transmediale.04 - Fly Utopia! explores the potentials of utopian ideas in an age that is suffering, at the same time, from a hangover of too many social and technological utopias in the 20th century, and from an inability of projecting ourselves beyond the current cultural and political crisis. The two-day conference during the festival is dedicated to an exploration of the currency of utopia in fields such as art, design, architecture, social and political philosophy, bio-technology and mobile communication. There will be presentations of past and present utopian art and cultural projects, as well as critical analyses of the pitfalls of utopian dreams and promises.