Exkursion to Theresa Schubert 24.03.2025, Berlin (DE) We had the great opportunity to visit the artist Dr. Theresa Schubert in her studio in Berlin. She operates within an aesthetic that blends biology and science f iction, questioning anthropocentrism with her interdisciplinary works. Her techno-organic installations combine art, science, and living organisms, offering new perspectives on …
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Exkursion to Studio Jan Bernstein
Exkursion to Studio Jan Bernstein 24.03.2025, Berlin (DE) As part of our Microbial Factories project, we visited Berlin-based artist Jan Bernstein in his studio. Bernstein, born in 1982 in Berlin, studied industrial design from 2003 to 2010 at the Hochschule für Kunst und Design in Halle and spent a year at the Escola d’Art i Superior de …
Exkursion to TOP Lab
Exkursion to TOP Lab 25.03.2025, Berlin (DE) The third session of the Berlin excursion took place at TOP Lab, an open-science space operating on the base of TOP e.V., dedicated to community biohacking and citizen biology. Alessandro Volpato introduced the lab’s ethos of open-source experimentation, democratic biotechnology access, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The semester topic, Microbial …
Lecture: Biomineralisation with Dr. Filipe Natalio, NOVA University of Lisboa
Biomineralisation with Dr. Filipe Natalio, NOVA University of Lisboa (1. Lecture Series) 31.03.2025, Halle (DE) Biomineralisation describes the ability of biological systems to form inorganic structures such as bones, mussel shells or diatom shells and to build up solid, mineral structures through living cells. The results are so-called biominerals, which consist of a mineral component …
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Exkursion to Lynn Harles at the Berlin Botanical Garden
Exkursion to Lynn Harles at the Berlin Botanical Garden 25.03.2025, Berlin (DE) On Tuesday afternoon, we met with Lynn Harles at the Berlin Botanical Garden. She is a design researcher working at the intersection of design and the natural sciences. Her work explores the role of design within the context of the Anthropocene, questioning how design can …
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Exkursion to Haus am Kleistpark: Microverse by Kathrin Linkersdorf
Exkursion to Haus am Kleistpark: Microverse by Kathrin Linkersdorf 25.03.2025, Berlin (DE) The exhibition Microverse is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration that originated within the Excellence Cluster “Matters of Activity” at Humboldt University in Berlin. Artist Kathrin Linkersdorff worked closely with microbiologist Prof. Dr. Regine Hengge to explore how organic decay and bacterial processes …
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Exkursion to Emma Sicher from Matters of Activity (I)
Exkursion to Emma Sicher from Matters of Activity (I) 26.03.2025, Berlin (DE) On the third day of our excursion, we started at the Cluster of Excellence “Matters of Activity”. This interdisciplinary research program at Humboldt-Universität Berlin has set itself the goal of rethinking the analog in images, spaces and materials in the digital age. More …
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Exkursion to Plattenbaum
Exkursion to Plattenbaum 26.03.2025, Berlin (DE) Our second stop on Wednesday took us to the former Tegel airport site, where we met the two founders of PlattenBaum, Maayan Strauss and Kerem Halbrecht, on the premises of Gut. The two Israeli architects gave us an exciting insight into their work and showed us projects that they …
Exkursion to GUT
Exkursion to GUT 26.03.2025, Berlin (DE) GUT has created an innovative makerspace on the former airport site in Berlin-Tegel. A temporary open space has been set up in the air freight halls, bringing together start-ups, researchers and creative minds to work on sustainable and technological solutions. The project’s vision is based on the conviction that …
Exkursion to WINT Design Lab
Exkursion to WINT Design Lab 26.03.2025, Berlin (DE) The WINT Design Lab is made up of industrial designers Felix Rasehorn and Robin Hoske and has established itself as an innovative research and design laboratory that develops sustainable products. Based in Berlin, the two designers combine technological innovation with new bio-based materials and circular products. By …