Between Images. Visual Deep Learning for the Arts

Ludwig Zeller is a lecturer and researcher at the Academy of Art and Design HGK FHNW in Basel. In his work he explores the connections between technology and society through both theoretical and practical methods, blurring supposedly clear disciplinary boundaries between media studies and artistic research. In 2019 Ludwig Zeller led an educational project that integrated deep learning into the curriculum of the HGK FHNW. Recent research projects include “OpenSoundLab”, an open-source mixed-reality sound laboratory for the arts, and “Sonic Imagination”, an aesthetic research project that queried sonic spatialisation as a medium for (meta-)speculative design.

The Institute Digital Communication Environments (IDCE) / The Basel School of Design offers workshops for students, educators and graphic designers.

The workshops afford insights into topical themes of visual communication in a study programme reflecting the rich tradition of the Basel School of Design. Practical exercises with a high level of professionalism form the core of the workshops focus. Reflection as well as contextual knowledge will be conveyed by way of input sessions, allowing participants’ work to be judged within a contemporary, future-oriented context relevant to professional practice. The trinational Rhine River Valley is a unique cultural environment with easy access to France and Germany and to sites such as the Vitra Design Museum (G), the Isenheimer Alter (F), or Ronchamps (F). In Basel, the Fondation Beyeler, Tinguely Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Schaulager, and Museum of Contemporary Art are world-renowned. Besides its museums, Basel offers a rich mixture of cultural events.

Registration fee per workshop season: CHF 40.

Booking within one workshop season:
1 week: CHF 900.–
2 weeks: CHF 1700.–
3 weeks: CHF 2400.–
4 weeks: CHF 3000.–
5 weeks: CHF 3500.–