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Performing Arts, Creative Arts and Design

‘Fake it till you make it!’

When:

11 August - 15 August 2025

School:

Berlin Summer University of the Arts

Institution:

Berlin University of the Arts

City:

Berlin

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Credits:

1 EC

Fee:

580 EUR

Interested?
‘Fake it till you make it!’

About

How to navigate the thin border between truth and fiction in times of AI generated illusions? To find answers, we will create hyper-realistic cake-sculptures, which will be exhibited at Solaris in Berlin for a participatory tasting group show.

In times when AI generated image cannot be distinguished from reality, what can help us to navigate the thin border between truth and fiction? Taking the iconic phrase ‘Fake it till you make it’ as a starting point, we will look into imitation in context of art and design. Creating replicas, illusions and simulations is essential to art disciplines such as installation, product design or film-props. Yet, art forgeries are considered immoral. Why authenticity plays such a crucial part in value-making and what ‘authentic’ even refers to?

In five sessions, we will take a look at different strategies of story telling. We will discuss money and art forgery, prop making in the film industry, deep fakes and fake news as political tools.

Course leader

Gosia Lehmann and Valerian Blos

Target group

This course is for adventurous minds, who are willing to express their research in unconventional ways. As the end result, we will create a participatory tasting-event, where different aspects of imitation or forgery are going to be materialised in cake-sculptures.

Interest in Material research and experimenting

- The following skills are advantageous but not required: Basic knowledge in silicone forming, prototyping, prop making and 3D Modelling.

Fee info

Fee

580 EUR

Interested?

When:

11 August - 15 August 2025

School:

Berlin Summer University of the Arts

Institution:

Berlin University of the Arts

Language:

English

Credits:

1 EC

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