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Opening Speech by director Ruby Hoette
Q: Is it possible to apply to more than one program?
A: Yes, you must indicate this on the digital application form.
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Readings by the students of Critical Studies
Absence, twice removed
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femmecore
Short Worlds for Halftime - A reading
The Sorcerer
An Outline of Things, Sounds Cartography
Propositions for post-disciplinarity
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Kitchen Conversations
Presentation by Anja Groten, director of Design
Tennis
Nuet är där mina kroppar möts (Presence is where my bodies align)
Una película sin película A film without a film
Future Crystals of the Anthropocene
Q: Are study years one and two intertwined?
A: Both study years of the main departments share the same space and follow the same seminars. There isn’t a strict divide between the years across each department.
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Presentation by Jerzsy Seymour, co-director of Dirty Art Department
Untitled (ongoing night light series)
The Most Glorious Day On Earth
The Most Glorious Day On Earth
escribas modernas
Trapped in a glaze like in fossilised amber
Q: What does a studio look like?
A: All departments, apart from Fine Arts, share a communal space. The Fine Arts students have individual studios within their department space (first years share one studio space, and second years have one to themselves).
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Out of Service
Mushroom Dreams
badroom
Si puedo y es facíl, estoy cansada
Presentation by Fine Arts director Judith Leysner, coordinator Nagaré Willemsen, and tutor Elio J Carranza
Untitled
Creamsicle Dress with Drippy Collars
Pod
FOGIIV
Sunkiss2
The Siblings
Moss doesn't grow...
Exposure 2020
Presentation by Ludwig Engel and Julian Schubert, directors of Studio for Immediate Spaces
Vavanguèr
If you knew time as well as I do
Fabulous Future
find me a house
Ghostly Voices, Noise and Static
Graduation project
It Had Something To Do with The Telling Of Time
MATTER WITHIN MATTER WITHIN MATTER A Triptych to Saint Bride
Dream of desert land x1
Scenario 02
Presentation by Lara Khaldi and Gertrude Flentge, directors of Lumbung Practice
Q: How many students are selected for the master of fine arts?
A: We accept around 12 students, per department, per year.
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Q: Is it allowed to take my dog to school?
A: Unfortunately, dogs or other pets are not allowed, except for guide dogs or similar.
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ARTIFICIAL TIMES

Artificial Times is a two-year Master’s programme (MFA) that invites students to critically engage with music, sound and artificial intelligence. The programme offers students an environment to build artistic practices that are grounded in research, and address the dispersion, commodification, performance and reception of immaterial art works. Students will use techniques of code and composition to intervene in specific political and philosophical conflicts, thereby challenging the role of AI and sound as mediums for art.

During their studies, students will develop individual artistic projects and pursue long-term research interests, guided by an interdisciplinary team of tutors and guests. Seminars, classes and studio sessions take place throughout the year and introduce students to historical and contemporary debates and practices that relate to AI, music and sound. In group critiques and listening sessions, students will discuss their work and gather feedback. Students will also collaborate on several occasions, among them a symposium-exhibition at the end of each year. Students work towards a graduation exhibition where they present their individual work.

STRUCTURE

The Artificial Times programme consists of individual supervision, seminars, thesis writing, listening sessions, field trips and group critiques. Students are supervised by an interdisciplinary team of tutors, including researcher Flavia Dzodan and artist Femke Herregraven. On a monthly basis, there are guest talks by artists and researchers. At the end of the first year, students present their work at an exhibition and research symposium. Students are writing a thesis and are working towards a graduation exhibition in the second year.

Classes are scheduled on two weekdays. Next to that, students are required to work independently on coursework, individual projects and group engagements. Students can make use of the workshops and facilities such as the academy’s sound studio and Medialab.

STUDENTS

Artificial Times welcomes applicants who engage with sound, music or AI from a theoretical and applied perspective. The programme offers space for applicants who are artists, performers, musicians, writers, curators, organisers, and researchers. We welcome applicants who want to deepen their practice by conducting individual research in a multidisciplinary environment that requires working highly autonomously, while also being involved in collective processes. The practice of applicants should not be solely theoretical, as students are expected to present a body of art works prior to graduation.

Previous experience in working with music, sound or AI is beneficial, but applicants do not need to have experience in all fields of study. We also welcome students who have focused solely on music or AI. However, students must be ready to thoroughly engage with other fields, to temporarily abandon their medium, and to support fellow students in developing their respective practices.

The Apple Pie
The Window
Peach Tree, Ambiguous
p.i.a. services
Graduation project
Explained
Q: What are the expenses of living in Amsterdam?
A: In addition to the tuition fee, costs vary depending on your personal situation and individual choices. Nevertheless, it's advised to count on at least € 1.130 living expenses per month.
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Monarchy Energy
Input Party
Your Future
A smokers theatre
Konzert fur Spielzug und schwimmbad
 wait, I thought I was supposed to be a generous cook in a greasy kitchen - true stories told
gut
Q: Are the studies collective or individual?
A: Everyone follows their own trajectory and graduates individually. Frequently there are collective projects and collaborative workshops and seminars.
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Presentation by Unsettling
Presentation by Liza Prins, Sandberg and Rietveld Research
Asian Union
workshop
Open Sandberg 21
Asian Union
workshop
Choir of Tongue