Die VK-Studentinnen Emily Grawitter und Hannah Röbisch, sowie die Künstlerische Mitarbeiterin und VK-Master Absolventin Masihne Rasuli, präsentieren am Freitag, 14. Oktober 2022, im Rahmen des ADC Creative Clubs in Stuttgart ihre Arbeiten.
On 13 September 2022, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman Zhina (Mahsa) Amini was arrested by the so-called morality police in Tehran for allegedly not wearing her hijab in accordance with government standards. Some days after her arrest, Zhina (Mahsa) Amini died in hospital. Her death was caused by lethal police brutality while in custody.
Under the title »Virtual Tinkering«, students from a total of six universities worldwide present the results of the »Public Arts Garage« project. Working together in teams, they realised artistic projects in virtual exchange exploring different approaches to work with and in public spaces. Now a selection of artistic interventions and performances will be presented in a poster exhibition in the university library of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
The Professorship »Media Environments« is pleased to present its curriculum for the winter semester 2022/23, which is funded by the Foundation for Innovation in Higher Education. With a variety of specialised modules, students can acquire knowledge in DIY, bioart, biodesign and environmental issues across all degree programmes.
From 2 to 31 October 2022, visitors will be able to explore outstanding final projects from the Product and Industrial Design departments of the most renowned German design and art colleges at the Design Campus of the Dresden State Art Collections (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden [SKD]). Milena Huber, Maren Klamser and Antonia Ney of the Faculty of Art and Design are participating in the exhibition. Artistic staff member Almut Nowack will also be represented with her Master’s thesis from HAWK Hildesheim.
Caroline Ektander, geboren 1982 in Schweden, lebt als Kuratorin und Architektin seit mehr als zehn Jahren in Berlin. In ihrer Arbeit beschäftigt sie sich mit umweltgefährdenden Stoffen, Giften und Vergiftungen und deren komplexen Bedingungen. Zurzeit promoviert sie an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in der Fakultät Kunst und Gestaltung über Altlastensanierung in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Zudem wird sie sich am Chemiestandort, unterstützt vom Kreativfonds der Universität, mit dem dortigen kontaminierten Grundwasser künstlerisch auseinandersetzen. Wissenschaftsredakteurin Stefanie Waske hat sie zu den Hintergründen dieses ungewöhnlichen Forschungsfeldes befragt.
A new subject area was launched on 1 September in the Produktdesign (Product Design) degree programme at the Faculty of Art and Design: »Emerging Technologies and Design«. Dr. Thomas Pearce was appointed to the newly created tenure track junior professor position. What does this title mean and how does this >newbie< intend to shape the field in the Produktdesign (Product Design) degree programme?
Investigating the potential of alternative tools to design type and (typo)graphic forms: How is type design influenced by its tools? Can the use of alternative design tools provoke new forms?
