What is Profile Intermedia? Profile Intermedia' is the title of europe's most unusual media and design festival. It is unconventional, diverse, inspiring. This international media conference and workshops sits at the intersection and crossover of design, art, architecture, film, video, photography, digital media,visual effects, fashion, music, performance and culture; with an audience of ca 1000 from more than 12 countries for 3 days, 2 evenings + a bonus 4th pre-conference day and evening... Profile Intermedia is produced at the HfK University of the Arts Bremen as a 'learning by doing' project with students and guest professionals under the direction of Peter Rea ARCA London FIST, Professor for Intermedia Studies, from London and Bremen. Alan Fletcher, Royal Designer for Industry, ARCA (London), MA YALE, founding partner Pentagram Design says: ''This is the most inspiring event that I know worldwide, equalled only by the 'ideas' conference in Melbourne'' Profile Intermedia is now in its 9th inspiring year... Profile Intermedia 9: Languages and the Tower of Babel The simile of The Tower of Babel with the world today and with the 'interpacting' of many languages of art, design, technology and cultures is the main theme of profile intermedia 9. The Conference, Workshops and Events will concentrate on exploring and experimenting with: the expression, profusion and confusion of audio visual and constructed languages: spoken, drawn, designed, painted, photographed, and constructed languages; the languages of schools of thought and periods of arts and design; the influence of cultures and countries upon their audio, visual and built languages; and, the archaelogy of certain forms of expression.