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type: source
title: "CDFI Fine Arts: Media.Lab Lectures"
tags: [lectures, new-media, contemporary-art, university-greifswald]
related: [media-lab-lectures, rozbeh-asmani, generative-ai-as-artistic-medium, art-and-copyright-digital-age, influencer-logic-in-art, collage-and-decollage]
created: 2026-07-13
updated: 2026-07-13
authors: []
year: 2026
url: "https://cdfi.uni-greifswald.de/bildende-kunst/aktivitaeten/medialab-lectures"
venue: "Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institut (CDFI)"
sources: ["output_cdfi/cdfi_uni_greifswald_de_bildende_kunst_aktivitaeten_medialab_lectures.md"]
---

# CDFI Fine Arts: Media.Lab Lectures

This source documents the **Media.Lab Lectures**, a lecture series organized by Prof. Rozbeh Asmani at the Chair for New Media and Applied Graphics within the [[cdfi]] at the [[university-of-greifswald]]. The series aims to translate central questions of contemporary art and media practice into a scientifically reflected exchange, bringing together artistic, theoretical, and cinematic positions.

## Key Lecture Series Content

### 2025-2026 Guest Speakers and Topics
- **Johannes Waltermann (May 27):** Discussion on the documentary *SPEARA*, focusing on identity, sustainability, and the subculture of spear-fishing.
- **Susanne Burmester (June 17):** "Future Songs of Fish and People," discussing artistic strategies to preserve the cultural memory of European coastal fishing.
- **Anett Stuth (July 1):** "Time Loops," a presentation on the use of collage and decollage to reflect on the sublimity and destruction of nature.
- **Sophia K. Sommer (Nov 26, 2025):** "Copy & Create?", focusing on art and copyright law in the digital age.
- **Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich (Dec 10, 2025):** An analysis of how social media and "influencer logic" have disrupted traditional art world gatekeepers and affected artist autonomy.
- **Matthias Grund (Jan 14, 2026):** "(Non-)arbitrary Images," exploring generative AI as an independent artistic medium and the structural conditions of synthetic images.

## Institutional Context
The lectures are hosted by the Chair for New Media and Applied Graphics, emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach that bridges law, sociology, technology, and fine arts.
