Name: Crossing Wires - Arts & Democracy
Start: 2026-05-27T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-31T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Usquare

𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐒 – 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 & 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲
May 27–31, 2026 | Usquare, Brussels
🌐 Full programme & registration: ohme.be/crossing-wires-arts-democracy
Ohme and BrIAS present five days of encounters and an exhibition exploring contemporary democratic challenges at the intersection of arts and society.
𝐄𝐗𝐇𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Five artists take the pulse of our democracy under pressure: Anna Safiatou Touré, Anyuta Wiazemsky Snauwaert, Marcel Top, Meriem Steiner, and Philippe Braquenier trace the fault lines running through our societies — institutions that are quietly failing, surveillance systems and algorithms, colonial histories, and the flux of misinformation that quietly reshapes the world we think we know.
Exhibition open: Wed 27.05 (18:00–22:00) | Thu 28.05 & Fri 29.05 (13:00–22:00) | Sat 30.05 & Sun 31.05 (14:00–19:00)
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒
📆 Thursday 28.05
→ 14:00 – 16:00 | Workshop: AI as a New Urban Actor (registration required)
→ 17:00 – 18:30 | K*ll Algorithms : workshop with Marcel Top (registration required)
→ 19:00 – 20:30 | Democracy in the Algorithm Age – presentations & discussion
📆 Friday 29.05
→ 13:00 –1 6:15 | The Right to the City – Forum on culture, inclusion & democratic resilience (registration required)
→ 16:30 – 17:30 | BrIAS Closing Ceremony (registration required)
→ 17:00 - 18:00 | Exhibition guided visit
→ 18:00 - 22:00 | Drinks & DJ-sets by Unos B2B Bon Public and VTT�
📆 Friday 29.05
→ 14:00 – 15:00 Guided exhibition visit
→ 15:00 – 17:30 Risography workshop with Frau Steiner Studio (registration required)
𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎
📍 Usquare, Avenue de la Couronne 227, 1050 Brussels
🎟️ Free entry (some workshops require registration)
🌐 Full programme & registration: ohme.be/crossing-wires-arts-democracy
In partnership with BrIAS, RABKO, GRESAC, Brussels Academy, FARI, and VUB Science Outreach.