In Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, the Electric Monk is a labor-saving device designed to believe things instead of and for you… Welcome to The Electric Monk Lab! – a sonic playground where machines don’t only create sounds; they listen, feel, react, or maybe groove along. In this lab, we’ll craft a series of […]
Schmiede Labs
Experimental Wrestling Performance Lab @ Schmiede26
The Experimental Wrestling Performance Lab is back! Deutsch drunter. This lab is open to people from all disciplines who want to collaborate on creating an experimental wrestling extravaganza. Grand narratives meet absurd anecdotes, high culture meets trash, gore meets slapstick, supervillains, underdogs, deadly boring energy vampires, or exploding ADHD monsters. Futuristic architecture, archaic figures, nudity, […]
Photo Lab @ Schmiede26
After 20 years of Schmiede, the first we all wall and 10 years if imaGEN, say hello to: AiAiAi Photo Lab 26 Hosted by David Fisslthaler and Chris Rogl. Photography used to be evidence. Then it became memory. Then content. Then synthetic. What will it become next? The Photo Lab at Schmiede26 explores photography in a moment where […]
FASHION LAB @ Schmiede26
Fashion lab at Schmiede26
JamIsland GameLab @ Schmiede26
As Schmiede focuses on diversity and cooperation Labs at Schmiede are focus groups and more. Schmiede26: Ai Ai Ai will host a wide array of labs, ranging from personal interests over project development to institutional cooperation. The idea being, what do we know what you want. Schmiede is about you, the Smiths, not the vase. join the […]
CRAFTING REALITIES LAB @ Schmiede26
As Schmiede focuses on diversity and cooperation Labs at Schmiede are focus groups and more. For Schmiede26: Ai Ai Ai we start our lab presentation with Crafting realities lab. Lab Description: Significant portions of our reality have transitioned into digital and artificial realms. Our methods of communication, interaction, learning, work, and participation have all been […]
Labs at Schmiede26: Ai Ai Ai
Schmiede26: Ai Ai Ai SEP 16. – 26. 2026 Apply till May 31st Enhance the experiment – join with a lab. Schmiede is a playground of ideas, peer-to-peer learning and prototyping. Labs are autonomous gathering points within Schmiede — islands of focus that connect people, projects and perspectives. A Lab can focus on any topic […]
FeralAIR 2025 Documentation
feralAIR 2025 documentation.
feral artists in residence program is enabled by Rewilding Cultures funded by the Creative Europe / the European Union as well as BMWKMS.
Hegemony eroding: a hands-on GenAI workshop on how to excavate diversity from latent space
Sunday, 21.09.2025 16:00-20:00 (AI Lab) Generative AI models ingest huge datasets gathered all over the web. Hence, they reflect decades of western cultural dominance. Yet, there are cracks through which diversity seeps through. I invite you to explore those cracks and to reflect on the blurred line between prejudice and representation. Please bring your own laptopWorkshop duration: […]
FeralLab 25 – Networked effects III: Beyond
In 2025, the FeralLab offers an experimental, playful processes with open outcomes. We play with expectations and fears, sharpen awareness, and promote general competencies in dealing with the latest technological developments. The FeralLab seeks discourse – from discussions on political decisions to envisioning alternative utopian future scenarios and ecological grassroots movements. Our goal is to […]