Final Exhibition – Visual Culture Module

Artificial intelligence is considered a key technology for the coming decades. It seems set to dominate all areas of life in the near future. In aesthetic and creative fields such as visual arts, architecture, film, music and literature, the effects of artificial intelligence are already clearly noticeable: existing patterns are recognised, varied and processed into ever new combinations on the basis of existing data sets. This illusion of novelty not only awakens the imagination of effortlessly mastering new skills, but also suggests quick profits, as generative AI promises to solve all creative challenges through automated workflows, optimised processes and infallible predictions. While some hope for a revolution in the world, others point out that AI undermines essential principles of the quality of human creativity. What is often missing in these debates, due to the focus on new technological possibilities, is consideration of the social, cultural and political issues that artificial intelligence raises today. This ignorance goes hand in hand with an oversight of the thinking behind artificial intelligence and the new forms of discrimination and exploitation that can arise from it.

Over the course of the term, students enrolled in the Visual Culture module have addressed these developments and reflected on their own position on contemporary architecture and art. A combination of critical analysis and experimental design processes has resulted in maps, graphics and video installations, which are presented in the exhibition.

The exhibition will open at 5pm with a discussion between LOUIS MORENO (Visiting Professor in the Visual Culture Department) and artist GERALD NESTLER, entitled ‘AN AESTHETIC EDUCATION IN THE /LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL/ ERA OF GLOBALISATION’.

With works by:

JOANNA CIECINSKA, XAVER LAPIERRE, GABOR RÖSER, MORITZ KREFT, DAVID FENZ, YIGIT CEPNI, CHANG DANG, FADIME GÜL CAPAN, DARIA SOPHIE STEPEN, GIL PHILIPP GRASSMANN, DENIZ CETIN, KATHARINA LUISE SÖRENSEN, LUCA LIGOTTI, ENZO BAYER, LEVI BUSCH, HALIME ÜNAL, POLINA BELSKAIA, JANAINA MARQUART, IREM VARDAR, DOMINIK LENDL, CANAN BAL, SEBASTIAN BRANTNER, MERLE SCHARSCHMIDT, OLIVE HAY, INÈS BÉRARD, DANIEL GORB, JULIA HORACEK, CIARA MATESA, SRNA MILUTINOVIC, OLIVIA MOCANU, CANSU ÖZBAY, LARS SIMON PRZYBILLA, SARA REFIKU, AYSEL DILARA ÖZGÜL