MANIFEST:IO

How we started

OUR OBJECTIVES

MANIFEST:IO 2023 at Alte Muenze, Berlin

Since
2023

We believe in creating an egalitarian space for artists, designers, performers and researchers, across disciplines and at all stages of their careers, who believe in new media and electronic art as a tool for active discourse.
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PLATFORM

Provide an inclusive platform for students to showcase their projects alongside established artists in Berlin, and highlight works from those who have migrated to Berlin, offering a safer space for expression.
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RESEARCH

Expand the discourse on new media and electronic art. We present innovative transmedia installations, thought-provoking performances, and host talks and critical discussions.
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COMMUNITY

Foster opportunities for collaboration among participants. Build a supportive network for resource exchange between institutions.
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OPPORTUNITY

We facilitate networking opportunities for students with studios and companies.

Structure

What we offer during the symposium days
critical and insightful

TALKS

Featuring installations and XR works

EXHIBITION

PERFORMANCES

Genre-defying performances across new media and electronic art

NETWORK

fostering a network of berlin-based universitieS that exchange knowledge and resources
focus on education and research

WORKSHOPS

Founders
& Curators

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Harshini J. Karunaratne

MANIFEST:IO Co-Founder and Lead Curator
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Harshini is a Sri Lankan-Peruvian digital visual artist and curator working at the intersections of film, theatre and technology. Rooted in a practice of artistic research and performance, their work explores themes of eco-grief, gender, the body and afterlife. In their curatorial practice, Harshini is concerned with how new media and electronic art can contribute to meaningful discourse.

Basel Naouri

MANIFEST:IO Co-Founder and Curator
TimeLab Founder and Director

Spatial media scenographer, architect, musician, educator, and the visionary behind Slowfuture, Basel specializes in crafting intricate and spatial sound experiences for exhibitions, pavilions, and installations. His work centers on the intersection of spatial sound and AR/VR immersive experiences, while also actively researching interactive and transmedia narrative techniques within digital and hybrid media environments.

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Symposium for New Media and Electronic Art
TimeLab, Berlin

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