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From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing (Piksel26)

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From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing (Piksel26) 2026 runs Nov 19–22, 2026 at Bergen Assembly in Bergen, Norway. It starts in 14 days. ConferenceGrid lists 13 speakers, 8 sponsors, 11 exhibitors and 3 sessions so far. The call for speakers is open until Nov 5, 2026.

Last verified Nov 1, 2026

From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing is the 24th edition of the Piksel Festival, held in Bergen, Norway, from November 19–22, 2026. This hybrid programme blends exhibition, seminar, and hands-on workshops that explore how ecological processes can inspire and transform computational technologies and digital art. The event connects international…

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13Speakers
8Sponsors
11Exhibitors
3Sessions
22Companies · in total

Agenda

Selected from 3 sessions.

  • 6th of June – 18:00

    Authors of the Future (BE). Re-imagining Copyleft. Constant(BE).

    An online presentation focused on the Cinemas Sauvage license and the complex, playful challenge of creating agreements with collectives of anarchist artists. This session aims to …

  • Friday 22nd of November

    Hossein Derakhshan – Post-news journalism: Art meets journalism

    Lecture by Hossein Derakhshan, exploring post-news journalism and arguing that journalism's future must reinvent itself along dramatic and artistic lines while resisting propaganda…

  • November 20–23 (PIKSEL 25 – Perma/Soils)

    Perma/Soils – Interdisciplinary Strategies for Soil Recuperation

    Perma/Soils invites you to discover how communities from Asia, Latin America, and the North (un)save their soils - through a vibrant program including a seminar, exhibition, and ha…

Speakers

Programmed at From, in alphabetical order.

Constant (BE)
Artist-run organisation · Constant
Dounia Boukhari
Board member of Norsk Permakulturforening and Chair of Bergen og Omland Permakulturlag · Norsk Permakulturforening
Dr. Davina Kaur Patel
Eva Verhoeven
Designer, Artist and Researcher; Programme Director of Creative Computing and Robotics at UAL’s Creative Computing Institute; Co-founder of Critical Climate Computing · University of the Arts London
Ewen Chardronnet
Hossein Derakhshan
Writer, Research Associate MIT Media Lab
Lucy Rose Sollitt
Creative Director, Philosopher and Writer; former Creative Director of FutureEverything · FutureEverything
Marina Otero Verzier
Maya Minder
Shigeatsu Hatakeyama
Oyster farmer, environmentalist, author
Shinji Toya
Artist, Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, UAL, and member of Critical Climate Computing · University of the Arts London
Taylor Alaina Liebenstein Smith
Wesley Goatley
Critical Artist and Researcher; Programme Director of Interaction Design and Visual Communication at UAL; Co-founder of Critical Climate Computing · University of the Arts London

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Austrian Embassy
BEK
Bergen Municipality
EU cultural programme
Gallery 3,14
KNIPSU
Norwegian arts council
ØSTRE

Quick answers

When is From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing (Piksel26) 2026?
From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing (Piksel26) 2026 runs Nov 19–22, 2026 at Bergen Assembly in Bergen, Norway.
Where is From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing (Piksel26) 2026 held?
From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing (Piksel26) 2026 is held at Bergen Assembly in Bergen, Norway.
Who is speaking at From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing (Piksel26) 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 13 speakers, including Constant (BE) (Artist-run organisation, Constant), Dounia Boukhari (Board member of Norsk Permakulturforening and Chair of Bergen og Omland Permakulturlag, Norsk Permakulturforening) and Dr. Davina Kaur Patel.
Who sponsors From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing (Piksel26) 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 8 sponsors, including Austrian Embassy, BEK, Bergen Municipality, EU cultural programme and Gallery 3,14.
Is the From Compost to Code: Reimagining Radical Computing (Piksel26) 2026 call for speakers open?
Yes. The call for speakers is open until Nov 5, 2026.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 22 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

22 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
8Sponsoringsponsor only
10Exhibitingexhibitor only
3Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

FutureEverything

Speakers by seniority

23% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner215%
  • Director / Head of18%
  • Research / Science18%
  • Advisor / Investor18%
  • Other roles862%

Of 13 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Austrian EmbassySponsor-
2BEKSponsor-
3Bergen MunicipalitySponsor-
4EU cultural programmeSponsor-
5FutureEverythingExhibitor1
6Gallery 3,14Sponsor-
7KNIPSUSponsor-
8Norwegian arts councilSponsor-
9ØSTRESponsor-
10University of the Arts London3
11APO33Exhibitor-
12BorealisExhibitor-
13Critical Climate Computing (CCC)Exhibitor-
14MADLABExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
unspecified8
100% of 8