This course explores artistic practices that engage electronic media, tracing a genealogy from cybernetics and early electronic art to contemporary applications of artificial intelligence (AI). It examines how AI and related technologies open new possibilities for artistic production while raising complex conceptual, aesthetic, and legal questions.
Through the analysis of historical and contemporary case studies, as well as excursions, meetings with experts, and studio visits, participants will develop a nuanced understanding of both the possibilities and limitations of creating with electronic and intelligent systems.
max. 18 participants
Participants will receive 6 ECTS credit points and a certificate if they attend classes regularly (at least 80% attendance) and participate actively. Additionally, six weeks after the end of the course a Transcript of Records is issued by Humboldt-Universität.
This course explores artistic practices that engage electronic media, tracing a genealogy from cybernetics and early electronic art to contemporary applications of artificial intelligence (AI). It examines how AI and related technologies open new possibilities for artistic production while raising complex conceptual, aesthetic, and legal questions. Students will critically reflect on how intelligent systems challenge established understandings of imagination, creativity, and storytelling, and how they enable new forms of visual expression, interaction, and collaboration between humans and machines.
The course also addresses unresolved legal debates surrounding authorship, copyright, and ownership in the context of machine-generated content, with particular attention to the limits of existing legal frameworks. Through the analysis of historical and contemporary case studies, as well as excursions, meetings with experts, and studio visits, participants will develop a nuanced understanding of both the possibilities and limitations of creating with electronic and intelligent systems.
ScheduleThe courses are grouped into different time tracks.Your course will take place in Track B.
Cultural activitiesYou are welcome to join our cultural program with an excellent selection of excursions, sports activities, and social gatherings. It is the perfect setting for getting to know each other and for experiencing the varous facets of Berlin. There are no additional costs for participation in the activities.
Activities and tours we offer regularly: Federal Chancellery, German Parliament, House of Representatives, Topography of Terror, Political Archive, Museum Island, Kreuzberg Tour, Daytrip to Potsdam, Exhibitions…
This course is designed for international students from all disciplines with a keen interest in computer-generated art. The course is suitable for students in art and design, computer science, media and cultural studies, art history and theory, curatorial studies, and creative industries.
This course is taught in English, including readings in English. For the understanding of the texts and the discussions in class a language level B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is required.
The minimum age requirement is 18 years.
Dr Katerina Valdivia Bruch is an independent curator and researcher. She holds a PhD from the School of Art at the University of Reading, an MA in Critical Theory and Museum Studies from the MACBA Museum / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Policies and Management from the Universitat de Barcelona.
Her research areas cover conceptual art, artists’ collectives, video and media art, performativity in the visual arts, cultural policies, inclusivity and diversity in the arts, and radical pedagogy. She is the artistic director of the research platform on Latin American art Rethinking Conceptualism: Avant-Garde, Activism and Politics in Latin American Art (1960s-1980s).
