orn in Lyon at the heart of the Nuits Sonores festival, European Lab has spent the last 11 years identifying and connecting independent European artists, activists, thinkers and journalists, steadfast in its conviction that culture and the media have the potential to transform societies, that thought is worthy of celebration, and that art can offer a response to the challenges of our time. Providing an opportunity and platform for dialogue and exchange, the mission of European Lab forums is to imagine the future of culture by showcasing new forms of narration and media, over the course of events held in different countries throughout the year.