The growing availability of data coming from digital technologies and practices constitutes a new source for the discipline of design. To familiarize design students with data as a method of inquiry and a material for prototyping, this series of lectures aims to provide a multifaceted perspective on this matter by presenting the projects of academic and professional experts working in the field.
‘The matter of data in design’ is a series of lectures organized within the MA in Interaction Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). Participation is open to external attendees and encouraged from other institutes and disciplines. Lectures are one-hour appointments (face-to-face or online), followed by questions and open discussion, organized during the lunch break (12:30-13:30) at the SUPSI library on the DACD campus in Mendrisio.
We are thrilled to announce Kim Albrecht as the first guest and lecturer of ‘the matter of data in design” serie, who will present from remote his latest work “Artificial Worldviews”.
"How will »prompting« change the way we experience the world? Artificial Worldviews inquired GPT-3.5 about its knowledge of the world in 1.764 prompts and mapped out the results."
To explore the project: https://artificial-worldviews.kimalbrecht.com/
The appointment is for April 23 at 12:30 (Zurich time zone) at the SUPSI library at the DACD campus in Mendrisio. Seats will be organised to follow the presentation from a big screen. People attending in person will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Registration is required from this link: https://forms.office.com/e/2xjALULv7j
Remote attendance is available, and the Zoom link will be provided after registration.
Kim Albrecht
Kim Albrecht visualizes cultural, technological, and scientific forms of knowledge. His diagrams unfold and question the structures of representation and explore the aesthetics of technology and society. Kim is a Professor at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, principal at metaLAB (at) Harvard, director of metaLAB (at) FU Berlin, and an affiliate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society Harvard. Kim holds a Ph. D. from the University of Potsdam in media theory and exhibited, among others, at Harvard Art Museums, Four Domes Pavilion Wrocław, Ars Electronica Center, Cooper Hewitt, Cube design museum, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Kaestner Gesellschaft, The Wrong Biennial, Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum, and Kunsthaus Graz.
What
Talk with Kim Albrecht
When
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
12:30 - 13:30 (Zurich Time Zone)
Where
The appointment is for April 23 at 12:30 (Zurich time zone) at the SUPSI library at the DACD campus in Mendrisio. Kim will present remotely. Seats will be organised to follow the presentation from a big screen. People attending in person will have the opportunity to ask questions. Remote attendance is available, and the Zoom link will be provided after registration.