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SALOON Berlin member @yvonchabrowski presents her work in the solo show >>embodiment<< a performative closed-circuit sculpture in collaboration with creative developer Fabian Töpfer

Opening
Thursday, 22 October 2026, 6 pm

On view
23 October – 29 November 2026
BERLIN-WEEKLY, Linienstr. 160, 10115 Berlin

Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 7:30 pm
Conversation with researcher Maja Stark, whose work explores extended reality and AI technologies in society and culture, creative developer Fabian Töpfer, and visual artist Yvon Chabrowski.

Sunday, 22 November 2026, 5 pm
Performance with dancer and choreographer Martina Garbelli and Yvon Chabrowski.

Wednesday, 25 November 2026, 7 pm
Conversation between curator Heike Albrecht and Yvon Chabrowski.
Closing reception

@berlinweekly @martinagarbelli.dance @majastarkberlin @baniaf

#embodiement #artinberlin #saloonmembers #yvonchabrowski #saloonberlin

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Workshop series: Own the Process: Artistic AI Beyond the Prompt

A collaboration between the bildungswerk des @bbk_berlin and IUNO at @htwberlin as part of @berlinscienceweek 2026

𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏!

In English | November, 9–10, 2026 | Medienlabor der Medienwerkstatt at Kulturwerk by bbk berlin, Kunstquartier Bethanien Berlin

Over two days, 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 cover distinct methods for gaining more agency over artificial intelligence models:

ComfyUI for AI Image and Video Generation, 09.11.2026 | 1.30 am – 4.30 pm

LoRAs and Dataset Curation, 09.11.2026 | 5.00 – 8.00 pm

Local Implementation of AI Models, 10.11.2026 | 10.15 am – 1.15 pm

LoRA – Experimental Exploration and Transversal Media, 10.11.2026 |1.45 – 4.45 pm

𝑳𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒓𝒔:
Christoph Holtmann, IUNO, HTW Berlin
Maria Kyrou @maria_kyrou
Dagmar Schürrer, IUNO, HTW Berlin @dagschu
Maja Stark, IUNO, HTW Berlin @majastarkberlin
Martin Sulzer, UdK Berlin and Fraunhofer HHI

Free of charge thanks to ERDF funding through the programme »Strengthening Innovation Potential in Culture III« (INP-III) and bildungswerk des bbk.

For more info and registration see link in bio!

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𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 #𝟬𝟮 - 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄!

You are an artist or creative professional in Berlin? You have an idea to combine XR and AI in an innovative and meaningful way?

We are looking for a strong artistic concept that combines AI and XR technologies in a novel, interactive cultural experience.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗠 – 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀:
> Support in refining the concept for the subsequent development phase
> Close collaboration with our interdisciplinary IUNO team
> Workspace at the Research Centre for Culture and Computer Science at HTW Berlin
> State-of-the-art equipment (hardware/software)
> A public networking event at HTW Berlin as a platform for presenting the project
> Interdisciplinary research and a scientific paper on the project

𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡: 21 October 2026, 5 pm, via Zoom

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹: 23.11.2026

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 #𝟬𝟮 - 𝗕𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗯 𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗷𝗲𝘁𝘇𝘁!

Du bist Kunst- oder Kreativschaffende:r in Berlin? Du hast eine Idee, XR und KI innovativ und sinnvoll zu verbinden?

Wir suchen ein starkes künstlerisches Konzept, welches KI- und XR-Technologien in einem neuartigen und interaktiven Kulturangebot verbindet.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀: 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗠𝗨𝗦 – 𝗭𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲

𝗗𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘂𝗺𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘁:
> Unterstützung bei der Feinjustierung des Konzepts für das anschließende Development
> Enge Zusammenarbeit mit unserem interdisziplinären IUNO-Team
> Räumlichkeiten am Forschungszentrum für Kultur und Informatik der HTW Berlin
> Equipment auf dem neuesten technologischen Stand (Hard-/Software)
> Ein öffentliches Networking-Event an der HTW Berlin als Plattform für die Präsentation des Projekts
>Interdisziplinäre Forschung und ein wissenschaftliches Paper zum Projekt

𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡: 21.10.2026 um 17 Uhr via ZOOM
𝗘𝗶𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝘀: 23.11.2026

#IUNO #opencall

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✨Impressions of this year’s 𝗜𝗨𝗡𝗢 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀✨

Looking back at the 𝗜𝗨𝗡𝗢 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, which we organised together with the Performing Arts Program Berlin (PAP) in July 2026.

Over the course of four days, a diverse program of workshops and discussions offered insights into the use of AI and XR in artistic practice, production, distribution and freelance work in the arts.

Stay tuned for our upcoming workshop series, »Own the Process: Artistic AI Beyond the Prompt«, organised in collaboration with the Bildungswerk des BBK Berlin.

✨All events were free thanks to funding by the ERDF within the program INP-III & ESF+✨

Photos by @majastarkberlin and @pixel_peggy
@dagschu @_demidoss_

#IUNO #ai #xr #art #htwberlin

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The first IUNO Networking Event last Friday at HTW Berlin was so rich and inspiring!

Fantastic guests from Berlin’s independent art & culture scene joined despite the heat, contributing questions and lively discussions. And we had amazing speakers, workshop leads and consultation specialists on board.
We experienced the event as a great combination of strong theory and practice, of critical thinking and ideas for our future, of trying out and reflecting.

Looking very much forward to next networking formats and practice-oriented workshops on XR, AI, and their synthesis in art & culture!

A big thank-you to all participants, especially to our collab partners and contributors:

• CCCberlin @cccberlin_beyond

• Kreativ Kultur Berlin @kreativkulturberlin

• Jinran Ha @jinran_ha

• Jasmin Grimm @jazzmademoiselle

• Damian Dziwis @damiantd

• Robert M. Stanley @european_artist_bank

• Pablo Dornhege @pablo.dornhege

• Warja Rybakova from dockDigital @neslob_ @dock_digital_berlin

• Erasmus Schmidt @erasmus.schmidt

• Julius Wenk

• all presenting and supporting HTW Berlin students

The event was free thanks to the co-funding of ERDF within the program INP-III.

📷 1–6 Maja Stark
📷 7–15 CCCberlin

#xraiart #aiart #xrart #iunoberlin #htwberlin

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Join us today at our annual Networking Event of the new »IUNO – Innovation Centre for Intelligent and Immersive Technologies in the Independent Cultural Scene« on the banks of the Spree at HTW Berlin: an open forum for exchange and networking with focus on intelligent and immersive technologies in culture and creative industries. The program features inspiring talks, a Media Production Playground with workshops in collaboration with @cccberlin_beyond and hands-on XR projects!

When: 19 June 2026 | 13:00 – 19:00
Where: Research Center for Culture and Computer Science, HTW Berlin
Language: English. Questions and discussions in other languages are always welcome.

Fee: Free of charge thanks to ERDF funding under the programme “Strengthening Innovation Potential in Culture III” (INP-III).

#iunoberlin #xrart #htwberlin #aiart #cccberlin

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IUNO Networking Event on 19.06.26, 1–7 pm @htwberlin 🌞
🔗 Registration is still open today, 17.06.26 – link in bio.
🔥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦 in the next three pictures! 𝓢𝔀𝓲𝓹𝓮 →
Talk to us at our consultation stations:
𝐈𝐔𝐍𝐎 booth with open info sessions on locally running AI systems on your own computer, independent from commercial platforms. @iuno_htw_berlin
𝐊𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯 𝐊𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 with professional funding consultation – take the chance to get individual advice from long-year funding experts! @kreativkulturberlin
☀️ 30°C forecast? No problem! Beach chairs by the Spree and ice-cold drinks for vivid conversations will be waiting for you!

#xraiart #iunoberlin #htwberlin #christophholtmann #criticalai

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Join our IUNO Networking event on June 19, 2026, 1–7 pm at HTW Berlin – link in bio!

»How can I bring my analog art into the virtual world – and how can AI help with that?« These questions shaped our event’s DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION PLAYGROUND, a joint format between the EU-funded projects IUNO and Creative Cross Collaborations Berlin (CCCberlin) by Dachverband Tanz Germany. @cccberlin_beyond

Join our speed workshops, with dedicated breaks for sharing your learnings:

⭐️From 2D to 3D – From Image to Model with meshy.ai
With Julius Wenk, HTW Berlin

Learn how to use AI to transform analog or digital artwork into three-dimensional, animatable objects.

⭐️Capturing Reality – Mobile 3D Scanning
With Erasmus Schmidt, HTW Berlin @erasmus.schmidt

Learn how to capture real-world objects and spaces using your smartphone and transform them into usable digital data.

⭐️Embodied Interface – Motion Capture Workflows
With Warja Rybakova, DOCKdigital @neslob_ @dock_digital_berlin

Explore motion capture workflows through Rokoko Vision, an AI motion capture tool, alongside a demonstration of the Rokoko Smartsuit Pro II.

Free event thanks to funding by the ERDF within the program INP-III

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Registration for the IUNO Networking event on June 19, 2026, 1–7 pm at HTW Berlin is still open via our website - link in bio!

As a university project IUNO is always interested in giving upcoming talents the chance to present their projects!

The following HTW Berlin student projects will be shown:

𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫-𝐈𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐈𝐈𝐈 — 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬
By 14 students of Prof. Pablo Dornhege who will present the project @pablo.dornhege

In this immersive experience, communication design students explore how 3D scanning, VR, and creative tools can blur the boundaries between reality and imagination. Starting from Berlin’s RAW-Gelände in Friedrichshain, they scanned the cassiopeia venue and its surroundings. These scans were transformed into hyper-surreal space-sound installations — explorable as shared VR worlds by up to 4 people simultaneously.

𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭
By students of Prof. Habakuk Israel

𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 merges surrealism with augmented reality, transforming static art into an immersive experience. Using AR technology combined with a custom-built frame, viewers look behind and even out of the canvas into the virtual atelier of artist Mac Zimmermann. The installation makes it possible to experience the series »Die Tageszeiten« as a living 3D model. Inspired by the STRANGE! exhibition at Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg, this project was developed by students of Computer Science in Culture and Health at HTW Berlin.

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝟐𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 – 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬
By students of Prof. Thomas Manke

This project visualizes data using breast cancer as an example having different subtypes that require different treatments. The bio informatics students trained a classification model on gene expression data to identify these subtypes and reduce each sample to a format used by modern AI image generators. These representations are then transformed into unique faces. Faces from the same subtype show surprising similarities. Visitors are invited to classify the generated faces yand compare their intuition with the AI model.

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💫SAVE THE DATE 💫– for our annual 𝗜𝗨𝗡𝗢 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 on 19 June 2026 at HTW Berlin!

We are looking forward to expert talks, workshops, hands-on experiences, discussions, and networking on the banks of the River Spree. This year, the event also marks the public launch of our Innovation Centre – we’d be delighted to have you there!

What to expect:

* A talk by Jinran Ha @jinran_ha IUNO Artistic Fellow 2026/27, on her jury-selected concept »Opaque Interface – Algorithmic Invisibility and Mythological Presence«.

* Talks from experts Jasmin Grimm, Damian Dziwis and Robert M. Stanley to inspire, reflect and discuss AI, XR and the question of digital authorship. @jazzmademoiselle #damiandziwis #robertstanley

* Media Production Playground featuring speed workshops on 2D->3D, 3D scanning and motion tracking with AI – a collaboration with the EU-funded project Creative Cross Collaborations @cccberlin_beyond by the Dachverband Tanz.

* Inspiring projects using AI and extended reality technologies at HTW Berlin, including Phygital Intimacy, a mixed-reality multiplayer game developed in 2025 at HTW Berlin with artists Lisa Kaschubat, Tasha Hess-Neustadt and Jane Arnison. @lisakaschubat

* Personalised cultural funding advice from experts at Kreativ Kultur Berlin. @kreativkulturberlin

* Coffee, pretzels and a fantastic view of the Spree for conversations and networking.

Further information, the programme and registration via link in bio.

The event will be held in English. Questions and discussions in other languages are always welcome!

Free of charge thanks to funding from the ERDF under the programme »Strengthening Innovation Potential in Culture III« (INP-III).

#xrart #immersivetechnologies #aiinart iunoberlin

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Looking for a weekend read? The final publication of our previous research project, AURORA XR School for Artists, is now available to download!

It presents the three innovative XR cultural projects we developed collaboratively with our artistic fellows from 2023–25:

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 by Martin Binder @bindermartin_art  An interactive WebAR experience about hostile design in public space.

𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒆 – 𝑨 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 by Jens Isensee @jooooooki
A mixed-reality application addressing the climate crisis.

𝑷𝒉𝒚𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒚 by Lisa Kaschubat, Tasha Hess-Neustadt, and Jane Arnison @lisakaschubat @tashamhn @janearnison
A multiplayer mixed-reality performance about togetherness and care.

For each project, the publication brings together insights into the underlying research question, the artistic and technical implementation, and the results.

And of course, full credit to the AURORA team: Maja Stark @majastarkberlin Leonid Barsht @leonid_xr Julian Knepel @jk_jkay Dagmar Schürrer @dagschu

The publication is available to download as a PDF in both German and English via the link in bio. Enjoy!

Cover image © Jonas Pahl

#extendedreality #xrart #auroraxrschoolforartists #htwberlin

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