What is Ultralight School?
Ultralight School is beginning this summer 2025. It’s a new educational umbrella project. To begin, we have three unique classes, whose applications are now open (applications due May 30th.) The classes are: 1) TWA: Total Work of Art (about shapeshifting one concept into digital, physical, and temporal forms), 2) Sense to Sense (about multisensorial translation), and 3) Walking the Internet (walking tours of NYC's internet infrastructure). We welcome you to apply!
Why did you start it?
For the past year, I’ve been having many ideas in the form of classes, workshops, symposiums, summits, or other educational and knowledge-sharing forms of gathering. (You should see my whiteboard!) In these visions, sometimes I’m the one teaching, co-teaching, or facilitating, whereas other times I’m the one more behind the scenes, orchestrating these things coming together. I figured it was time to start my own school as a vehicle to realize these visions.
Who or what inspired you?
I’m inspired by contemporary and historic learning environments and institutions. First of all, Ultralight School (2025) is a natural evolution of my previous Fruitful School (2020-24), which I started with my friend John. I’m inspired by the interdisciplinary and visionary Black Mountain College, The Bauhaus, Montessori, and Ivan Illich’s idea of Learning Webs. I’m also inspired by Jisu Lee’s Birdcall, a research center in Seoul.