Carl Ahner (*1992, Chemnitz) studied material sciences and design in Dresden, Germany. Currently freelancing, Carl is a documentary photographer, artist and musician. Gives lectures in design studies and fundamentals of design at HTWD University of Applied Sciences. Part of the research project "GreTA" (aka Studio Corqubic) at HfBK Dresden University of Fine Arts focussing on large scale 3D-printing with bio-based materials that are compostable and recyclable. Since 2016 Carl is part of Studio Moritz Simon Geist.
Picture: Coco Villo
Talks:
– „Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften“ (Kulturpalast, Dresden): talk about large-scale 3d-printing with sustainable bio-based materials for theater plastics (project „GreTA“)
– EU4Arts_differences: Artistic Research Days at ABA Roma (about project „GreTA“)
– „Thinking through Materialities“ (Ligeti Zentrum, HFMT Hamburg): talk and workshop „New Material Narratives“ Link 1 Link 2
SONIFIKATOR (exhibition & workshop):
– „Digital vs. Analogue – the Art of Being“, Deutsches Kulturzentrum Klausen, Cluj-Napoca, RO [Link 1, Link 2, Reel, Interview mit Radio Cluj]
– Funken Nights: Multimodal, Chemnitz
– Pochen × NSU Dokumentationszentrum: Diskurstage der Resonanz
– Asortymentna Kimnata, Ivano-Frankivsk, UA: „Where It All Goes“ (+ photos of exhibition for catalogue) [Exhibition, Catalogue]
Project GreTA / Studio Corqubic was nominated at Sächsischer Staatspreis für Design: Design Mission Award / Nachwuchsbereich 2025 [Catalogue]