Inke Arns, Dr phil is a freelance curator and author, artistic director since 2005 and director of HMKV Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund, since 2017. In the interview, she talks about the exhibition "House of Mirrors" and what mirror cabinets have to do with artificial intelligence. The exhibition can be seen at HMKV from 9 April to 31 July 2022.

Artificial intelligences are everywhere - in smartphones, cars, the economy or healthcare. Nevertheless, many people are not even aware of where AI already determines our everyday lives or will do so at some point. Making artificial intelligence tangible is one goal of the first AI Biennale Essen. From 22 April to 8 June 2022, local, regional and international actors will come together at many locations in the city to discuss and advise on AI in culture, business and science and to make it tangible for everyone.

Steffen Korthals, also known as Dash, does a lot around electronic music. In the questionnaire he tells us the stories behind his favorite places in the Ruhrpott and how the region, as well as club culture, is freeing itself from its stigmas.

Christian Bröer is a musician and sound designer from Dortmund. In the questionnaire, he gives us insights into the art and culture scene of the Ruhr area and talks about the production of his first album.

Sabeth Dannenberg is a performer. In her pieces she combines the genres of New Circus and Physical Theatre. She tells us about the charm of the people in the region and how this affects her artistic practice.

Urban dancer, dance scholar and project organiser Frieda Frost on her work at the intersection between artistic practice and academia - and her favourite cultural venues in the Ruhr.

Blaues Rauschen is a festival for digital sound experiments, electronic music, performance and dance. Founder Karl-Heinz Blomann was born in the Ruhr region and has stayed here. In our questionnaire he tells us what makes the region so special and shows us his "Hymn to the Ruhr".

Klaas Werner tells us how the Ruhrpott spices up his work as a dramaturge and production manager.

Where can you find 200 hand-picked beer varieties? And what makes Gelsenkirchen-Ückendorf so charming? Cultural manager Matthias Krentzek tells us in our NKR questionnaire.

How can people, nature and technology live together in harmony? The NEW NOW festival creates a hybrid and participatory space to explore this question through digital art. While doing that it becomes a living sculpture itself.

Ursula Meyer is an artist, illustrator and scenographer based in Essen. She tells us what drives her to create art and where to find the most delicious food in Essen.

Vesela Stanoeva is an artist, curator and scenographer from Dortmund. She told us her favorite places in the Ruhr area and more about her upcoming projects.