Master Classes
MASTER CLASS I
September 29, 19:00−19:45
St. Petersburg
6/8 Palace Square, Atrium of the General Staff Building
September 29, 19:00−19:45
St. Petersburg
6/8 Palace Square, Atrium of the General Staff Building
Master Class by Phygital Artist Kirill Rave “Architecture in the Age of AI: How an Artist Uses Technology to Dream and Bring to Life Projects That Unite Styles and Cultures”
How can architectural thinking help us work with AI? How can technology enable new ways of engaging with cultural and traditional codes? And how does an audiovisual dialogue between different eras emerge?
Join us for a meeting with Kirill Rave, an artist and architect whose practice lies at the intersection of digital art, architecture, and technology. Kirill will discuss how his experience of working with space, form, and composition influences his artistic practice, and will present projects that vary in scale, medium, and cultural context.
Join us for a meeting with Kirill Rave, an artist and architect whose practice lies at the intersection of digital art, architecture, and technology. Kirill will discuss how his experience of working with space, form, and composition influences his artistic practice, and will present projects that vary in scale, medium, and cultural context.
Program
— how an architectural approach to form, structure, and composition can be applied to working with AI;
— how the Broken Composers project and other experimental works were created;
— why dialogue with tradition still remains the foundation for creating a new artistic language;
— how to combine contemporary technologies with the cultural codes of different eras and regions;
— how to go from a reference and a prompt to the final image using both free and paid tools.
The master class will be followed by a public talk — an open discussion on whether AI can become a new language for dialogue between cultures.
— how the Broken Composers project and other experimental works were created;
— why dialogue with tradition still remains the foundation for creating a new artistic language;
— how to combine contemporary technologies with the cultural codes of different eras and regions;
— how to go from a reference and a prompt to the final image using both free and paid tools.
The master class will be followed by a public talk — an open discussion on whether AI can become a new language for dialogue between cultures.
MASTER CLASS II
September 28, 17:30
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Institute of Film and Television, 13 Pravda Street
September 28, 17:30
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Institute of Film and Television, 13 Pravda Street
From a Family Archive to Documentary Film: Master Class by Domenico Lucchini
How can letters, diaries, and old photographs be transformed into a cinematic narrative? Using the film "Memoirs of a Mountain Doctor" as an example, Swiss director Domenico Lucchini will explain how the story of his grandfather became the basis for a documentary essay.
Working with archives and eyewitnesses, filming in Switzerland and Belarus, and combining archival footage with contemporary images — participants will trace the journey from a family investigation to an auteur film about memory, emigration, and the search for home.
Working with archives and eyewitnesses, filming in Switzerland and Belarus, and combining archival footage with contemporary images — participants will trace the journey from a family investigation to an auteur film about memory, emigration, and the search for home.
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MASTER CLASS III
September 29, 14:00–16:00
St. Petersburg, “Boiling Point — PromTechDesign”, St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, 54 Sadovaya Street
September 29, 14:00–16:00
St. Petersburg, “Boiling Point — PromTechDesign”, St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, 54 Sadovaya Street
Master Class by Viktor Troilo:
What If You Leave Your Life Behind and Set Off on a Journey Far from Tourist Routes?
What If You Leave Your Life Behind and Set Off on a Journey Far from Tourist Routes?
Italian travel and food blogger Viktor Troilo will talk about his journey, 15 months of traveling across Asia, his approach to filming, and his project Hungerness.
In his work, he tells stories about people through their professions and the food they choose, turning everyday details into a way of revealing a person’s character, lifestyle, and culture.
Participants will learn more about finding stories and protagonists, working with travel content, and how filming and a personal point of view can create vivid stories far removed from standard tourist routes.
In his work, he tells stories about people through their professions and the food they choose, turning everyday details into a way of revealing a person’s character, lifestyle, and culture.
Participants will learn more about finding stories and protagonists, working with travel content, and how filming and a personal point of view can create vivid stories far removed from standard tourist routes.
MASTER CLASS IV
September 30, 14:30–16:00
St. Petersburg, Youth Center of the General Staff Building, 6/8 Palace Square
September 30, 14:30–16:00
St. Petersburg, Youth Center of the General Staff Building, 6/8 Palace Square
What Remains Outside the Frame?
What Makes a Photograph More Than Just a Beautiful Image?
What Makes a Photograph More Than Just a Beautiful Image?
Mehmet Aslan is a photographer and blogger, founder of the Lineart cultural association, winner of international photography competitions including the Siena International Photo Awards and the Sony World Photography Awards, and a member of the Suretialem Association of Photography and Cinema (Turkey).
At the master class, Mehmet Aslan will talk about how to find compelling stories, work with subjects, and convey not only a moment through photography, but also its atmosphere. The discussion will focus on finding ideas, developing a distinctive visual perspective, and building a visual narrative.
Join the session and discover a different way of looking at photography!
At the master class, Mehmet Aslan will talk about how to find compelling stories, work with subjects, and convey not only a moment through photography, but also its atmosphere. The discussion will focus on finding ideas, developing a distinctive visual perspective, and building a visual narrative.
Join the session and discover a different way of looking at photography!
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