Simon Gilbertson is a musician, music therapist, researcher and writer. He works on how beliefs about the world and human experience of it are used to create rationale and explanations for health care. He currently has a position as Associate Professor, Music Therapy, The Grieg Academy - Department of Music, Faculty of Fine Arts, Music and Design, University of Bergen, Norway.
Tijs Ham (He/Him) is an artist, researcher, and organizer working in the field of intermedia. His engagements with music technology often intersect with philosophy, design, cybersonics, complexity theory, and a fascination with processes that result in emergent aesthetic behaviors. His artistic work explores the development of technologies that exceed expectations, forming the basis for audio-visual performances, installations, and artistic diffractions. He releases his music as Tapage on various record labels across the world. As an organizer, Ham is involved in nyMusikk Bergen, Playdate, Bulldozer, Soundlings, Bergen Fremtidsmusikk and The Artificial Center of the Imagination.
As the Artistic Director of an artificial center, he aims to establish an undefined space for nonjudgmental thinking. In this space, minds are encouraged to wonder and wander, whether artificially or quite real.