The Value of Gesture was one of the opening courses at the Summer Academy, taught by Melissa Gordon and co-taught by Ines Hochgerner. As Melissa shared with me in our talk earlier in July, one of the goals of this three-week class was to make a joint… more »

Over the two final weeks of the Summer Academy, a group of fifteen people is exploring the art of filmmaking. In a course run by Melissa Dullius and Gustavo Jahn, aka DISTRUKTUR, they will learn about both technical and conceptual ways of film creation,… more »

Strolling through the Fortress corridors, one might hear how the installation classroom looks a bit chaotic. Although this claim might appear true at the first sight, the seeming chaos is actually a picture of perpetual creation. Taught by Michael… more »

Since the beginning of my six-week adventure in Salzburg, I have heard many teachers at the Academy mention that energy changes throughout the course. “The energy does wear off,” said Grace at some point and these words echo in my head, this week… more »

Every Summer Academy is surrounded with a lot of collateral events and one of the favorites is the exhibition at Periscope. This project is executed as an off-site exhibition, dedicated to the less-visible, but very important participants at the Academy… more »