Klaus Birk

JOIN US FOR ULTRAMATERIA! . . ULTRAMATERIA – Festival at the Intersections of Art and Society Thu 27 – Sun 30 November 2025 Collini Areal, Schweizerstraße 69, 6845 Hohenems Opening (free) Thu 27 Nov, 18:00 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ULTRAMATERIA transforms the new industrial hall at Collini into a temporary cathedral of media art. For four days, the space becomes a laboratory for immersive installations, performative experiments, and critical discourse at the intersections of art, technology, and society. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– What to expect * Large-scale installations & immersive environments
 Featuring works by NEON GOLDEN, Grit Wolany, Miriam Prantl, Addie Wagenknecht, Gerold Tagwerker and more. * Machine aesthetics between low-tech and high-tech
 With works by Hubert Dobler and AATB. * Performances & interventions 
By Erdung, Iman Taghadossi, LUV 369, Alexander Stark, Lukas Weithas, among others — exploring the intersection of sound, body, and space. * Talks & discourse program
 With Hundred Rabbits (Canada), Grit Wolany (ZHdK) and contributions from Bettina Steindl (designforum Vorarlberg), Marc Hoffenscher (VAI), Dr. Klaus Birk (DHBW Ravensburg), AATB, Dr. Hubert Matt, Mirjam Steinbock (IG Kultur), Addie Wagenknecht, Pelin Kasar und Stefan Kainbacher. @_neongolden @gritney @miriamprantl @wheresaddie @dayworker87 @hubert__dobler @aatb_ch @erdung_sound @ventermusic @l.u.v.369 @_starkalexander_ lukasweithas @bettinasteindl mirjam_steinbock @marchoffenscher @hubert.matt @stefankainbacher @l__n.m_r_tz.b_ch @simon_gallus @strg_n @mediendesignrv 🖤 @collini_group @dhbwravensburg @cim_immersive_media @campusvaere @designforumv @galerie_am_lindenplatz @lividdornbirn @nicolasbernklau

Sat 29 November 2025 – 19:00 Panel Discussion: AATB, Dr. Klaus Birk, Dr. Hubert Matt, Addie Wagenknecht, Grit Wolany Host: Pelin Kasar AATB transform robotics into a tender, uncanny choreography–revealing how automation already scripts our bodies, desires and everyday gestures. Dr. Klaus Birk (DHBW / CIM) brings a rare synthesis of design research, motion intelligence and urban futures–reminding us that every interface is also a cultural proposition. Dr. Hubert Matt’s philosophical and artistic perspective bridges decades of thinking about image, culture and existential clarity, grounding the conversation in a deeply human inquiry into meaning and perception. Addie Wagenknecht expands the field of authorship by letting machines misbehave–turning automation, vulnerability and error into a new grammar of contemporary aesthetics. © Erik Bont Grit Wolany moves effortlessly between art direction, visual poetry and AI research, navigating the space where design meets emerging technological sensibilities. As AI Scout at ZHdK, she investigates how generative systems can shape embodied, emotional, spatial experience–lifting algorithmic aesthetics off the screen and into installations that think, breathe, and resonate. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🗓️ Thu 27 – Sun 30 November 2025 📍 Collini Areal, Schweizerstraße 69, 6845 Hohenems 🎟️ 50% student discount on all tickets ULTRAMATERIA – Art as research. Space as question. Technology as material. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

This was a blast! Thank you @3_laender_marathon for the experience! My first official 42k, with a race track across 3 countries. I am hooked. 🖤🖤 4:13:36 📸 @alphafoto.swiss

Introduction to plants as interfaces with @touchdesigner , @instruomodular and @playtronica

Konnichiwa Herr Haettenschweiler … Type nerding on Resial w\ @nicolasbernklau @hanneswho @stiftungbuchkunst @mediendesignrv

It’s been a real pleasure! Congratulations to everyone at this year‘s MA @visualcommunication_zhdk ! Thank you Sarah Owens of @zhdk_design for inviting me again as a jury member for the MA theses, alongside these brilliant folks @denisebertschi @langeliste ! Great discussions with a positive vibe 🖤 With a bunch of @mediendesignrv final year students, we also took the opportunity to visit the overall diploma exhibition last week. Always an inspiration @zhdkcampus

Hello World! #multicaststudio #xr #ar #virtualproduction #realtimegraphics #broadcasting #studioset #shortfilmmaking #generativedesign #projectionmapping #vr #motioncapture #generativeaiart

A beauty in itself. Finally got to check out this publication for “The Best German Book Design 2022”. Glad I was able to contribute as a jury member for the Förderpreis, promoting experimental and bold concepts in young German book design! Congrats to all winners, and congrats @pixelgarten_com @stiftungbuchkunst to this gem. w\ @katerinatrakakis @kristina.hilse @m.books_on_architecture @studio_lindhorst_emme_hinrichs @kathesse @stiftungbuchkunst

Wolferl #prater #vienna #mozart #feelingill #artwork #pain as in #painting #mastery

#readymade #art by @germanredcross #firstaidtraining #drk #kissoflife #siliconemask #sterile #3d #metahuman

After a long time: quick #typo #sketch #p5js . Virtual nod to @schultzschultzgrafik and @grillitype #generative #typography #typoastoothpaste