The INTERVALS media exhibition unfolds across the map of Nizhny Novgorod. Multimedia works by contemporary artists are woven into the urban context and actively interact with the environment. Each year, the festival opens new and unexpected architectural locations — historic, industrial, and contemporary venues.
In 2026, the festival is dedicated to signs and symbols. What can happen at their intersection? Letters lose their utilitarian function and become images, architecture begins to "resonate," the interface creates a bodily experience. The connection of two worlds creates new situations in which literal meanings are transformed into systems of images and form new ways of communication through art.
The festival views the city as an infrastructure of meanings: a network of signs and symbols (physical and digital) that governs perception and shapes collective memory. Artistic works intervene in this network, change connections, and create new routes of perception.
Multimedia artists from Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia will present their works at IF '26: Anton Morokov, Denis Astakhov, desilence, Dominic Kießling, dreamlaser, Filip Roca, Josep Poblet, KBDUKE, mammasONica, OUROBOROS, PANTERRA, Quayola, re4ee, Saeed Gebaan, Sasha Kojjio, SKGPLUS.
The festival curator is Anna Gagarina.
Visitors will also be able to see works by the open call finalists:
Multimedia installations: Anton Levdikov, Leonid Tyaptin, Aizek, Noteless, Sergey Skurtu, Olesya Vashchenko.
Digital works: DIMITRII ANISIMOV, 3rr.dd & Federico Gentile, Yar Kirsanov, DMITRIEV & YANAK, Tma, Slava SAF, Elina Zazulia, BioArt Team, Danni Zheng, Valeriya Skat Verbitskaya.
Festival partners T-Bank and T2 will also present multimedia installations.
Entry to the media exhibition is always free.
