In the run-up to the three weekends in 2019, on 25 October 2018 we will organise an introductory phase to Contour Biennale 9: Coltan as Cotton. On this evening, curator Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez will introduce her approach to the biennale, graphic design agency OSP will present its method of working with open source software, a first heart-to-heart-talk between participating artists will take place and Laura Nsengiyumva will hold the first of her four Book Clubs.