My name is Francesco Scheffczyk (he/him). I am currently working as a digital media artist and graphic designer in my independent practice.
Through design, code and research, I explore the influence of technology on our society. In my work, I translate the complex, hidden mechanisms of AI systems into visual, graphical and web-based experiences. My projects create interfaces that allow people to interact with AI algorithms and datasets without requiring technical expertise. Occasionally, I curate to bring together artistic perspectives that critically examine the role of AI in creativity and society.
Inspired by open-source culture and concerns about technological dependency, I create custom digital tools and experiment with alternative publishing methods. I also investigate hypermedia as an artistic medium and consider about how non-linear, interconnected environments can empower readers as co-authors while adressing the challenges of navigating undetermined narratives.
In addition to my parctice I currently work as the AI workshop manager at the School of Design at the Mainz University of Applied Sciences and as an artistic researcher at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle.