Photo: Tim Albrecht
Master's thesis by Karim Reyle
University of Fine Arts of Hamburg
All Good Things Come to an End: Graduates present their final projects
More than 150 final theses will be on display at the Graduate Show at the HFBK in Hamburg from 11 a.m. today until September 26. The award ceremony for the best work is today at 7 p.m.
September 24, 2021
Graduates of the bachelor's and master's programs will exhibit their final projects at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg with free admission and hope for lively discussions about their works in the fields of sculpture, design, painting, film, time-based media and more.There will also be daily tours in German and in English, as well as tours specially designed for children ages 6 and up. For the first time, the HFBK will provide a digital room map showing which students are exhibiting in which rooms.
Photo: Tim Albrecht
Master's thesis by Camillo Ritter (Detail)
The final projects of the Film Department will be screened in full length several times a day in the auditorium, and the best work in film will be awarded the HFBK Film Prize of the Hamburg Cultural Foundation. Also today at 7 p.m., the Karl H. Ditze Prize for the overall best work and a scholarship will be awarded by an external jury of experts. The good times of studying are thus coming to an end for over 150 students, but the next chapter of their careers is already waiting for them.
Photo: Film still
Lou van Houtte, Norma, 2021, Film
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