devane
Augmenting Sound - a workshop with Ed Devane exploring improvisation and performance using modular sound software
This course is part of the New Obsolescence programme at Fire Station Artists' Studios
UNDERGROWTH presented by Mystify
UNDERGROWTH is an artist-led, immersive experience exploring the relationship between nature, technology and each other and what becomes possible when we create together.
Thinking about Permacomputing: can we engage with technology sustainably?
An exploration of permacomputing ideas through the process of building a sustainable webring with HTML and CSS