Open call: Artistic Appropriation of Media Images
Workshop with Margret Eicher
Date: 06. November 2026, 12:00–15:00
Location: Goethe-Institut Thailand, Bangkok
Participation: Free of charge
Number of participants: Maximum 7
Workshop language: German (with translation in English and Thai)
Application deadline: 01.11.2026
Organised in conjunction with the Bangkok Art Biennale 2026, this workshop forms part of the Goethe-Institut Thailand’s ongoing programme strand dedicated to digital art.
About the Workshop
Images from advertising, journalism, popular culture, and social media shape how we perceive the world. In this workshop, Berlin-based artist Margret Eicher will introduce participants to her artistic strategies for appropriating, combining and recontextualising such images.Drawing on examples from her practice, the workshop will trace her development from photorealistic drawing and photocopy collage to digitally composed media tapestries. Participants will discuss how images circulate through digital media, how their meanings change through repetition and recombination, and how artistic appropriation can reveal or disrupt their political and manipulative structures. The session will combine an artist's presentation, discussion and exchange with participants.
About Margret Eicher
Margret Eicher is a German artist based in Berlin, internationally renowned for her digitally woven Media Tapestries. Following her studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, she evolved from the analog Copy Art movement to create large-scale Jacquard tapestries that fuse art history, mass media, and digital culture. Combining historical iconography with imagery drawn from contemporary visual culture, Eicher examines cultural traditions, subcultures and recurring social and political patterns and constructs critical narratives that examine power, spectacle, surveillance, and the politics of images in the digital age.www.bkkartbiennale.com/artist/margret-eicher
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Who Can Apply?
The workshop is intended for artists, designers, students, and other practitioners interested in digital images, collage, appropriation, media culture, and contemporary artistic practice. No specialised technical knowledge is required.ApplicationPlease submit:
- A brief statement explaining your interest in the workshop
- A short CV
- A portfolio or links to selected work, if available
Participation is limited to seven people. Selected participants will receive confirmation by email.