About this event
Discover live coding for real-time visuals with Hydra in a hands-on workshop at display, NODE Forum for Digital Arts’ new space in Frankfurt. On 19 February 2026, from 14:00 to 18:00, you’ll dive into interactive generative visuals and learn how to create glitchy, responsive imagery directly in the browser. This event is ideal for artists, designers, students in multimedia, and anyone curious about creative coding, with a friendly, English-language format run by Naoto Hieda.
What you’ll get:
- A practical introduction to Hydra, a live-coding environment designed to generate visualizations in real time. You’ll see how code can drive visuals, experiment with generative aesthetics, and produce outputs that react to sound, code, and movement.
- A step-by-step, beginner-friendly hands-on session that doesn’t require advanced programming skills; the workshop emphasizes experimentation, iteration, and personal creative expression.
- A collaborative, performative capstone where visuals respond to audio and body input, culminating in a small multimedia real-time piece you can present online or on display installations.
- Insights into presenting digital work in a gallery or public space, including leveraging display’s new venue for ongoing workshops and events in Frankfurt.
Who should attend? Anyone with a curiosity for interactive art and live coding: artists, designers, students in multimedia programs, typographers and graphic designers, and even those who might feel coding is intimidating. The session is designed to be inclusive, with English as the workshop language and a focus on getting things done with minimal friction.
What to bring and logistics: please bring a laptop (Mac/Windows/Linux). The workshop costs 5€ per person, with a supported 0€ ticket option available; see the Registration link on the event page for up-to-date ticketing details. The event takes place at Berliner Straße 60, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, in display’s space; further details and registration are available on the event page.
Registration: Register • Anmeldung (link on the event page).
About the host: Naoto Hieda, a Cologne-based media artist with a background in engineering, leads this introductory session. Expect an energetic, exploratory atmosphere that blends coding with performance and spatial interactivity. This workshop also marks display’s ongoing initiative to host hands-on workshops and community events around creative coding and digital practice in Frankfurt and th

