NODE SESSION III
15 Oct 2025 , 19:00 – 23:59 CEST
Organised by The NODE Institute with support from Derivative, PlusPlusOne and Monopol Berlin, the NODE SESSIONS return for their third edition at one of Berlin’s most vibrant hubs for light and media art. These gatherings create an inspiring space for artists, developers, and designers exploring light art, experience design, creative coding, and interactive media. Whether you’re an established creator or simply curious about the future of digital expression, you’re invited to join and connect with the community.
We are thrilled to return to Monopol Berlin—not only home to a diverse community of artists, but also a venue that has hosted some of the city’s most striking light and media art installations in recent years.
It’s our pleasure to welcome Jimmz Zhang, co-founder of the TEA community and Digital FUN, Michael Sollinger, founder of LaserAnimation Sollinger, and Katharina Geiger, Head of Operations at MiMU, each bringing unique perspectives on interactive media, laser technology, and the creative potential of wearable instruments.
Get your tickets to attend the live event at Monopol Berlin:
19:00 UHR / 7:00 PM / DOORS OPEN
Join us early for networking, cold drinks and lovely encounters.
20:00 UHR / 8:00 PM / Jimmz Zhang
Jimmz Zhang is the co-founder of TEA, a creative community that connects education, research, and industry in digital art and technology. TEA organizes the FLARE International New Media Art Festival, the largest independent new media festival in China, and has published the first comprehensive Chinese-language book and toolkit on TouchDesigner. Alongside this, Jimmz also co-founded Digital FUN, a studio based in China and Canada whose international team explores interactive media through projects, performances, and experimental development in their open FUN LAB.
digitalfun.ca
tea-community.com
21:00 UHR / 9:00 PM / MICHAEL SOLLINGER
Michael Sollinger is the founder of LaserAnimation Sollinger, a company that has been shaping professional laser technology for over 40 years. Known for its dedication to quality, innovation, and reliability, the company produces all of its laser systems exclusively in Germany, providing artists, designers, and engineers worldwide with precise tools and expert support. Under Michael’s leadership, LaserAnimation Sollinger has grown into a vibrant hub for creative professionals, fostering collaboration and exploration in the laser arts. Among its latest innovations is LA.laserchop, a soon to be released toolkit for professional laser content creation in TouchDesigner, enabling advanced color management, projection mapping, and interactive experiences for ambitious projects.
laseranimation.com
22:00 UHR / 10:00 PM / KATHARINA GEIGER
Katharina Geiger is Head of Operations at MiMU, the company behind the groundbreaking MiMU Gloves. Developed by a team of musicians, engineers, and designers around Imogen Heap, the gloves turn gestures into expressive control for music and performance. Already used by artists worldwide, this technology now opens exciting possibilities for visual production — from concert visuals and immersive experiences to interactive installations and augmented reality.
mimugloves.com/gloves
23:00 UHR / 11:00 PM / EAU+Jimmz / < INFINITE VISAGE >
< INFINITE VISAGE > is a live audiovisual journey exploring the fluid thresholds of perception. Conceived collaboratively in 2025 by EAU and Jimmz, the performance fuses sound, light, and laser into an evolving sensory experience. Visual and sonic elements merge, shaping a nonlinear, ever-changing reality. Laser slices through space; sound stretches time. Rather than reflecting the visible world, it conjures a living surface of sensation, where perception becomes elastic—caught in a continuous act of re-formation and rediscovery.
EAU is a sound and visual artist based in Shanghai, China. Trained in Musique Actuelle at the CRR de Chalon-sur-Saône (France), he explores sound as a medium of communication through audiovisual works, physical theatre compositions, sound installations, and experimental synthesizer improvisations. His artist name EAU (French for “water”) symbolizes the transformation and fluidity of thought, qualities that permeate his work.
Jun Zhang (Jimmz) is a Shanghai-based digital media artist and designer, co-founder and Design Director of Digital FUN Studio, with roots in China and Canada. A core member of SIGGRAPH 2025 Spatial Storytelling and lead creator of the TEA New Media Community Course, he works internationally in new media art.
His collaborative Audio-Visual project Cyber Shanshui with EAU has been exhibited at Wuhan Donghu Biennale, London Design Festival, and Flare International New Media Art Festival from 2019-2023.
The NODE SESSION III IS supported by:
Derivative / derivative.ca
Monopol Berlin / monopol-berlin.com
PlusPlusOne / plusplus.one
The NODE SESSION III IS MEETING AT:
Monopol
Provinzstraße 40-44
13409 Berlin
Germany
Public Transportation:
S-Bahn: S1, S25, S85 – Schönholz
Bus: 150 – Granaten Straße
Media Technology provided by:
