[BIP] The Living Image - Generative Practices in Code, Sound & Performance
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The Living Image explores how creative coding can become a tool for artistic expression.
A Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) is an Erasmus+ format that combines online collaboration with a short-term international mobility experience.
Using Hydra and other open-source creative technologies, participants investigate generative systems, real-time image creation, sound interaction and audiovisual performance.
The programme combines experimentation, collaboration and project-based learning in an international environment where students from different artistic disciplines work together to develop innovative creative outcomes.
- Format: 2 online sessions + 5-day intensive programme in Tarragona.
- Participants: 15 students from 3 European Higher Education Institutions (5 students per institution).
- ECTS: 3 ECTS.
- Location: Tarragona, Spain.
- Date: May 2027.
The programme explores the relationship between code, image, sound and live performance through collaborative artistic practice.
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Learning experience
Participants will:
- Experiment with code as a creative medium for producing unique visual compositions.
- Work in multidisciplinary teams with students from different European institutions.
- Create projects combining image, sound and live performance.
- Present the final work in a public showcase at the end of the intensive week.
The programme is designed as a collaborative and experimental learning experience, combining workshops, creative coding labs, experimentation and project-based learning.
Creative coding with Hydra
Hydra is one of the open-source creative technologies used in the programme to explore generative image creation and audiovisual performance.
Participants investigate how code can be used as a creative medium and how generative systems can produce real-time visual experiences.
| Area | Exploration |
|---|---|
| Generative systems | Experimentation with systems and processes that produce evolving visual outcomes. |
| Real-time image | Creation and transformation of images through creative coding. |
| Sound interaction | Exploration of relationships between image and sound. |
| Audiovisual performance | Using code and digital technologies as tools for live creative practice. |
Online component
Before the intensive week in Tarragona · 2 online sessions
Before meeting in Tarragona, participants take part in two online sessions designed to build an international learning community.
They are introduced to the programme, explore the principles of generative art and creative coding, and form international teams that begin developing their project ideas.
| Phase | Focus |
|---|---|
| Connect | Building an international learning community and introducing the programme. |
| Explore | Exploring the principles of generative art and creative coding. |
| Project ideas | Forming international teams and beginning to develop collaborative project ideas. |
5-day intensive programme in Tarragona
May 2027 · An intensive week of creative experimentation and collaborative practice
The intensive week brings together students from the participating European institutions in Tarragona.
The programme moves through workshops, creative coding labs, experimental exercises and collaborative project development.
| Phase | Days | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Explore | Days 1–2 | Workshops, creative coding labs and experimental exercises exploring the relationship between code, image and sound. |
| Create | Days 3–4 | Intensive studio work supported by tutors and guest lecturers. Teams develop and refine their audiovisual projects. |
| Share | Day 5 | Public exhibition where each team presents its project, followed by reflection, discussion and celebration. |
Who can participate?
The programme welcomes students from Higher Education Institutions offering programmes in:
- Graphic Design
- Fine Arts
- Animation
- Digital Arts
- Interactive Media
- Creative Technologies
Students should have an interest in experimentation, collaborative practice and digital creativity.
Previous programming experience is welcome but not essential.
Partner institutions
We are looking for Higher Education Institutions interested in becoming active partners of the programme.
Each partner institution is expected to:
- Nominate 5 students.
- Promote the programme among eligible students.
- Support participant preparation before mobility.
- Encourage active participation during the online component.
- Nominate an accompanying lecturer whenever possible.
Partners are invited to contribute ideas, expertise and teaching activities to enrich the international learning experience.
Expression of interest deadline: 15 October 2026
An initial expression of interest is sufficient at this stage and does not represent a formal commitment.
Why join?
The Living Image offers an opportunity to build long-term academic collaboration through an innovative Erasmus+ format.
| Benefit | What it offers |
|---|---|
| International collaboration | Work with students and educators from different European Higher Education Institutions. |
| Innovative learning | Explore creative coding, generative art and project-based learning methodologies. |
| Creative coding & digital arts | Develop creative practices at the intersection of code, image, sound and performance. |
| Interdisciplinary teamwork | Bring together students from different artistic and creative disciplines. |
| Student and staff mobility | Create opportunities for international mobility and academic exchange. |
| International creative network | Develop connections with institutions and practitioners working in digital creativity. |
| 3 ECTS | The programme awards 3 ECTS recognised through Erasmus+. |
Why Tarragona?
Tarragona offers an inspiring setting where Mediterranean culture, Roman heritage and contemporary creativity come together.
During the intensive week, participants will experience an open and collaborative learning environment while discovering one of the most remarkable UNESCO World Heritage cities in Europe.
The city provides a distinctive context for an international learning experience combining creative practice, cultural discovery and collaboration.
Contact
We look forward to collaborating with new partners and developing meaningful international learning experiences together.
Daniel Uzquiano Cruz
Erasmus Coordinator
Escola d'Art i Disseny de Tarragona
internacional@eadt.dipta.cat
www.dipta.cat/eadt
Expression of interest deadline: 15 October 2026
An initial expression of interest is sufficient at this stage and does not represent a formal commitment.
