Inaugural lecture by Prof Dr Helga Schmid

In this day and age, we as a society are facing many challenges. How do we want to live together now and in the future and what priorities do we want to set? What alternative approaches are there to think about new forms and generate discourse?

Creativity is one of the decisive factors for the lively further development of our society. Experimental design research and design theory are one way to actively participate in this change. Following a holistic approach (more than human), a critical and speculative approach, and a participatory approach, the aim is to stimulate social participation processes and question existing norms. At the interface of design, art, new technologies and science, the aim is to break new ground without succumbing to the acceleration pressures of our time.

Personal details
Helga Schmid is a researcher, designer and artist. She has worked as a researcher in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as a senior tutor and course leader at the Royal College of Art in London, as 'Designer in Residence' at the Design Museum in London, and as course leader and later programme director at the London College of Communication in the field of Graphic Design Communication.

Her artistic work has been exhibited worldwide, including at the Serpentine Gallery in London, the Design Museum London, the Whitechapel Gallery, the Dia Art Foundation New York, the Z33 in Hasselt and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Helga Schmid has received international honours for her work, including Type and Art Directors Awards, as well as a Fulbright and two DAAD scholarships. Schmid holds a diploma from the Technical University in Augsburg, a master's degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York and a doctorate from the Royal College of Art. In addition to her professorship at the FH Potsdam, she is part of the Somerset House Exchange Programme and a Visiting Fellow at the University of the Arts in London.

Inaugural lecture
When: 11.11.2024, 18:00
Where: House D / 011
Online: Zoom link to the inaugural lecture

The inaugural lecture is open to the public, will take place in person and will be broadcast live in parallel. Interested parties are welcome to attend. Following the lecture, there will be a small reception in the foyer of House D.