Wikipedia is an example for how Open Culture has developed inspiring text-based collaborative models whilst successful models for open collaboration on visual culture remain an exception. With a book, a blog and a set of workshops Wikipedia Illustrated seeks to develop a methodology for contributing creative-commons licensed illustrations to Wikipedia.
In their workshop and discussion Galia and Mushon will address central questions around the lacking and dated visual appearance of Wikipedia and also reveal certain surprising and complicated dynamics of Open Culture. more...

The supposedly infinite freedom of the Net is a permanent online participation, communication and live switching between real and virtual life. The resulting unspoken fear of turning away from the Network has led to increasingly loud calls for a way out. The focus panel Exit Lab discusses and provides perspectives on the ‘right to exit’, which is not only an absolute rejection but a reversal of the Net’s power structures and scaffolding. more...

Presenting rarities from the Federal Film Archive this programme gives insights into the history of German TV culture. The films from the 1930s and 40s illustrate society's gradual progression towards going 'live' and the associated new possibilities of surveillance. A discussion with expert Joseph Hoppe will ultimately round out the evening. more...