Showcase
On this page, the actors of the TU Chemnitz and their projects present what 2025 at the TU Chemnitz will look like in concrete terms and which impulses from the university will echo into the Capital of Culture. Like the commitment within the university, the page is growing and is constantly being supplemented by new projects. You are welcome to contact the responsible persons to find out more about the goals and designs or to get involved in the projects yourself. We look forward to your interest and active participation.
Robotopics
2022
Robotopics – Robots in film and literature
Since its beginnings, science fiction has tried to look into the future and has anticipated much with its extrapolations. It's no secret that most of the big technology tycoons from Bezos to Zuckerberg are avowed SF fans. SF is an important source of inspiration and provides models for Silicon Valley's visions of the future and inventions. One of the most popular motifs in SF popular culture is machine people. The lecture tells the story of robots in film and SF literature and questions the desires, hopes, fears or horrors associated with robots. To what extent does this genre influence our ideas about robots?
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Contact:
Prof. Dr. Florian Röhrbein (Professur Neurorobotik)
0371 / 531…
florian.roehrbein@…
Magic Book
2022
Magic Book
Within the project of the University Library jointly with the Professorship of Production Systems and Processes, a “haptic” book is fed with changing virtual database contents. Thanks to OCR-technology they are automatically allocated to the opened page and “as if by magic”, the respective text appears in on-going letters. A prototype (see photo) had already been successfully tested. The “Magic Book”, also optically well shaped by manufacture of custom-fit furnishings, will be accessible for all visitors of the University Library at the exhibition space on the 1st level in the course of the year 2023 and at first be fed with contents regarding the history of the library building (“Alte Aktienspinnerei”) and its users.
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Magic Book
Contact:
Dr. Wolfgang Lambrecht (Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz)
Professur Produktionssysteme und -prozesse
0371 / 531…
wolfgang.lambrecht@…
CHAT
2023
CHAT – a master class on Europe addressing senior grade students from Germany
From September 15th to 17th 2023 the Institute for European Studies and European History is hosting “CHAT” – a master class on Europe addressing senior grade students from Germany. According to the motto “europaweit” students get insights into modern research fields of European Studies and European History. Out of an extensive range of workshops the participants individually compile their schedule of interest to approach “Europe” as an object of research. Ending with a “Karl-Marx-Rallye” the students have the possibility to get to know the city of Chemnitz.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Matthias Niedobitek (Institut für Europäische Studien und Geschichtswiss.)
0371 / 531…
maj-britt.krone@…
Finally art
2022
Finally art in the university site Erfenschlag!?
In the project, the front of a building extension in the university site of Erfenschlag is to be provided with art that takes up the theme of "transition" and thus the geological transition between the Erzgebirge and the Vorerzgebirge depression that runs right through the university district. By installing foldable slats, viewers are invited to move the surface, folding it open and closed. Two pictures are created, in which two artists present the topic "transition" from their point of view. On the one hand, the geological conditions of the rocks that are underneath the viewer are to be illustrated, and on the other hand, a QR code makes it possible to dive into the rock world with an augmented reality show.
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Finally art in the university site Erfenschlag!?
Contact:
Kerstin Lesselt (Künstlerin)
Johann Lucas Lesselt (XR mixed realities)
Susann Hausner (Professur Verbundwerkstoffe und Werkstoffverbunde)
0371 / 531…
susann.hausner@…
City rally
2022
City Rally Chemnitz
The project "City Rally Chemnitz" is an interactive scavenger hunt for visitors to the Capital of Culture, locals and interested citizens. With the help of a smartphone, you puzzle your way from place to place alone or in a group. This is an exciting way to discover Chemnitz. The micro project "Stadtrallye Chemnitz" offers online guided scavenger hunts that serve as city tours by providing interesting information at the individual stops. The puzzle tours guide the participants to exciting and worth seeing places in Chemnitz. In order to get further players need to gather information about the just discovered sight as well as to work their way forward to the next station.
Contact:
Joseph Heß (ZWT/TUClab)
Max Rose (Geschäftsführer audory)
0371 / 531…
joseph.hess@…
Wood, light and sound
2022
Chemnitz - wood, light and sound
Science and culture are inextricably linked. This is implemented both in the processing of cognition and knowledge within the scientific disciplines and the interaction of the scientific sphere with society. Light and sound are physical phenomena that can be perceived with the human senses and described scientifically, they have shaped the human process of civilization and hence found their way into arts and culture. The project "Chemnitz - wood, light and sound" tries to enter the topic from different perspectives, from natural sciences to engineering sciences to art, and pursues the following sub-goals:
- Focus on a current scientific question "How does the degree of order of materials (e.g. wood) influence the propagation of light and sound waves"
- Consideration of the issue from a theoretical, experimental and application-oriented perspective, e.g. by means of simulations and field studies (in cooperation with running research projects)
- Link to the sphere of experience and interaction in Chemnitz (e.g. with a piece of art on the campus square, a wooded local recreation area or a cultural landscape in the Ore Mountains) and description of the interactions within the scientific disciplines involved
- Opening up the interaction field for other scientific and artistic disciplines and preparing the knowledge transfer process to the general public (public outreach)
Photos: Friedrich Blaudeck, Lucia Sosso, Thomas Blaudeck, Tom Witke // Montage: Thomas Blaudeck
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Contact:
Prof. Dr. Angela Thränhardt (Professur Theoretische Physik - Simulation neuer Materialien)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich T. Schwarz (Professur Experimentelle Sensorik)
Dr. Thomas Blaudeck (Forschungszentrum MAIN)
0371 / 531…
thomas.blaudeck@…
Swimming the Rhine
2021
Swimming the Rhine 2022
Long-distance swimmer Joseph Heß has reached the finish line in a swimming marathon across the Rhine. In just 25 days, the 34-year-old covered more than 1,200 kilometers from source to mouth, reaching the North Sea near Rotterdam in record time. Along the route, Heß promoted the Capital of Culture 2025. He had started in Switzerland on June 11, 2022. He also puts his action in the service of science. Water samples collected along the way are to provide information about the condition of the Rhine.
Project website: Swimming the Rhine 2022
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Jospeh Heß, Swimming the Rhine
Contact:
Joseph Heß (ZWT/TUClab)
0371 / 531…
joseph.hess@…
Urban-Gate
2022
Urban-Gate
The professorship of Production Systems and Processes is planning to connect different former and current European Capitals of culture via interactive, virtual portals. Together with students of the University of Fine Arts Essen of the course game art & design and the interactive design studio A.MUSE, portals were designed, consisting of a depth camera and a monitor, that allow to capture the movement of the user in front of the portal and to show an anonymized representation on the connected portal. This gesture-based communication is to be used in a playful way in a cultural experiment to build bridges between former and current Capitals of culture or twin cities of Chemnitz. A first prototype was set up at the „Pochen Biennale 2022“ and received a lot of positive feedback. As part of the Capital of culture programme, the portal is planned to be set up in public space for long-term use in 2025.
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Urban-Gate
Contact:
Sven Winkler (Professur Produktionssysteme und -prozesse)
0371 / 531…
sven.winkler@…
Mathematics as cultural heritage
Lecture Series "Mathematics as a cultural heritage and .."
Inspired by Chemnitz' application to become the Capital of Culture 2025, the Faculty of Mathematics, TU Chemnitz and Evangelisches Forum Chemnitz are launching a series of lectures entitled "Mathematics as a cultural heritage and ...". The aim is to link mathematics with a different field in each case, e.g. religion, politics, art, justice, logistics. The one-hour lectures take place once a semester at appropriate locations, e.g. church, city hall, art collection, court, railroad museum. The aim is to make mathematics "acceptable", to work out interdisciplinary connections, to sensibilize the city public for the relevance of mathematics and to stimulate interesting discussions.
Project website: Lecture Series "Mathematics as a cultural heritage and .."
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Shikhman
0371 / 531…
vladimir.shikhman@…
Symmetry_ Break
2023
Symmetry_Break
This interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and cross-target group project aims to address sudden and unexpected deviations from the familiar and the resulting newness in a broad context. The spectrum ranges from music, theater and linguistics to the natural sciences. A prime example of spontaneous symmetry breaking in physics is the falling of a standing pencil in a random, but then excellent direction; another is the so-called Higgs mechanism, which gives mass to the elementary particles in the standard model.
The aim of the project is to track down symmetry breaks in the broad academic and personal discourse of all members of Chemnitz University of Technology, the cultural institutions of the city of Chemnitz and its inhabitants - from punchlines and melody changes to gender gaps and catalysts to personal life breaks. Lectures from the individual disciplines and discussion rounds (individual and panel) will form the initial framework for recognizing and understanding common and interdisciplinary aspects and incorporating them into the activities of the Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 as an enriching cultural asset.
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Symmetry_Break
Contact:
Martina Hentschel (Professur Theoretische Physik komplexer dynamischer Systeme)
0371 / 531…
martina.hentschel@…
"Mathematics Day"
2023
"Mathematics Day" - not just math, but much, much more
A day that is all about mathematics and shows that math is more than just an unpopular school subject. Mathematics combines theory and practice, thinking and observation, and is involved in so many areas of our lives that it is indispensable as a cultural technique. The main event is the team competition for students in grades 8-9 and 10-12 with participants from (so far) Saxony, the Czech Republic and Poland. While the students are puzzling, there will be training presentations for teachers, trainee teachers and interested members of the public on current topics and developments. There will also be "labs" with special mathematical problems that need to be solved, the popular hands-on mathematics exhibition for all age groups and a networking lunch for registered participants. The main lecture with a socio-cultural theme will be followed by the award ceremony for the best teams.
Project website: "Mathematics Day" - not just math, but much, much more
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Contact:
Prof. Dr. Philipp Reiter
0371 / 531…
reiter@…
The Smoking Chemnitzer:in
2023
The Smoking Chemnitzer:in – Stereotypes and representations in regional arts and crafts
Incense smokers attend the winter in Chemnitz and the Erzgebirge region every year. The fragrant scent of the smoke wafts through the houses and gets people in the mood for Christmas. The majority are male smokers who are displayed decoratively: miners, foresters, academics... Why are there so few female and no queer figures?
As part of a research project in the master's program in Intercultural Communication and Competence, students deal with regional handicrafts, research the representations of women and queer people in Chemnitz and create their own incense figures, which will later be presented in an exhibition.
The Smoking Chemnitzer:in – Stereotypes and representations in regional arts and crafts
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Contact:
Melanie Hühn
melanie.huehn@…
