The FUNKEN Kollegs have developed individual projects that transcend academic disciplinary boundaries and address common issues. The conference brings together thought leaders and practitioners from the arts, science and entrepreneurship. In a dialogue between creative disciplines and technological innovation, pioneering ideas are discussed and artistic-scientific research projects from Chemnitz are presented.
The conference offers an exciting programme with keynote speeches, discussions and exhibitions that shed light on the interfaces between creative disciplines and technological innovation. Visitors will gain insights into the creative projects that have been developed as part of the FUNKEN Kolleg and can experience the highlights of this collaboration up close.
Wednesday, 14 May I 15:00-22:00
Admission free | Technologiecampus 6, 09126 Chemnitz
Programme of the event
15:00 – Open Doors
15:30 – Welcome by Bernhard Scheerer, Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection
15:40 – Presentation of the FUNKEN Academy & Kolleg
16:00 – Keynote Dirk Dobiey from Age of Artists
16:35 – Panel on the presentation of Collaborations I with the participants of the collaborations between:
Fraunhofer IWU x Kollektiv X
Laura Immler x Technologiecampus
Frederike Moormann x PinPoint GmbH x Matthias Millhoff / Embeat
17:20 – Break
17:35 – Panel to present the Collaborations II with the participants of the collaborations between:
Wiete Sommer x Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. x Undoyarn x Esche Lab
Atelier Polza x Project Miro
18:20 – Wrap-up & exhibition opening
18:30 – Concert Moritz Simon Geist – Hard Times Soft Sounds
from 7:00 pm – evening with drinks and snacks
Dirk Dobiéy
Dirk Dobiey is co-founder of Age of Artists. The business economist and organisational developer worked for many years as a manager and consultant in an international context – including at SAP, T-Systems and Hewlett Packard. Age of Artists is a non-profit consultancy and research company that specialises in transferring artistic approaches to other disciplines. In his article, he provides insights into how this is realised in practice and talks about the design principles on which Age of Artists’ work is based.
>you are warmly invited<
The conference is moderated by ‘you are warmly invited’ The initiative focuses on work processes. You are warmly invited to get to know the range of aesthetic practices of the performing arts in Saxony and to participate in their networking, professionalisation and visualisation. Together with actors from the time-based visual and performing arts, experiences have been shared, knowledge generated and new connections established through various formats since 2020.
Moritz Simon Geist
Moritz Simon Geist is a musician, musicologist and robotics engineer who works at the interface of music and technology. With his work on mechanical robots that independently produce music, he combines the disciplines of music production, robotics and acoustics research. Moritz’s work questions the relationship between man, machine and sound and offers new perspectives on music production.
We would like to thank:
3D-Micromac AG, Atelier Polza, EDC Electronic Design Chemnitz GmbH, Das Esche Lab, Fraunhofer-Institut ENAS, Fraunhofer-Institut IWU, Frederike Moormann, Kollektiv X, Laura Immler, Matthias Millhoff, Pinpoint GmbH, Projekt MIRO, Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V., TU MAIN, Undoyarn, Vector, Informatik GmbH, Wiete Sommer
