Visual Frequencies at Nxt x Primal Instinct
Visual Frequencies at Nxt x Primal Instinct
A night where primal energy meets cutting-edge innovation sets the tone for Nxt Museum’s ADE 2025 programme.
The evening is anchored by the world premiere of KERNEL – an AV performance from Chlär, founder of the Berlin-based techno label Primal Instinct. Developed in collaboration with Parisian studio Bonjour Lab, KERNEL fuses unreleased peak-time techno in dialogue with custom and complex AI systems, generating immersive visuals, creating an audiovisual exorcism of the modern condition. Expect an all-encompassing experience where body and machine collide in real time.
Surrounding this debut, the programme unfolds with a modular live show from Dutch icon Colin Benders, whose improvisational electronic journeys reimagine techno through the limitless potential of analogue synthesis, presented within an installation by new media artist Boris Acket—a dialogue between light sculpture and pulsing sound.
Local talent Valody bookends the night with adventurous blends of Dutch experimental techno, weaving local creativity into the international programme, while Nxt Artist in Residence Jillis Pieters delivers live visuals throughout the evening.
From emerging voices to legendary innovators, this event embodies ADE’s essence: sound and image interwoven, boundaries dissolved, and the future of techno imagined anew. Step inside and witness the opening chapter of Nxt Museum’s radical audiovisual journey.
The first museum in the Netherlands dedicated to New Media Art
Nxt is an experimental art space in Amsterdam dedicated to immersive experiences at the intersection of art, science, and technology. It commissions and presents ground-breaking museum installations by pioneering living artists.
Over the last four years, Nxt has built a portfolio of large-scale exhibitions featuring a new wave of new media artists and developed extensive public programmes focused on music, movement, performance and education. Nxt has emerged as an aspirational global brand in the art world.
The first museum in the Netherlands dedicated to New Media Art
Nxt is an experimental art space in Amsterdam dedicated to immersive experiences at the intersection of art, science, and technology. It commissions and presents ground-breaking museum installations by pioneering living artists.
Over the last four years, Nxt has built a portfolio of large-scale exhibitions featuring a new wave of new media artists and developed extensive public programmes focused on music, movement, performance and education. Nxt has emerged as an aspirational global brand in the art world.
Festival FAQ
The ADE 2025 program is still being announced! View the already announced ADE Festival events and all participating venues and artists.
Check out the ADE Program page to discover the ADE 2025 program.
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Yes, the Pro Pass grants you access to all ADE official festival events. Even if a festival event is sold out, you can still access the event with your ADE Pro Pass wristband. During ADE there are over 500 festival events and hundreds more cultural and conference events you can enter with the wristband. One thing to keep in mind is that there is a limited capacity that each venue can take into account for ADE Pro wristband holders. This means that, for some of the more crowded events, you have to arrive early to ensure attendance. Once capacity is reached, ADE Pro holders will be let into the event on a one in-one-out basis.
We dance together, so please be mindful of yourself and each other. We expect an open attitude from our visitors towards other guests, regardless of their origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion and age. If you see or experience any unwanted attention, harassment or behavior of any kind that makes you uncomfortable, please speak out and notify staff.
Please keep in mind: we love being your annual host, therefore, we would like to ask you to enjoy yourself responsibly.
ADE is proud partner of the Celebrate Safe campaign.
Check out Unity's tips to Celebrate Safe during ADE:
♥ I love my ears
♥ Using alcohol or other drugs is never without risks
♥ Know your limits and respect those of others
♥ Enjoy safe sex without regrets
♥ Love your body
♥ Get home safe
♥ Take care of each other
♥ The crew is there to keep you safe
Have fun and Celebrate Safe!
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