HACK_YOUR_FEAR
Luna Ehrenstein & Hannah Borghese & Ria Ockenga
GWK & Stage Design & Visual Arts & GWK & open to all Studium Generale programs

Registration via email at l.ehrenstein_ @udk-berlin.de.

About
Tradwives, Looksmaxxing, AI Slop, Manosphere: Our feeds are full of trends that are either overwhelming or infuriating. In this workshop, we’ll work together to confront our own fears and distressing (online) phenomena with humor and absurdity. After a group discussion on theoretical and artistic approaches, everyone will work on their own projects. As a framework, we suggest that you create an object that embodies one of these fears and transforms it in your own unique way. Whether you build a small box, develop a game, work with clowning, or construct a cyberdeck is entirely up to you. We see the cyberdeck, a DIY mini-computer, as one of many ways to reclaim agency in an increasingly techno-fascist world: through technical understanding, playfulness, participation, and decentralization. A teacher will be on hand to assist you with the technical implementation. The result will be a shared toolbox and a small exhibition for anyone who wants to tackle serious topics in a playful yet earnest way.

Time & Dates
30.10.26, 14-18 h, Hardenbergstraße 33, room 150
31.10.26, 12-16 h, Hardenbergstraße 33, room 150
13.11.26, 14-18 h, Hardenbergstraße 33, room 151
14.11.26, 12-16 h, Hardenbergstraße 33, room 151
04.12.26, 14-18 h, Hardenbergstraße 33, room 150
05.12.26, 12-16 h, Hardenbergstraße 33, room 004
08.01.27, 14-18 h, Hardenbergstraße 33, room 150
09.01.27, 12-16 h, Hardenbergstraße 33, room 150

Fulfilment criteria for ungraded accreditation
regular attendance
reading and preparing texts
artistic exploration of the topics

Credits
2 ECTS for submission of project work
possibility of up to 5 ECTS, depending on the study program