Transmediale Returns To Berlin, 'Re-wiring' A Web that Extends Globally

Words by Will Allstetter for HypeartAt the end of January, Transmediale returned to Berlin for its 39th edition. The art and digital culture festival wove through the city and took root in an eclectic mix of venues, ranging from Berghain to the Canadian Embassy. Navigating the programming required transferring between trams, subways, buses and cars, as well as shuffling on frozen-over sidewalks.Though partly a logistical byproduct, the geographical network the festival embedded into the city was...