Online-workshop with Alla Popp: Augmented reality filters
have become more and more popular in recent years. [Augmented reality
means: reality is extended by computer information] Since 2019,
augmented reality has become a tool for artists. With an augmented
reality filter you can change faces. And rooms. That changes what we
see. But it has no impact on our bodies … or does it? In this beginners
workshop you learn how to build and use your first Instagram face
filter. And what using these filters has to do with politics.
Alla Popp is an artist for digital media and performing arts. She was
born in Russia. There she graduated in Public Administration. She did
her Masters in Transition Studies at the University of Gießen.
Afterwards she studied electronic media and performance at the School of
Art and Design Offenbach, the Tongji University and the Athens School
of Fine Arts. Alla Popp is a feminist. That means: she advocates for
women’s rights. She observes the advances in computer technology. And
how they shape our future. Her art is multifaceted: computer and
internet art, happenings on stage, music, live experiences and art in
collaboration with others are all part of her work.
