About the Program – International Media Cultural Work (IMC)

The International Media Cultural Work (IMC) Master’s program at Hochschule Darmstadt is an interdisciplinary and practice-oriented course of study that explores the complex relationships between media, culture, and society in an increasingly globalized world. The program is designed for students from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds and emphasizes intercultural collaboration, critical media theory, and applied project work.

Throughout the program, students engage with real-world challenges through experiential learning, including international field projects, media production, and community engagement. Courses cover a wide spectrum—from media aesthetics and trans-media storytelling to cultural policy, curatorial practices, and participatory design. Students are encouraged to critically reflect on global media discourses while simultaneously acquiring the creative, analytical, and organizational skills needed for careers in cultural institutions, NGOs, media production, education, and the creative industries.

IMC fosters an environment where theory meets practice, collaboration transcends borders, and media becomes a tool for social transformation.

Subject: Resumés – Media Art Lab for Dialogs

In an era saturated with digital noise, polarized discourse, and fleeting interactions, the exhibition Subject: Resumés offers a counter-space—a contemplative and interactive media environment designed to reconnect people through shared stories, emotions, and critical conversations.

This interdisciplinary exhibition features a dynamic collection of installations, moving images, soundscapes, and participatory media works, all created by students from the Hochschule Darmstadt’s Master’s program in International Media Cultural Work. Each piece serves as a “résumé” in the broadest sense—summaries of human experiences, digital reflections, and cultural dialogues translated into media form.

Curated collectively by IMC students, the exhibition transforms the museum into a Media Art Lab: an experimental platform where media is not just consumed but lived, discussed, and reshaped. It invites visitors to engage not only with the works but also with one another, blurring the boundaries between artist and audience, art and activism, message and medium.

Subject: Resumés aspires to become more than an exhibition—it’s a space for encounter, empathy, and exchange in a time when meaningful communication is more vital than ever.