19.10.2023
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Foyer of the UdK, Einsteinufer 43, Berlin
Organizer: Hybrid Plattform
Note: Admission free. No pre-registration required
Contact: Dr. Anne Kurr
What is the meaning of creativity in the age of artificial intelligence? Since the latest releases of ChatGPT, Midjourney or Stable Diffusion, discussions in science and art alternate between dystopian scenarios and limitless enthusiasm. If we look at the processes of artistic production or scientific research, the question increasingly arises whether generative AI tools merely reproduce, if not equal, the products of human creativity, or whether new or own forms of creativity emerge in dealing with them. What level of creativity can machines develop and what can they not? Is "creativity" even the right term to describe the way generative AI works? Is artistic access to AI limited to a playful exploitation of results that AI developers would rather clean up as flawed results of machine learning?
Our event on the topic of "Creative AI ?!" is intended to provide space both for the controversy surrounding the concept of creativity in the context of AI development and for reflections that recognize novel potential in the development of co-creative processes between humans and machines.
Contributions from:
UdK Berlin Art in Context | Art Theory, Art Criticism, Interdisciplinarity
TU BIFOLD | Machine Learning, Intelligent Data Analysis
UdK Berlin, Studium Generale | Interdisciplinary Artistic Practice and Theory
AI Agency for human creativity, machine intelligence and organizational identity
The Hybrid Talks invite to mutual inspiration and networking. Representatives of different disciplines of the Campus Charlottenburg meet and illuminate the topic "Creative AI ?!" from their perspective in short presentations of 10 minutes each. Afterwards, they will discuss mutual insights, irritations and possible synergies. The exchange across the boundaries of individual disciplines will continue in a relaxed atmosphere afterwards.
19.10.2023
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Foyer of the UdK, Einsteinufer 43, Berlin
Organizer: Hybrid Plattform
Note: Admission free. No pre-registration required
Contact: Dr. Anne Kurr
What is the meaning of creativity in the age of artificial intelligence? Since the latest releases of ChatGPT, Midjourney or Stable Diffusion, discussions in science and art alternate between dystopian scenarios and limitless enthusiasm. If we look at the processes of artistic production or scientific research, the question increasingly arises whether generative AI tools merely reproduce, if not equal, the products of human creativity, or whether new or own forms of creativity emerge in dealing with them. What level of creativity can machines develop and what can they not? Is "creativity" even the right term to describe the way generative AI works? Is artistic access to AI limited to a playful exploitation of results that AI developers would rather clean up as flawed results of machine learning?
Our event on the topic of "Creative AI ?!" is intended to provide space both for the controversy surrounding the concept of creativity in the context of AI development and for reflections that recognize novel potential in the development of co-creative processes between humans and machines.
Contributions from:
UdK Berlin Art in Context | Art Theory, Art Criticism, Interdisciplinarity
TU BIFOLD | Machine Learning, Intelligent Data Analysis
UdK Berlin, Studium Generale | Interdisciplinary Artistic Practice and Theory
AI Agency for human creativity, machine intelligence and organizational identity
The Hybrid Talks invite to mutual inspiration and networking. Representatives of different disciplines of the Campus Charlottenburg meet and illuminate the topic "Creative AI ?!" from their perspective in short presentations of 10 minutes each. Afterwards, they will discuss mutual insights, irritations and possible synergies. The exchange across the boundaries of individual disciplines will continue in a relaxed atmosphere afterwards.
Scope of application
The following documents the terms of use and disclaimer of the online offer (www.hybrid-plattform.org), which is operated by the Hybrid Plattform. The Hybrid Plattform is a pilot project of the Berlin University of the Arts and the Technische Universität Berlin.
Copyright and trademark law for editorial content
Hybrid Plattform endeavors to observe the copyrights of the images, graphics, audio and video documents and texts used in all publications, to use images, graphics, audio and video documents and texts it has created itself or to use license-free images, graphics, audio and video documents and texts. All brands and trademarks mentioned on the website and possibly protected by third parties are subject without restriction to the provisions of the applicable trademark law and the ownership rights of the respective registered owners. The copyright for published content and objects created by Hybrid Plattform itself remains solely with Hybrid Plattform and the authors. Reproduction, processing, storage or use of such images, graphics, audio and video documents and texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the express consent of Hybrid Plattform and the authors. This does not affect copying and downloading for private, scientific and non-commercial use. We expressly permit and welcome the citation of our documents and website as well as the creation of links to our website.
Scope of data collection and storage
In principle, it is not necessary to provide your personal data in order to use our websites. In order for the Hybrid Plattform to fulfill its service mandate, we may require specific personal data. This applies in particular to answering individual e-mail inquiries, ordering special services or applications.
1. description and scope of data processing. If you commission us to provide a service, we will only collect and store your personal data to the extent necessary for the provision of the service.
2. possibility of objection and removal
The user has the option of withdrawing their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. The revocation of consent and the objection to storage must be made in writing or by e-mail. All personal data stored in the course of making contact will be deleted in this case.
Ort der Speicherung und zweckgebundene Datenverwendung
Wir erheben, verarbeiten und speichern Ihre personenbezogenen Daten ausschließlich Hybrid Plattform-intern nur für den Zweck, für den Sie sie uns mitgeteilt haben und beachten damit den Grundsatz der zweckgebundenen Datenverwendung. Es erfolgt ohne Ihre ausdrückliche Einwilligung keine Weitergabe Ihrer persönlichen Daten an Dritte, sofern dies nicht zur Erbringung der Dienstleistung oder zur Vertragsdurchführung notwendig ist. Auch die Übermittlung an auskunftsverlangende staatliche Institution und Behörden erfolgt nur im Rahmen der gesetzlichen Auskunftspflichten bzw. wenn wir durch eine gerichtliche Entscheidung zur Auskunft verpflichtet werden.
Wir nehmen auch den Universitäts-internen Datenschutz sehr ernst. Unsere Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen sowie die von uns beauftragten Dienstleistungsunternehmen sind von uns zur Verschwiegenheit und zur Einhaltung der datenschutzrechtlichen Bestimmungen verpflichtet.
YouTube
We use the provider YouTube, among others, for the integration of videos. YouTube is operated by YouTube LLC, headquartered at 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube is represented by Google Inc. with registered office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
YouTube is committed to complying with the GDPR and provides an encrypted way of embedding content, which we use exclusively. Information on this: policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks
References and links to other websites
Hybrid Plattform hereby expressly declares that at the time the links were created, no illegal content was recognizable on the linked pages. Hybrid Plattform has no influence whatsoever on the current and future design, content or authorship of the linked pages. Therefore, it hereby expressly distances itself from all content of all linked pages that were changed after the link was created. For illegal, incorrect or incomplete contents and in particular for damages resulting from the use or non-use of such information, only the provider of the page to which reference was made is liable. The rapid development of the Internet makes it necessary to adapt our terms of use and disclaimer from time to time. The Hybrid Plattform therefore reserves the right to change the terms of use and the disclaimer at any time. You will be informed of the changes here.
Rechtswirksamkeit der Nutzungsbedingungen und des Haftungsausschlusses
Die Nutzungsbedingungen und der Haftungsausschluss sind als Teil des Internetangebotes zu betrachten, von dem aus auf diese Seite verwiesen wurde. Sofern Teile oder einzelne Formulierungen dieses Textes der geltenden Rechtslage nicht, nicht mehr oder nicht vollständig entsprechen sollten, bleiben die übrigen Bestimmungen in ihrem Inhalt und ihrer Gültigkeit davon unberührt. Vielmehr tritt an die Stelle der unwirksamen Bestimmung eine Regelung, die dem damit angestrebten Zweck am nächsten kommt. Das Nutzungsverhältnis unterliegt deutschem Recht. Als ausschließlicher Gerichtsstand wird Berlin vereinbart.
Questions and comments
If you have any questions, suggestions or comments on the topics of data protection, terms of use and disclaimer, please contact the Hybrid Office by e-mail.
Berlin, August 2024
Subject matter of data protection
Data protection deals with personal data. According to Article 4 No. 1 of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, i.e. any information that can be used to identify you. This includes, for example, information such as your name, private address, email address or telephone number, but also usage data such as your IP address.
It goes without saying that the Hybrid Platform complies with the statutory provisions on data protection and other legal regulations and requirements.
We do everything we can to ensure that you can trust us with your personal data. For example, the transmission of personal and sensitive data is encrypted. In addition, our websites are protected against damage or unauthorized access by technical measures.
Scope of data collection and storage
In principle, it is not necessary to provide your personal data in order to use our websites. In order for the Hybrid Plattform to fulfill its service mandate, we may require specific personal data. This applies in particular to answering individual e-mail inquiries, ordering special services or applications.
1. description and scope of data processing. If you commission us to provide a service, we will only collect and store your personal data to the extent necessary for the provision of the service.
2. possibility of objection and removal
The user has the option of withdrawing their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. The revocation of consent and the objection to storage must be made in writing or by e-mail. All personal data stored in the course of making contact will be deleted in this case.
Use of cookies
Our website uses so-called cookies, which we expressly point out with every visit by means of a banner at the bottom. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Newsletter data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected.
To send the newsletter, we commission the service provider 'CleverReach' for order data processing. The data required for sending the newsletter is stored on CleverReach's servers. A GDPR-compliant, double opt-in procedure is used for registration. You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.
Our newsletters sent with CleverReach enable us to analyze the behavior of newsletter recipients. Among other things, we can analyze how many recipients have opened the newsletter message and how often which link in the newsletter was clicked on. Conversion tracking can also be used to analyze whether a predefined action has taken place after clicking on the link in the newsletter. Further information on data analysis by CleverReach can be found at
https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/.
Right to information
You can obtain information about your data stored by us free of charge at any time without giving reasons. To do so, please contact us at the address given in the legal notice. We will be happy to answer any further questions you may have about our data protection information.
Scope of application
The following documents the terms of use and disclaimer of the online offer (www.hybrid-plattform.org), which is operated by the Hybrid Plattform. The Hybrid Plattform is a pilot project of the Berlin University of the Arts and the Technische Universität Berlin.
Subject matter of data protection
Data protection deals with personal data. According to Article 4 No. 1 of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, i.e. any information that can be used to identify you. This includes, for example, information such as your name, private address, email address or telephone number, but also usage data such as your IP address.
It goes without saying that the Hybrid Platform complies with the statutory provisions on data protection and other legal regulations and requirements.
We do everything we can to ensure that you can trust us with your personal data. For example, the transmission of personal and sensitive data is encrypted. In addition, our websites are protected against damage or unauthorized access by technical measures.
Copyright and trademark law for editorial content
Hybrid Plattform endeavors to observe the copyrights of the images, graphics, audio and video documents and texts used in all publications, to use images, graphics, audio and video documents and texts it has created itself or to use license-free images, graphics, audio and video documents and texts. All brands and trademarks mentioned on the website and possibly protected by third parties are subject without restriction to the provisions of the applicable trademark law and the ownership rights of the respective registered owners. The copyright for published content and objects created by Hybrid Plattform itself remains solely with Hybrid Plattform and the authors. Reproduction, processing, storage or use of such images, graphics, audio and video documents and texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the express consent of Hybrid Plattform and the authors. This does not affect copying and downloading for private, scientific and non-commercial use. We expressly permit and welcome the citation of our documents and website as well as the creation of links to our website.
Ort der Speicherung und zweckgebundene Datenverwendung
Wir erheben, verarbeiten und speichern Ihre personenbezogenen Daten ausschließlich Hybrid Plattform-intern nur für den Zweck, für den Sie sie uns mitgeteilt haben und beachten damit den Grundsatz der zweckgebundenen Datenverwendung. Es erfolgt ohne Ihre ausdrückliche Einwilligung keine Weitergabe Ihrer persönlichen Daten an Dritte, sofern dies nicht zur Erbringung der Dienstleistung oder zur Vertragsdurchführung notwendig ist. Auch die Übermittlung an auskunftsverlangende staatliche Institution und Behörden erfolgt nur im Rahmen der gesetzlichen Auskunftspflichten bzw. wenn wir durch eine gerichtliche Entscheidung zur Auskunft verpflichtet werden.
Wir nehmen auch den Universitäts-internen Datenschutz sehr ernst. Unsere Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen sowie die von uns beauftragten Dienstleistungsunternehmen sind von uns zur Verschwiegenheit und zur Einhaltung der datenschutzrechtlichen Bestimmungen verpflichtet.
Scope of data collection and storage
In principle, it is not necessary to provide your personal data in order to use our websites. In order for the Hybrid Plattform to fulfill its service mandate, we may require specific personal data. This applies in particular to answering individual e-mail inquiries, ordering special services or applications.
1. description and scope of data processing. If you commission us to provide a service, we will only collect and store your personal data to the extent necessary for the provision of the service.
2. possibility of objection and removal
The user has the option of withdrawing their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. The revocation of consent and the objection to storage must be made in writing or by e-mail. All personal data stored in the course of making contact will be deleted in this case.
YouTube
We use the provider YouTube, among others, for the integration of videos. YouTube is operated by YouTube LLC, headquartered at 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube is represented by Google Inc. with registered office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
YouTube is committed to complying with the GDPR and provides an encrypted way of embedding content, which we use exclusively. Information on this: policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks
References and links to other websites
Hybrid Plattform hereby expressly declares that at the time the links were created, no illegal content was recognizable on the linked pages. Hybrid Plattform has no influence whatsoever on the current and future design, content or authorship of the linked pages. Therefore, it hereby expressly distances itself from all content of all linked pages that were changed after the link was created. For illegal, incorrect or incomplete contents and in particular for damages resulting from the use or non-use of such information, only the provider of the page to which reference was made is liable. The rapid development of the Internet makes it necessary to adapt our terms of use and disclaimer from time to time. The Hybrid Plattform therefore reserves the right to change the terms of use and the disclaimer at any time. You will be informed of the changes here.
Rechtswirksamkeit der Nutzungsbedingungen und des Haftungsausschlusses
Die Nutzungsbedingungen und der Haftungsausschluss sind als Teil des Internetangebotes zu betrachten, von dem aus auf diese Seite verwiesen wurde. Sofern Teile oder einzelne Formulierungen dieses Textes der geltenden Rechtslage nicht, nicht mehr oder nicht vollständig entsprechen sollten, bleiben die übrigen Bestimmungen in ihrem Inhalt und ihrer Gültigkeit davon unberührt. Vielmehr tritt an die Stelle der unwirksamen Bestimmung eine Regelung, die dem damit angestrebten Zweck am nächsten kommt. Das Nutzungsverhältnis unterliegt deutschem Recht. Als ausschließlicher Gerichtsstand wird Berlin vereinbart.
Scope of data collection and storage
In principle, it is not necessary to provide your personal data in order to use our websites. In order for the Hybrid Plattform to fulfill its service mandate, we may require specific personal data. This applies in particular to answering individual e-mail inquiries, ordering special services or applications.
1. description and scope of data processing. If you commission us to provide a service, we will only collect and store your personal data to the extent necessary for the provision of the service.
2. possibility of objection and removal
The user has the option of withdrawing their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. The revocation of consent and the objection to storage must be made in writing or by e-mail. All personal data stored in the course of making contact will be deleted in this case.
Use of cookies
Our website uses so-called cookies, which we expressly point out with every visit by means of a banner at the bottom. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Newsletter data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected.
To send the newsletter, we commission the service provider 'CleverReach' for order data processing. The data required for sending the newsletter is stored on CleverReach's servers. A GDPR-compliant, double opt-in procedure is used for registration. You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.
Our newsletters sent with CleverReach enable us to analyze the behavior of newsletter recipients. Among other things, we can analyze how many recipients have opened the newsletter message and how often which link in the newsletter was clicked on. Conversion tracking can also be used to analyze whether a predefined action has taken place after clicking on the link in the newsletter. Further information on data analysis by CleverReach can be found at
https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/.
Right to information
You can obtain information about your data stored by us free of charge at any time without giving reasons. To do so, please contact us at the address given in the legal notice. We will be happy to answer any further questions you may have about our data protection information.
Questions and comments
If you have any questions, suggestions or comments on the topics of data protection, terms of use and disclaimer, please contact the Hybrid Office by e-mail.
Berlin, August 2024
The Hybrid Plattform is a joint project platform of the Berlin University of the Arts and the Technische Universität Berlin.
Hybrid Plattform
c/o Universität der Künste Berlin
Einsteinufer 43
10587 Berlin
Tel. +49 (0)30 3185 – 2721/ 2194
info@hybrid-plattform.org
www.hybrid-plattform.org
Content and services of the online offering
The online presence of the Hybrid Plattform is on the one hand an information portal to present the Hybrid Plattform's field of activity to an interested external public. The content of this website provided by the Hybrid Plattform editorial team is researched and implemented with the greatest possible care. Nevertheless, errors in the editing process cannot be ruled out. Please send any comments and corrections to the Hybrid office. The Hybrid Plattform assumes no liability for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims against the Hybrid Plattform relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information are fundamentally excluded, unless there is evidence of wilful intent or gross negligence on the part of the Hybrid Plattform. All offers are subject to change and non-binding. Parts of the pages or the complete publication including all offers and information might be extended, changed or partly or completely deleted by the Hybrid Plattform without separate announcement.
The Hybrid Plattform is a joint project platform of the Berlin University of the Arts and the Technische Universität Berlin.
Hybrid Plattform
c/o Universität der Künste Berlin
Einsteinufer 43
10587 Berlin
Tel. +49 (0)30 3185 – 2721/ 2194
info@hybrid-plattform.org
www.hybrid-plattform.org
Content and services of the online offering
The online presence of the Hybrid Plattform is on the one hand an information portal to present the Hybrid Plattform's field of activity to an interested external public. The content of this website provided by the Hybrid Plattform editorial team is researched and implemented with the greatest possible care. Nevertheless, errors in the editing process cannot be ruled out. Please send any comments and corrections to the Hybrid office. The Hybrid Plattform assumes no liability for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims against the Hybrid Plattform relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information are fundamentally excluded, unless there is evidence of wilful intent or gross negligence on the part of the Hybrid Plattform. All offers are subject to change and non-binding. Parts of the pages or the complete publication including all offers and information might be extended, changed or partly or completely deleted by the Hybrid Plattform without separate announcement.
Hybrid Plattform
c/o Universität der Künste Berlin
Einsteinufer 43
10587 Berlin
+49 (0)30 3185 – 2721 / 2945 / 2194
info[at]hybrid-plattform.org
Hybrid Lab
Villa Bell
Marchstraße 8
10587 Berlin
The Hybrid Lab is a space for work, events and experimentation. The lively place brings together the various project partners, scientists, artists and designers from UdK Berlin and TU Berlin. Inter-, trans- and post-disciplinary projects, events, workshops and seminars are invited to use the space. Please contact our lab coordinator Nadine Ackah-Mensah for information on use and terms of use at
nadine.ackah-mensah[at]hybrid-plattform.org
Hybrid Plattform
c/o Universität der Künste Berlin
Einsteinufer 43
10587 Berlin
+49 (0)30 3185 – 2721 / 2945 / 2194
info[at]hybrid-plattform.org
Hybrid Lab
Villa Bell
Marchstraße 8
10587 Berlin
The Hybrid Lab is a space for work, events and experimentation. The lively place brings together the various project partners, scientists, artists and designers from UdK Berlin and TU Berlin. Inter-, trans- and post-disciplinary projects, events, workshops and seminars are invited to use the space. Please contact our lab coordinator Nadine Ackah-Mensah for information on use and terms of use at
nadine.ackah-mensah[at]hybrid-plattform.org
The Hybrid Plattform is a joint project platform of the Berlin University of the Arts and the Technische Universität Berlin. In the pilot project, artists, scientists and experts work together across the boundaries of the individual disciplines and universities on promising topics and issues. This results in unique projects, new networks, additional platforms and innovative approaches in teaching and research.
The Hybrid Plattform is an organizational adapter between universities and other cooperation partners. As an academic incubator, it opens up new ideas in networked research and teaching and serves as a reflexive intermediary in the coordination and moderation of transdisciplinary work. In addition, the Hybrid Platform is a communicative interface between the universities, the cultural and scientific landscape and thus contributes to the transfer to the public.
The Hybrid Plattform offers national and international networks for project partners, experts and organizations for an active exchange; as an active platform, new research fields and ideas can be presented through talks, events, retreats and symposia, as well as press communication. The Hybrid Plattform is happy to share institutional knowledge regarding cultures, organizational processes and cooperation procedures at the TU Berlin and the UdK Berlin, and it also supports the implementation of formats that promote a hybrid way of thinking in teaching and among young scientists and artists.
The Hybrid Plattform team consists of two project coordinators from the Technische Universität Berlin and the Berlin University of the Arts, who design the Hybrid Plattform program with the active support of student employees. A steering committee of representatives from both universities acts in an advisory capacity.
Dr. Michael Fowler
Dr. Anne Kurr
TU Berlin / michael.fowler[at]hybrid-plattform.org
UdK Berlin / anne.kurr[at]hybrid-plattform.org
Michael D. Fowler is a scholar and curator with an interest in interdisciplinary practices. With a background in classical music and sound studies, he has expertise in the convergence of art, science, sound and acoustics. Michael's extensive involvement in art/science projects between TU and UdK over the past five years demonstrates his commitment to fostering collaborative initiatives and experimental knowledge practices. He is an alumnus of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship program and has extensive experience in research methods, research management, teaching and outreach.
Dr. Anne Kurr is the coordinator of the Hybrid Plattform project at Berlin University of the Arts and, together with her team, designs events, projects and teaching formats.
Anne Kurr studied art history and history at the Freie Universität Berlin and Paris I - Pantheon-Sorbonne. As a research assistant at the Chair of German History at the University of Hamburg and an associated researcher at the Research Center for Contemporary History in Hamburg, she completed her doctorate on the subject of “Questions of Distribution. Perception and Knowledge of Wealth in the Federal Republic of Germany” (Campus 2022). Her particular research interests include dimensions of social inequality and social transformation processes in the 20th and 21st centuries.
In recent years, Anne Kurr has worked as a curator, cultural mediator and in political education in Germany and abroad. In her curatorial practice, she promotes the exchange of academic and artistic positions, such as in the Goethe-Institut's international project Lockdown Lehren (2021-22), which she continues on the Hybrid Plattform.
As a cultural mediator, her expertise includes the history of German colonialism and decolonization processes, especially in the Ethnological Museum, as well as educational work critical of anti-Semitism in the context of the exhibition “Flashes of Memory. Photography in the Holocaust” in the ‘Museum of Photography’ at the international Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem. She conceptualizes and leads educational formats for the Berlin State Museums, the Berlin City Museum and the University of Konstanz, among others.
Her current teaching focus is on queer-feminist theory, feminist artistic practices and gender equality, and she works with the Neurotitan Gallery and the German Digital Women's Archive, among others.
Nadine Ackah-Mensah
Gerrit Ludwig
Elena Saerberg
nadine.ackah-mensah[at]hybrid-plattform.org
gerrit.ludwig[at]hybrid-plattform.org
elena.saerberg[at]hybrid-plattform.org
Prof. Dr. Christoph Gengnagel
Prof. Dr. Vera Meyer
Prof. Dr. Stefan Neuner
Dr. Audrey-Catherine Podann
Prof. Kirsten Reese
Anne Renner
Prof. Dr. Stefan Weinzierl
TU Berlin / Website
The Hybrid Plattform was originally created as one of five fields of action of the project “Sustainable vitalization of the creative quarter on and around Campus Charlottenburg” (NAVI BC), which ran from 2008 to 2010. The focus was on the important issue of linking science and art in order to make the Charlottenburg Campus an attractive location for research, companies and the creative sector both nationally and internationally.
In 2011, the Hybrid Plattform became an independent project based at the universities themselves, led by two project managers from the two universities: Barbara Stark (TU Berlin, Head of the Research Department) and Prof. Dr. Christoph Gengnagel (UdK Berlin, FG Constructive Design and Structural Design). The content of the Hybrid Platform was conceived by the project leaders and by researchers and lecturers from TU Berlin and UdK Berlin.
As part of a cooperation with the Social Science Research Center Berlin, an accompanying study of the Hybrid Plattform and its projects - led by social scientist Dr. Maria Oppen - was carried out in 2013/2014. The results were fed back into the projects and incorporated into the Hybrid Platform's work program.
In its first phase from April 2011 to June 2015, the platform was supported by the European Regional Development Fund as part of the “Project Future” initiative of the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Research. When the Hybrid Lab moved into the Villa Bell in July 2016, a dedicated and neutral venue for the Hybrid Platform was created on the Charlottenburg Campus. As part of the “Germany - Land of Ideas” initiative, the Hybrid Plattform was named one of 100 projects in a nationwide competition in 2016 as an “Outstanding Landmark in the Land of Ideas”.
Since 2015/2016, the Hybrid Plattform has been funded by the participating universities. Until 2021, four project managers represented the two universities in research, teaching and administration: in addition to Barbara Stark and Prof. Dr. Christoph Gengnagel, these are Prof. Dr. Stefan Weinzierl (TU Berlin, Audio Communication Group) and Prof. Kora Kimpel (UdK Berlin, Digital Media Design Fundamentals Group).
Since 2022, the board has expanded to eight members in order to represent the diversity of disciplines at both universities and to strengthen the third mission of transfer to the public.
The Hybrid Plattform is a joint project platform of the Berlin University of the Arts and the Technische Universität Berlin. In the pilot project, artists, scientists and experts work together across the boundaries of the individual disciplines and universities on promising topics and issues. This results in unique projects, new networks, additional platforms and innovative approaches in teaching and research.
The Hybrid Plattform is an organizational adapter between universities and other cooperation partners. As an academic incubator, it opens up new ideas in networked research and teaching and serves as a reflexive intermediary in the coordination and moderation of transdisciplinary work. In addition, the Hybrid Platform is a communicative interface between the universities, the cultural and scientific landscape and thus contributes to the transfer to the public.
The Hybrid Plattform offers national and international networks for project partners, experts and organizations for an active exchange; as an active platform, new research fields and ideas can be presented through talks, events, retreats and symposia, as well as press communication. The Hybrid Plattform is happy to share institutional knowledge regarding cultures, organizational processes and cooperation procedures at the TU Berlin and the UdK Berlin, and it also supports the implementation of formats that promote a hybrid way of thinking in teaching and among young scientists and artists.
The Hybrid Plattform team consists of two project coordinators from the Technische Universität Berlin and the Berlin University of the Arts, who design the Hybrid Plattform program with the active support of student employees. A steering committee of representatives from both universities acts in an advisory capacity.
Dr. Michael Fowler
Dr. Anne Kurr
TU Berlin / michael.fowler[at]hybrid-plattform.org
UdK Berlin / anne.kurr[at]hybrid-plattform.org
Michael D. Fowler is a scholar and curator with an interest in interdisciplinary practices. With a background in classical music and sound studies, he has expertise in the convergence of art, science, sound and acoustics. Michael's extensive involvement in art/science projects between TU and UdK over the past five years demonstrates his commitment to fostering collaborative initiatives and experimental knowledge practices. He is an alumnus of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship program and has extensive experience in research methods, research management, teaching and outreach.
Dr. Anne Kurr is the coordinator of the Hybrid Plattform project at Berlin University of the Arts and, together with her team, designs events, projects and teaching formats.
Anne Kurr studied art history and history at the Freie Universität Berlin and Paris I - Pantheon-Sorbonne. As a research assistant at the Chair of German History at the University of Hamburg and an associated researcher at the Research Center for Contemporary History in Hamburg, she completed her doctorate on the subject of “Questions of Distribution. Perception and Knowledge of Wealth in the Federal Republic of Germany” (Campus 2022). Her particular research interests include dimensions of social inequality and social transformation processes in the 20th and 21st centuries.
In recent years, Anne Kurr has worked as a curator, cultural mediator and in political education in Germany and abroad. In her curatorial practice, she promotes the exchange of academic and artistic positions, such as in the Goethe-Institut's international project Lockdown Lehren (2021-22), which she continues on the Hybrid Plattform.
As a cultural mediator, her expertise includes the history of German colonialism and decolonization processes, especially in the Ethnological Museum, as well as educational work critical of anti-Semitism in the context of the exhibition “Flashes of Memory. Photography in the Holocaust” in the ‘Museum of Photography’ at the international Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem. She conceptualizes and leads educational formats for the Berlin State Museums, the Berlin City Museum and the University of Konstanz, among others.
Her current teaching focus is on queer-feminist theory, feminist artistic practices and gender equality, and she works with the Neurotitan Gallery and the German Digital Women's Archive, among others.
Nadine Ackah-Mensah
Gerrit Ludwig
Elena Saerberg
Prof. Dr. Christoph Gengnagel
Prof. Dr. Vera Meyer
Prof. Dr. Stefan Neuner
Dr. Audrey-Catherine Podann
Prof. Kirsten Reese
Anne Renner
Prof. Dr. Stefan Weinzierl
TU Berlin / Website
The Hybrid Plattform was originally created as one of five fields of action of the project “Sustainable vitalization of the creative quarter on and around Campus Charlottenburg” (NAVI BC), which ran from 2008 to 2010. The focus was on the important issue of linking science and art in order to make the Charlottenburg Campus an attractive location for research, companies and the creative sector both nationally and internationally.
In 2011, the Hybrid Plattform became an independent project based at the universities themselves, led by two project managers from the two universities: Barbara Stark (TU Berlin, Head of the Research Department) and Prof. Dr. Christoph Gengnagel (UdK Berlin, FG Constructive Design and Structural Design). The content of the Hybrid Platform was conceived by the project leaders and by researchers and lecturers from TU Berlin and UdK Berlin.
As part of a cooperation with the Social Science Research Center Berlin, an accompanying study of the Hybrid Plattform and its projects - led by social scientist Dr. Maria Oppen - was carried out in 2013/2014. The results were fed back into the projects and incorporated into the Hybrid Platform's work program.
In its first phase from April 2011 to June 2015, the platform was supported by the European Regional Development Fund as part of the “Project Future” initiative of the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Research. When the Hybrid Lab moved into the Villa Bell in July 2016, a dedicated and neutral venue for the Hybrid Platform was created on the Charlottenburg Campus. As part of the “Germany - Land of Ideas” initiative, the Hybrid Plattform was named one of 100 projects in a nationwide competition in 2016 as an “Outstanding Landmark in the Land of Ideas”.
Since 2015/2016, the Hybrid Plattform has been funded by the participating universities. Until 2021, four project managers represented the two universities in research, teaching and administration: in addition to Barbara Stark and Prof. Dr. Christoph Gengnagel, these are Prof. Dr. Stefan Weinzierl (TU Berlin, Audio Communication Group) and Prof. Kora Kimpel (UdK Berlin, Digital Media Design Fundamentals Group).
Since 2022, the board has expanded to eight members in order to represent the diversity of disciplines at both universities and to strengthen the third mission of transfer to the public.
