Dutch Electronic Art Festival (DEAF) is a biennial international festival for electronic art, presented by V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The festival is a presentation platform for new media art - some of it commissioned by DEAF - and as a forum for critical debate and art education.

By collaborating with local, national and international art and research institutes, the festival creates a synergy between the various art disciplines and the fields of architecture, philosophy, cultural and sociological science. DEAF attracts an audience that is still growing in number and diversity. Last year, DEAF03 was visited by almost 12.000 persons.

DEAF04 is the seventh edition of this electronic art festival presented by V2_ in Rotterdam since 1994. Its forerunner, Manifestation for the Unstable Media, was held annually since 1986 at V2_'s previous home base in 's-Hertogenbosch.

Like previous editions of the festival, DEAF04 has above all an interdisciplinary orientation and is intended to facilitate an exchange between the most diverse artistic, scientific and social disciplines.

• an exhibition of interactive installations and internet projects;
• live (music) performances;
• seminars and workshops;
• talks and presentations;
• an academic symposium and a publication;
• educational programs.