Trust Games

The Barometer of Trust concerns itself with the question of whether trust can be measured – and about reflecting on our own trust patterns. You will have short, but intense, discussions with other festival visitors – just like at speed dating.

The Democracy installation, which consists of a mobile platform, symbolises a fragile democratic community. Will you manage to strike a balance by engaging in skilful collaboration with others – or is there are a danger of democracy falling out of balance?

The Welcome to Belarus simulation game will lead you into the heart of a dictatorship. You will be involved in preparing a demonstration against the regime. But be careful: Undercover agents have infiltrated the crowd and will try to prevent the planned protest by providing false information.

The Interview is a retro science-fiction experiment for two people sitting opposite each other in a detention cell. The interrogator needs to find out who the other person is – a real human being or a cyborg who is just pretending to be a person. Can a lie detector help?

The New Me workshop examines our relationship to technology. Do you feel safer, or actually less comfortable, in an environment that is constantly monitored by cameras? In this workshop, participants will attempt to creatively outwit the algorithm of face recognition software.

In the Trust Lab, Kultursymposium Weimar participants will have an opportunity to engage with a range of speakers and experts, raise pressing questions and present their own position. In a total of six short, intensive rounds of discussion, the Kultursymposium’s themes will be deepened.

Do you trust your doctor? Do you follow the recommendations of the Minister of Health? Or do you always form your own opinions, even if it's through research on the internet? Do No Harm is all about our trust in medical authorities.