Own the Process: Artistic AI Beyond the Prompt

Build custom systems to generate media that aligns with your personal artistic vision! Over two days, four practical sessions cover distinct methods for gaining agency over artificial intelligence tools. Dagmar Schuerrer introduces node-based generation using ComfyUI to move away from simple text prompts and toward structured visual workflows. Maria Kyrou and Martin Sulzer guide the process of curating personal image datasets and training custom model extensions to capture specific aesthetic styles. The aim is to challenge the tool-building process itself as an artistic practice. Finally, Christoph Holtmann demonstrates how to install and run these systems locally on your own computer to ensure data privacy and full control.

This program is dedicated to Berlin-based artists and culture professionals seeking practical experience with emerging media. The four workshops can be booked individually or as a series. You will leave with templates and how-to tutorials to apply these workflows further in your own work. Please bring your laptop and, ideally, images of your own artwork or any other inspiring references.

This project is a collaboration between bildungswerk des bbk berlin and the IUNO project at HTW Berlin funded by the ERDF within the INP-III program. The venue has limited wheelchair accessibility, please contact info@medienwerkstatt.kulturwerk-bbk.berlin for support and details.