NODE SESSIONS Premiere – April 30th
Organised by The NODE Institute, and supported by Derivative, B-dome and PlusPlusOne, the NODE SESSIONS continue the legacy of the TouchDesigner Roundtable—broadening the focus beyond a single platform to explore the full spectrum of creative software workflows. These sessions serve as a dynamic meeting point for artists, developers, and designers passionate about experience design, creative coding, and interactive media art. Anyone curious about the future of digital expression—and the minds shaping it—was warmly invited to join.
Pictures : Izzy Benigno
Our inaugural session took place inside the B-dome, a 19-meter-wide geodesic dome designed for fully immersive 360° experiences. Equipped with a state-of-the-art negative-pressure projection system and six 21K Panasonic projectors, the dome surrounded visitors with striking visuals and a rich 5.1 surround sound environment. Within this inspiring space, we heard from a trio of voices in the world of audio-visual performance:
Tarik Barri, born in 1979 in Arnhem, the Netherlands, is a Dutch audiovisual composer and software developer renowned for his innovative fusion of sound and visuals. Barri developed Versum, a 3D real-time virtual environment for creating immersive audiovisual compositions. This self-made software has been central to his collaborations with artists such as Thom Yorke, Ben Frost, Atoms for Peace, Nicolas Jaar, Sote and Monolake. Beyond his artistic endeavors, Barri contributes to the development of Videosync, a visual add-on for Ableton Live, enabling intuitive control over visuals synchronized with musical timelines.
videosync.showsync.com
tarikbarri.nl
instagram.com/tarik_barri
Tamara Knapp is a visual artist and graphic designer whose experimental practice is grounded in a research-oriented approach. Her work centers on system design and visual research, often shaped by material exploration and the interplay of analogue and digital techniques. She creates visual experiments that investigate the relationship between nature and technology, blending organic and synthetic forms. Using everyday materials, she explores the tension between form and formlessness, offering new perspectives on natural phenomena. Knapp also engages in AV performances and is active in teaching at institutions such as Bauhaus University Weimar and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Bielefeld, where she encourages interdisciplinary exploration across design, science, and technology.
tamaraknapp.de
instagram.com/_tamara_knapp_
pixelforest-berlin
Is creating a new community space for digital art and creative technology in the south of Berlin.
Lukas Ruoff is a VJ, motion designer, and lecturer specializing in TouchDesigner to craft immersive, audio-reactive live shows. His work blends futuristic, data-driven, and glitch aesthetics with a fascination for uncanny visuals and technoid sounds. By layering intricate textures with bold graphical overlays, he creates compositions that seamlessly integrate stage design and visuals. Luks is going to describe how he integrates TouchDesigner into the design education at HTW Berlin and share a project, he has recently facilitated with his students for Arte Concerts.
ruoffdesign.com
instagram.com/ruoff_
instagram.com/ungrid_live
The evening ended with an openDome Session, during which community members tested their visuals in the Dome.
Pictures : Stefan Kraus
The NODE SESSIONS ARE supported by:
Derivative / derivative.ca
b-dome / b-dome
PlusPlusOne GmbH / plusplus.one