A students’ project headed by Lorenz Potthast
For the first time, students of the UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS from Hannover present study projects during the EVI LICHTUNGEN in Hildesheim. At the “Stammelbachspeicher”, objects come to life through projection: the exhibition presents experimental, object-specific animations created by students of visual communication.
How can objects tell their own stories through precisely mapped projections? This question guided students from the fifth and seventh semesters of the visual communication program as they explored the possibilities of projection mapping. Working in small groups, they examined how the fusion of light and everyday objects can transform perception.
From narrative compositions to experimental visual research, the guiding theme of “Resonance” has been interpreted in diverse and imaginative ways. The resulting projects encompass abstract forms that appear to vibrate in space, dynamic plays of light and shadow, and illustrative approaches that engage viewers through poetic visual gestures. Together, they demonstrate a wide range of creative perspectives.
The course was led by Lorenz Potthast, media artist, designer, and member of the artist collective Xenorama. His artistic practice explores the intersections of digital media, spatial experience, and temporality. Drawing from his expertise in audiovisual installations and immersive media, Potthast encouraged an experimental approach in which projection becomes both tool and material, inviting students to engage critically and playfully with the relationship between light, object, and viewer. Since November 2025, he is deputy professor with focus on motion design in the visual communication program at Hannover UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS.
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