»Cognitions«
April 17th, 6.00 pm
SR 2, Fersteltrakt
Metahaven is an Amsterdam-based artist collective working in filmmaking, writing, and design.
In the lecture, they talk about their past and forthcoming work. The Feeling Sonnets (Transitional Object) (2024) is Metahaven's forthcoming film on poetry and artificial intelligence, based on a poetry collection by Eugene Ostashevsky.
»On digressing«
March 14th, 6.00 pm at Klasse Kartak
A PILE OF LOVE.
Experiments in Sculptural Design
17.1. – 28.1.2024, 12.00 – 19.00
Opening 16.1., 19.00
Schloss Neugebäude
Otmar-Brixgasse 1, 1110 Vienna
„EIN HAUFEN LIEBE“ is an exhibition of sculptures by the students of the graphic design class. The theme is LOVE in its various forms. PAPER in all its forms is the material. The resources paper and corrugated cardboard are readily available. For this exhibition, they were largely obtained from waste and will be recycled at the end of the exhibition.
»Um mich herum«
Dec 14th, 7.00 pm at Klasse Kartak
Luna Al-Mousli is an author, designer and Klasse Kartak alumna. In her reading she will share her thoughts on the motivation and importance of writing and provides insights into her works such as "A Tear. A Smile.", "When Grandma, God and Britney Meet in the Living Room," "Clapping Isn't Enough! System Heroes in Portrait" and "Stories around me". She will not only present her storytelling methods, but also talk about her experiences and collaboration in the publishing industry.
»Software Fiction«
Oct 20st 2023, 18.00h
Lecture Hall 1, Fersteltrakt
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
»HEUL DOCH!«
March 9th, 6.00 pm at Klasse Kartak
SIRENE is a unique structure of four graduates of our class with varying fields of interests and skillsets who join forces and work together. In an industry where competition and specialisation dominate, SIRENE responds collectively, in solidarity and with a broad base. In their talk SIRENE wants to challenge the understanding of what success can mean, including the joys and hardships, as well as its “work in progress” character.
We are very happy to announce that Andreas Palfinger's diploma project ‘Mother Arkah’ was awarded with the New York International Film Awards NYIFA in the category Best First Time Director: Short. ‘Mother Arkah’, a Filmic Allegory on the Rise and Fall of Ideologies, is an 18-minute animated short film exploring a speculative climate-apocalypse scenario and the hypothesis of the posthumanist ideology ‘Bio-Technoism’.
We are happy to announce that Joohyun Lees diploma project GILBERT - A companion for blind people was nominated for the UX Design Awards 2022 in the category New Talent. Out of more than 300 submissions from 58 countries, the #UXDA22-jury has tapped 101 projects to compete in the global competition for excellent experiences.