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# Overview

This wiki serves as a comprehensive knowledge base documenting academic structures, artistic institutions, and educational methodologies, with a primary focus on the intersection of higher education and fine arts within the German academic system.

A central pillar of the wiki is the **Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institut (CDFI)** at the **University of Greifswald**. The institute is led by Managing Director **Prof. Dr. Kilian Heck** and Deputy Managing Director **Prof. Rozbeh Asmani**. The documentation covers the institute's organizational structure, including its specialized chairs:
1. **Chair of Painting, Drawing, Space and Interdisciplinary Artistic Strategies**, which emphasizes the evolution of traditional genres into expanded spatial and conceptual practices. This chair integrates a philosophy of **Malereiforschung** (Painting Research) and maintains specialized technical workshops for wood, metal, and printmaking.
2. **Chair of New Media & Applied Graphics**, which bridges the gap between functional applied graphics and conceptual fine arts through a diverse curriculum including VR, generative design, and experimental media. This chair integrates technical hubs like the **Media Lab** and **Photo Lab** to support artistic production.

The wiki also documents the research activities of the **Herrenhauszentrum des Ostseeraums (HHZO)** (Research Centre for Manors in the Baltic Sea Region), which operates within the Art History (**Kunstgeschichte**) section of the CDFI. Established with a formal kickoff workshop on April 7, 2022, the center extends the institute's scope into regional studies of the Baltic Sea region, specifically exploring themes such as **Resilience in Nordic Landscapes**. The center has pioneered the use of semantic web technologies through a specialized web portal developed with **TIB Hannover**, utilizing **Wikibase**, **Semantic MediaWiki**, and the **CIDOC CRM** ontology to manage cultural heritage data. This portal also integrates advanced 3D visualization techniques such as **NeRFs** and **Gaussian Splatting** via the **Kompakkt-3D-Viewer**.

The wiki maintains a historical record of the institute's faculty and research output. It documents the contributions of retired and former professors such as **Prof. Dagmar Lisske**, **Prof. Ulrich Puritz**, and **Prof. Michael Soltau**, as well as former substitute professors like **PD Dr. Gerrit Walczak**, whose work on artist migration and portrait miniatures adds a transnational dimension to the institute's academic history. The research focus of the CDFI is heavily oriented toward exhibition catalogs, multimedia staging, and social-political art campaigns, often resulting from cross-institutional collaborations with partners like the **Pommerschen Landesmuseum Greifswald** and the **Kunstakademie Stettin**.

Practical initiatives are detailed, such as the **GARAGE gallery**, a student-led mediation space, and recurring events like the **Insomnale** student art exhibition (including iterations from 2023 to 2025). It tracks the institute's role as a patron through the **Caspar-David-Friedrich-Preis** and **Stipendium**, and its connection to the **Caspar-David-Friedrich-Gesellschaft e.V.**

The wiki extensively documents the pedagogical and artistic leadership of **Prof. Rozbeh Asmani**, specifically through:
- **Media.Lab Lectures:** An interdisciplinary series exploring the sociology of art, copyright law in the digital age, and the use of generative AI as an artistic medium.
- **Public Art Seminar:** A long-term project transforming urban advertising infrastructure—such as **Litfaßsäulen**—into public galleries to democratize art and disrupt "automated perception."
- **Colourmarks:** An artistic research project exploring the **Aesthetics of Capitalism** by appropriating corporate color branding.
- **Block Projects:** A flexible pedagogical model used to integrate current trends and external professional expertise (e.g., VR, found footage, and "Scantology") into the curriculum.

The wiki provides detailed information on the **CDFI application process**, outlining the requirements for the **Eignungsprüfung** (aptitude test) and the specific standards for the **Mappe** (portfolio), distinguishing between different **Lehramt** (teacher training) tracks. Support services such as **Mappenberatung** and digital initiatives like **#UniCast** are also documented.

Furthermore, the wiki details the **Fachdidaktik** (Subject Didactics) and **Kunstpädagogik** (Art Education) area, focusing on **Bildkompetenz** (visual literacy) and the preparation of students for the **Referendariat**. This includes the specific roles of staff members like **Maria-Friederike Schulze**, **Anke Johannes**, and **Dr. Eva Castringius** (whose research focuses on the photographic visibility of radiation), as well as their professional networks and publications.

The wiki also documents the student governance structure through the **Fachschaftsrat (FSR)**, also known as **"Caspars Kinder"**. This includes the FSR's role in organizing student life (orientation weeks, parties), supporting the **Insomnale** exhibition, and engaging in university and financial policy. The FSR's commitment to social safety is reflected in its dedicated **Awareness and Antidiscrimination** roles.

Beyond the CDFI, the wiki maps a professional network of collaborations with institutions like **FRIEDA 23**, **HANSEartWORKS**, the **European Media Arts Festival (EMAF)**, the **Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK)**, and the **Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)**.

Additionally, the wiki defines key pedagogical and administrative concepts essential to German art education, alongside specialized artistic practices like **Artist Books**, **Glitch Art**, **Collage and Decollage**, **Expanded Drawing, Painting, and Space**, and the study of **Artist Migration and Transfer Processes** and **Portrait Miniatures**. It also documents social initiatives like the **No-Go Campaign** against discrimination. The wiki also documents the administrative integration of the CDFI within the University of Greifswald's digital infrastructure, including the use of **HIS/LSF** for course registration, **Moodle** for digital learning, and **Groupware** for communication.

The wiki further details the **General Studies** curriculum, a mandatory interdisciplinary requirement for students. This includes the decentralized administration of modules across various university institutes, such as the **Sprachenzentrum** and the institutes for **Baltistik**, **Fennistik und Skandinavistik**, and **Slawistik**, providing students with broad exposure to languages, law, economics, and social sciences.

Finally, the wiki covers the administrative and legal framework for examinations. This includes the distinction between standard **Modulprüfungen** (managed by the ZPA) and the **First State Examination** for teacher training, which is governed by the **LehPrVO M-V** regulation and administered by the **Lehrerprüfungsamt (LPA)**.

The wiki also details the specific study offerings at the CDFI, distinguishing between the application-oriented **Lehramt** (teacher training) tracks—which utilize an **Integrative Connection** between practice, science, and pedagogy—and the **Master of Arts in Fine Arts**, which focuses on preparing students for professional careers as independent artists through specializations in Graphics, Painting/Sculpture, and New Media.

The wiki also documents the physical infrastructure provided to students, specifically the **CDFI Studio Allocation** process. This includes the provision of studio spaces at **Makarenkostraße 22**, managed by **Rieke Jakowski**, and the regulations regarding the termination of studio use upon completion of the degree.

The wiki also catalogs the specialized technical workshops available to students, including the **Medienlabor** for digital and audiovisual art, the **Grafische Werkstätten** for printmaking, the **Dunkelkammer** for photography, the **Holz- und Metallwerkstatt** and **Keramik-Werkstatt** for sculptural work. It documents the **Werkstattschein** certification system, which ensures students are trained in safety and technique before gaining independent access to these facilities.

The wiki also outlines the administrative leadership of the institute, noting **Prof. Christian Frosch** as the Managing Director, and documents the separate administrative secretariats and academic advising paths for both the Fine Arts and Art History disciplines, including the specific contact and office hour details for the **Sekretariat Bildende Kunst** and the **Sekretariat Kunstgeschichte**.

The wiki also documents the academic advising infrastructure, distinguishing between the **Zentrale Studienberatung** (Central Academic Advising) for general university-wide inquiries and the **Fachstudienberatung** (Subject-Specific Academic Advising) for detailed disciplinary guidance. Specific advisors are identified, such as **Maria-Friederike Schulze** for Fine Arts and Art and Design, and **Dr. Michael Lissok** for Art History.

The wiki has recently expanded to include the specific activities of the Art History section, highlighting a strong focus on the protection of cultural heritage in conflict zones, particularly in Ukraine, and an institutional critique of academic productivity through the "Slow Science" movement. It further documents the work of **Prof. Dr. Isabelle Dolezalek**, whose research on **Translocal Heritage** and **Object Biographies** explores the museological presentation of Viking culture in the Baltic Sea region and the development of digital mediation tools for the **Bode-Museum**.

The wiki now further details the research leadership of **Prof. Dr. Kilian Heck**, specifically through the **THEORIA Research Group**, which investigates the "Topos of the North" and the transcultural exchange of Romanticism. This includes the study of the **Christoph Müller Collection** of Danish art and the influence of **Theodor Hagen** on the **Artist Colony Schwaan**. Additionally, the wiki documents the use of **Virtual Reconstruction** to preserve lost Baroque palaces in former East Prussia.

The wiki has further expanded to document the academic contributions of **Dr. Michael Lissok**, emphasizing the role of **Denkmalpflege** (monument preservation) and **Sepulkralkultur** (sepulchral culture) in the regional art history of Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and Brandenburg. It highlights the use of an **Interdisciplinary Art History** methodology that bridges art history with building archaeology and social history to analyze the evolution of the built environment.

The wiki now includes a historical record of former staff members of the Art History department, ensuring a complete lineage of the faculty and researchers who have shaped the department's academic trajectory. It specifically highlights the contributions of **Prof. Dr. Gerhard Weilandt**, whose work in **Digital Art History** through the **TOPORAZ** and **TRANSRAZ** projects has set a standard for the virtual reconstruction of urban spaces using georeferenced 3D models and AI-driven source processing.

The wiki now further documents the current staffing of the Art History department, including the temporary representation of the Medieval Art History professorship by **PD Dr. Jochen Vennebusch** and the research team of the **Herrenhauszentrum des Ostseeraums**, comprising **Torsten Veit**, **Ulrike Gawlik**, **Marion Müller**, and **Thomas Wilke**.