Published: 27 March 2024

What »Neues Lesen« and »Neues Schreiben« Lookes Like: The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar at the 2024 Leipzig Book Fair

The focus of the stand was the question: How are new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, going to change reading and writing and thus teaching and learning in the future?

Three on-site projects invited visitors to engage and playfully interact with innovative approaches and to explore for themselves what is already possible today. At stand H503 in Hall 2, the Bauhaus Gamesfabrik presented their in-house programmed computer games. Interested visitors could test out the »Walter’s Words« game with the »Interactive Cubes«. They were also invited to test out anonymous author ILLUMULUS. The traditional book also made an appearance: The student-run publishing house LUCIA VERLAG showcased publications from the university community.

The trade fair was rounded off with a series of talks. The brainchild of Dr. Simon Frisch, Vice President of Student and Academic Affairs, he discussed with experts how »reading and writing« might develop in the future.

Photographer Julian Linden, who is part of the student project team, was present on all days and staged the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar stand.

19 and 20 March: Impressions from the transportation, set-up and final exhibition stand

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Photos: Julian Linden

21 March: Impressions from opening day; visit from Thuringian Minister of Culture Prof. Dr. Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff and State Secretary of Culture Tina Beer

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The interdisciplinary student team from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on opening day.

Dr. Simon Frisch, Vice-President of Student & Academic Affairs, discusses new literary practices and their influence on processes of designing, teaching and learning with Gianluca Pandolfo, Bauhaus Gamesfabrik, Prof. Jakob Hüfner, Professor of Cross-media Moving Image, and Marcel Gohsen, Research Associate in the field of »Information Retrieval« and »Conversational Search« (from left to right).

Thuringia's Minister of Culture Prof. Dr. Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff (center) is enthusiastic and says that the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar's stand is »his absolute highlight this year«.

»Who, if not the Bauhaus-Universität, should develop and design such a stand?« Thuringia's Minister of Culture, Prof. Dr. Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff, rightly asks.

State Secretary for Culture, Tina Beer, Dr. Simon Frisch, Prof. Dr. Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff, Dr. Ulrike Kuch, Vice-President for Social Transformation, and Helmut Stadeler, Chairman of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buhhandels Thüringen, in conversation (from left to right).

Prof. Dr. Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff (r.) in conversation with Jakob Hüfner, Professor of Cross-media Moving Image.

Prof. Dr. Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff tries out the anonymous author ILLUMULUS.

Dr. Ulrike Kuch and Dr. Simon Frisch in conversation with Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff.

Photos: Julian Linden
Photos from the visit to the Thuringian State Chancellery: Marit Haferkamp

22 March: Impressions of the second day of the fair; visit by the Thuringian Minister of Education Helmut Holter

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Dr. Katrin Richter, a member of staff at the University Library, presents her book »Else's Story«, which is dedicated to the life of Else Goldschmidt, the world's first female stockbroker. The author reports on the long research process and her new approach to sources.

Dr. Simon Frisch (right) explores the effects of generative AI on literary practices in conversation with Peter Braun, Head of the Writing Center »Learning to Write« at Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena.

Gianluca Pandolfo (r.), research assistant at the Chair of Computer Graphics, in conversation with Thuringia's Education Minister Helmut Holter.

Marcel Gohsen (left), research associate in the Information Retrieval and Conversational Search department, explains the ILLUMULUS to Helmut Holter.

Gianluca Pandolfo (r.), Bauhaus Gamesfabrik, talks to Helmut Holter about his work in designing computer games.

Photos: Julian Linden

23 March: Impressions from the third day of the Fair

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Dr. Nicole Baron, a member of staff at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, will moderate the discussion, which will focus on how algorithms can affect authorship.

Dr. Alexander König, Artistic Associate at the Chair of »Design of Media Environments« contributes his expertise...

...just like Prof. Dr. Benno Stein, head of the »Intelligent Information Systems« working group...

Photos: Julian Linden

24 March: Impressions from the last day of the Fair

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Moritz Hiller (right), research assistant at the Chair of History and Theory of Cultural Techniques, asks Moritz Wehrmann (left), artistic assistant at the Faculty of Media, and Dr. Nicole Baron who or what actually writes when working with AI text generators.

In the concluding lecture performance »Geteiltes_Schreiben«, Moritz Wehrmann tested what a joint experimental writing process feels like with the help of the »Collab-Keys« installation and together with Dr. Nicole Baron, Moritz Hiller, Dr. Simon Frisch (from left to right) and the exhibition visitors present.

Photos: Julian Linden

The following projects were supported by the Kreativfonds of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: the »Interactive Cubes« with the game »Walter's Words«, the lecture performance »Geteiltes_Schreiben« and the presented book »Else's Story«.