MA Visual Communication ZHdK

Fake Plastic Trees An exhibition of collected branching structures, experiments, and observations on forms that emerge between nature and machine. 1 May, 4:00 PM Zürcher Hochschule der Künste 4.K13, Galerie 1 #posters #trees

Open Day & Application Do you want to specialize or reorient your practice within the multifaceted area of Visual Communication? Our MA program in Visual Communication allows you to expand your existing design expertise, while working in an explorative and future-oriented way and striving for new insights, methods and/or aesthetics. The focus of the program lies on conceptual and critical ways of working—you are prepared to question your creative practice and are open to new perspectives. OPEN DAY Meet us on the next open day to learn more about the program, its structure and opportunities. 21 November 2025 Zurich University of the Arts Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96 8005 Zürich Program 16:00–16:45 Guided Tour through the Toni Areal Meeting: Kaskadenhalle (5.K500) Level 5 17:00–18:00 Presentation of the MA Visual Communication Room: Hörsaal 2 (3.K02) Level 3 18:00–19:00 Q&A MA Visual Communication Room: Hörsaal 2 (3.K02) Level 3 APPLICATION Application deadline for studies starting in Fall 2026 is 27 February 2026. Find out the details of the application process here: http://visualcommunication.zhdk.ch/studium/master/ Poster by @timflorinbirrer @nico_frei__ @elaa.celik Animation by @noerogger @2.4_louis @lamar_insta_account @lilice.art @colinkuehnis Sound by @44mo.rrr @vc.zhdk #zhdk #visualcommunication #master

Open Day & Application Do you want to specialize or reorient your practice within the multifaceted area of Visual Communication? Our MA program in Visual Communication allows you to expand your existing design expertise, while working in an explorative and future-oriented way and striving for new insights, methods and/or aesthetics. The focus of the program lies on conceptual and critical ways of working—you are prepared to question your creative practice and are open to new perspectives. OPEN DAY Meet us on the next open day to learn more about the program, its structure and opportunities. 21 November 2025 Zurich University of the Arts Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96 8005 Zürich Program 16:00–16:45 Guided Tour through the Toni Areal Meeting: Kaskadenhalle (5.K500) Level 5 17:00–18:00 Presentation of the MA Visual Communication Room: Hörsaal 2 (3.K02) Level 3 18:00–19:00 Q&A MA Visual Communication Room: Hörsaal 2 (3.K02) Level 3 APPLICATION Application deadline for studies starting in Fall 2026 is 27 February 2026. Find out the details of the application process here: http://visualcommunication.zhdk.ch/studium/master/ Poster Design @vc.zhdk @timflorinbirrer @nico_frei__ @elaa.celik #zhdk #visualcommunication #master

Classified/Unclassified A speculative exhibition workshop on unidentified artifacts Established and built by Bruno Stefanini between 1960 and 2015, the SKKG (Stiftung für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte) collection comprises a vast amount of about 100,000 items from the Stone Age to the present day – from outstanding works of art to butter molds to celebrity undergarments. Some items are difficult to categorize–thus, the catalogue lists 757 “unidentified artifacts.” Taking this difficulty as point of departure, the workshop explores speculative ways of exhibiting. Students’ projects draw on tensions between accessibility, (re)-presentation, and narrative threads that may run through distant temporal layers. Special thanks to Severin Rüegg and Christian Kunz for their guided tour through the SKKG Collection. Students: Silvana Aponte, Rebecca De Bautista, Nevin Götschmann, Nicole He, Eva Jäger, Caroline Krasnosselski, Paula Meyer-Clason, Fabian Pitzer, Jan Reisecker. Lecturer: Burkhard Meltzer. Toni-Areal, Kaskade 6th floor, ZT 6.K500-U Opening event: 29 October 2025, 17:00-19:00 Open: 30 October to 2 November 2025 Zurich University of the Arts MA Visual Communication

Die Suche nach dem Haus meines Vaters by Jan Reisecker In Die Suche nach dem Haus meines Vaters, Jan returns to his hometown to explore the connection to a family member he never truly met. As he visits emotionally charged places, he finds himself drawn to the sites of a possible encounter. The film was created during the Design Process Workshop with Joseph Popper (2024) and is now featured as part of the Cinemanext – Film Talents Austria competition. A screening will take place on Nov 3, 2025, 18:30 at Moviemento, Linz. Concept & Direction — @janreisecker Camera — @lucamathies Sound — @truuexperience Mentoring @josephpopper @and.bord @sennahojottonib

ZHdK MA Visual Communication Editorial Studio III “The window is the hole, not the glass.” A window is not an object; it is a directed absence. It is an access point through which the world speaks, and through which we look back. Windows are more than just functional frameworks; they are radical gestures. They determine what is visible and what remains hidden. The window is not the glass. It is the disturbance. The possibility. The doubt. The workshop took place in Zurich in April 2025. A publication will document the students’ work. Thank you! @blanko.name Caroline Krasnosselski @evajae_ger @janreisecker Jonathan Youd @nvvvn__g @pitzer.xyz @rebeccadebautista @silvisaaaurio Tingxuan He @k.shafiei.nasab @visualcommunication_zhdk Special guest: @teoschifferli_studio

REMINDER!! INFOTAG MORN 22.11.24 13:00 & 16:00 Uhr Präsentation BA Visual Communication (7K12) ab 15 Uhr Open Studio BA Visual Communication (4.E12) 17:00–18:00 Uhr Präsentation MA Visual Communication (4.K13) 18:00–19:00 Uhr Q&A MA Visual Communication (5.K09) Be there! #zhdkcampus #zhdk #zhdkdesign Poster Design by: @finn.stillhart @fio.nasiegenthaler @ycoco___ @wiesolizo

Saturday, 7.12.24, 7 p.m. Book Lauch – Live Reading: Launch of the Seeing publication series on Visual Culture by the MA Visual Communication at ZHdK. Seeing is a series of books that contemplates the peripheries of what we consider visually perceptible, comprehensible or expressible. Each book in this series assembles contributions that navigate a constellation of related ideas, allowing a reciprocal meditation on and a renewed attention paid to those things that tend to remain hidden from our gaze. An evening of thought-provoking visuals, readings, and discussions that will challenge how you see the unseen. visualcommunication.zhdk.ch/publikationen @waxy.bar #zhdk #visualcommunication #design #master #vcedition #visualculture #seeing

COME BY!! INFOTAG 22.11.24 13:00 & 16:00 Uhr Präsentation BA Visual Communication (7K12) ab 15 Uhr Open Studio BA Visual Communication (4.E12) 17:00–18:00 Uhr Präsentation MA Visual Communication (4.K13) 18:00–19:00 Uhr Q&A MA Visual Communication (5.K09) Be there! #zhdkcampus #zhdk #zhdkdesign Poster Design by: @finn.stillhart @fio.nasiegenthaler @ycoco___ @wiesolizo Animation by: @finn.stillhart Sound by: @janvulkan @gestaltung_hans_frauchiger

SAVE THE DATE!! INFOTAG 22.11.24 13:00 & 16:00 Uhr Präsentation BA Visual Communication (7K12) ab 15 Uhr Open Studio BA Visual Communication (4.E12) 17:00–18:00 Uhr Präsentation MA Visual Communication (4.K13) 18:00–19:00 Uhr Q&A MA Visual Communication (5.K09) Be there! #zhdkcampus #zhdk #zhdkdesign Poster Design by: @finn.stillhart @fio.nasiegenthaler @ycoco___ @wiesolizo Animation by: @alessivc @mariia_lar

🎓 We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the distinguished MA Class of 2024. Your dedication and hard work have culminated in this significant achievement. As you step into the future, we look forward to witnessing your continued success and contributions. Cheers to your bright future! Stephanie Bär @stephie.ba Leon Erben @erbenleon Julia Hürlimann @julia_huerlimann_art Jihyun Kim @j.kim.x Emma Kürz @kemmaz Mario Naegele @mario.nae Bew Poompattana @bewkullasatri Nina Savenberg @ninadelanuit Angelina Wicker @awica.studios

Seeing Volume 2 Seeing is a series of books that contemplates the peripheries of what we consider visually perceptible, comprehensible or expressible. If what we find here are images, then they are ones that attempt to elude our awareness. They may appear volatile, fleeting, impermeable, enigmatic, disquieting, inferior or irrelevant, and therefore we tend to spurn or disregard them. Each book in this series assembles contributions that navigate a constellation of related ideas, allowing a reciprocal meditation on and renewed attention to what usually remains hidden from our gaze. Seeing Volume 2 bridges two main themes by exploring how images are able to portray things that do not or might not (yet) exist, and how images are able to affect us emotionally. The volume features visual reflections, poems, annotated lists, experiments and observations made by students in response to two seminars on Visual Culture in the MA programme in Visual Communication at ZHdK. These responses are introduced by Björn Franke, linked to the realm of perception through a visual essay by Anina Amacker, and brought to other states of consciousness via an essay by Sarah Owens. visualcommunication.zhdk.ch/publikationen Editors: Björn Franke Sarah Owens Contributors: Anina Amacker @onari.projects Caroline Ammer @carolineammer Stephanie Bär @stephie.ba Leon Erben @erbenleon Julia Hürlimann @julia_huerlimann_art Bew Kullasatri @bewkullasatri Emma Kürz @kemmaz Mario Naegele @mario.nae Nina Savenberg @ninadelanuit Emma Scala @emmascala Katharina Shafiei-Nasab @k.shafiei.nasab Design: Ronny Hunger @ronnyhunger #zhdk #visualcommunication #master #vcedition #visualculture