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Lukas Wollny

Master of Arts Student · Philosophy and the Arts

For me, art is above all a space for experimentation, enjoyment and a materialistic expression of my soul.

Lukas Wollny making a peace sign in front of his blue screen print Behind the Mask and Play is God
Lukas Wollny · Philosophy — Thought in Posters
About me and my art

I am Lukas Wollny, a philosophy student and aspiring artist from Hanover. Here you can explore my artistic work, my exhibitions and my philosophical thinking.

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Philosophy
Thought in Posters - III.

04.–24.06.2025VHS Hannover2025 Festival of Philosophy

The exhibition was on display at VHS Hannover from 4 to 24 June 2025 as part of the Festival of Philosophy.

Philosophy does not necessarily mean reading thick, incomprehensible books. With my philosophical posters, I want to take philosophy out of those hefty volumes and turn it into an accessible format, bringing it into society.

For the third series, I printed some posters using screen printing. I learned this technique during my studies in Hildesheim.

Philosophy in images.

The posters / 08
Encounters / 06

The opening.

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Philosophy
Thought in Posters - II

25–27 October 2024ApartmentWith Pia Geipel & Jobst Hirschfeld

The exhibition “Philosophy — Thought in Posters - II” took place at Apartment from 25 to 27 October 2024. Lukas Wollny organised the exhibition together with Pia Geipel and Jobst Hirschfeld.

Philosophy does not necessarily mean reading thick, incomprehensible books. With my philosophical posters, I want to take philosophy out of those hefty volumes and turn it into an accessible format, bringing it into society.

Philosophy in images.

The posters / 07
Encounters / 03

Inside Apartment.

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The exhibition in motion.

Philosophy
Thought in Posters - I

16–17 February 2024Lutherkirche HannoverEkklesia Revolt

Lukas Wollny exhibited his pictures for the first time at Ekklesia Revolt in Hanover’s Lutherkirche from 16 to 17 February 2024.

Philosophy does not necessarily mean reading thick, incomprehensible books. With my philosophical posters, I want to take philosophy out of those hefty volumes and turn it into an accessible format, bringing it into society.

Philosophy in images.

The posters / 06
Encounters / 05

A glimpse of Ekklesia Revolt.

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Ekklesia Revolt event poster – opening and DJs, 16–17 February, Lutherkirche
The event poster

Ekklesia Revolt.

16–17 February 2024
Lutherkirche Hannover

Philosophy
and writing.

“I realised that philosophy is not only a particular way of seeing the world, but a way of living, and that all theoretical discourses are nothing compared with concrete, lived philosophical life.”

Pierre Hadot

Essays, notes and philosophical texts by Lukas Wollny will be published here.

Texts coming soon

Courses and
talks.

Here you can explore my courses and talks.

Coming up / A talk in May 2027

Philosophising aloud.
Socrates and the practice of dialogue

Festival of PhilosophyA talk by Lukas WollnyIn May 2027 · Exact date to follow

In May 2027, as part of the Festival of Philosophy, I will present parts of my master’s thesis and give a talk entitled “Philosophising aloud. Socrates and the practice of dialogue”.

Reading courses / Click to expand
02.07.–13.08.2026 · VHS Hannover

Self-knowledge and the foundations of ethics

Socrates, Plato and Kant: self-knowledge and the question of right action.
02.07.–13.08.2026VHS HannoverCourse leader: Lukas Wollny

How does the question of who we are relate to the question of how we should act? From Socrates and Plato to Kant, we explore the relationship between self-knowledge and the foundations of ethics. We read selected texts, discuss their arguments and ask what they mean for our own thinking and actions.

Reading plan – excerpts from the following works 06 sessions

  1. 02.07.2026

    The foundations of Socratic philosophy

    Platon: Apologie des Sokrates.

  2. 09.07.2026

    The foundations of Socratic philosophy

    Platon: Apologie des Sokrates.

  3. 16.07.2026

    Self-knowledge through dialogue

    Platon: Alkibiades I · Gernot Böhme: Der Typ Sokrates.

  4. 30.07.2026

    Self-knowledge through dialogue

    Platon: Alkibiades I · Arthur Schopenhauer: Fragmente zur Geschichte der Philosophie.

  5. 06.08.2026

    The moral law within me

    Immanuel Kant: Kritik der reinen Vernunft · Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten.

  6. 13.08.2026

    The moral law within me

    Immanuel Kant: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten.

There is no session on 23 July 2026.

Texts and sequence follow the provisional reading plan and are subject to change.

05.03.–07.05.2026 · VHS Hannover

Human Beings between Nature and Technology II

Human beings between nature and technology — self, world and technological change.

Human beings between nature and technology

05.03.–07.05.2026VHS HannoverCourse leaders: Lucian Lechler and Lukas Wollny

How do technology, language and acceleration change our relationship with the world? The second anthropology course develops the question of what it means to be human: from self-knowledge and knowledge of the world to the naturalness of technology and digital change. Texts by Descartes, Günther Anders, Gernot Böhme and Hartmut Rosa, among others, prompt shared discussion.

Reading plan – excerpts from the following works 10 sessions

  1. 05.03.2026

    Rational human beings in a rational world

    Karl Löwith: Zur Frage einer philosophischen Anthropologie. Aristoteles: Physik II; Politik; Nikomachische Ethik.

  2. 12.03.2026

    What are self-knowledge and knowledge of the world for?

    Karl Jaspers: Von der Weite des Denkens: eine Auswahl aus seinem Werk.

  3. 19.03.2026

    The human being’s epistemological position in the world

    René Descartes: Meditationen. Zhuangzi: Schmetterlingstraum.

  4. 26.03.2026

    Human beings as alienated from the world

    Günther Anders: Die Weltfremdheit des Menschen.

  5. 02.04.2026

    The naturalness of technology

    Gernot Böhme: Natürlich Natur. Über Natur im Zeitalter ihrer technischen Reproduzierbarkeit.

  6. 09.04.2026

    Humanity and technology as a force of nature

    Edward Burtynsky: Anthropocene. The Guardian: Ilya Sutskever: The AI scientist shaping the world.

  7. 16.04.2026

    Modernity and acceleration

    Hartmut Rosa: Rohstoff Zeit. Warum die Moderne eine Beschleunigungsgeschichte ist, in: Universitas 60.

  8. 23.04.2026

    Breathing as a principle of life

    Emanuele Coccia: Die Wurzeln der Welt. Übers. Elsbeth Ranke.

  9. 30.04.2026

    Cultural evolution: the development of language as a human relationship with the world

    Wilhelm von Humboldt: Schriften zur Sprachphilosophie, in: Werke in fünf Bänden, III.

  10. 07.05.2026

    Information without reality: the digital dissolution of our surroundings

    Byung-Chul Han: Vom Ding zum Unding, in: Undinge.

Texts and sequence follow the provisional reading plan and are subject to change.

2 October 2025–25 January 2026 · VHS Hannover

Human Beings between Nature and Technology I

Human beings between nature and technology — perspectives on how we understand ourselves.

Human beings between nature and technology

2 October 2025–25 January 2026VHS HannoverCourse leaders: Lucian Lechler and Lukas Wollny

What makes us human? The first anthropology course offers different perspectives on human beings as natural and cultural beings. We encounter ancient, Daoist and Buddhist approaches and examine how language, art and technology shape our understanding of ourselves.

Reading plan – excerpts from the following works 12 sessions

  1. Session 01

    The nature of the soul and Plato’s early critique of technology

    Platon: Phaidros. Übers. Friedrich Schleiermacher.

  2. Session 02

    What are self-knowledge and knowledge of the world for?

    Platon: Alkibiades I. Übers. Friedrich Schleiermacher.

  3. Session 03

    What are self-knowledge and knowledge of the world for?

    Marc Aurel: Selbstbetrachtungen.

  4. Session 04

    The human being between subjectivation and desubjectivation: the usefulness of uselessness

    Zhuangzi: Das Buch der daoistischen Weisheit. Übers. Viktor Klinke.

  5. Session 05

    Approaching Buddhist anthropology: human beings without worry or desire

    Byung-Chul Han: Philosophie des Zen-Buddhismus.

  6. Session 06

    Breathing as a principle of life

    Emanuele Coccia: Die Wurzeln der Welt. Übers. Elsbeth Ranke.

  7. Session 07

    A Renaissance view: human beings as actors on the world stage

    Juan Luis Vives: Eine Fabel vom Menschen, in: Humanistische Geisteswelt. Von Karl dem Grossen bis Philip Sidney.

  8. Session 08

    Apollo and Dionysus: the principle of art in Nietzsche’s early work

    Friedrich Nietzsche: Geburt der griechischen Tragödie, in: Friedrich Nietzsches – Das Hauptwerk, Band III.

  9. Session 09

    The self in moral space: art as a means of self-understanding

    Charles Taylor: Die Quellen des Selbst. Die Entstehung der neuzeitlichen Identität. Übers. Joachim Schulte.

  10. Session 10

    Modernity as a history of acceleration: resonance and alienation

    Hartmut Rosa: Resonanz. Eine Soziologie der Weltbeziehung; Rohstoff Zeit, in: Universitas 60.

  11. Session 11

    Do humans drive technology? Natural and technological evolution compared

    Stanisław Lem: Zwei Evolutionen, in: Summa Technologiae. Übers. Friedrich Griese.

  12. Session 12

    The naturalness of technology

    Arnold Gehlen: Die Technik in der Sichtweise der Anthropologie.

Texts and sequence follow the provisional reading plan and are subject to change.

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Corazón perdido
en Colombia.

Colombia & BrazilLanguage · Love · FlirtingAcrylic painting · A series of works

“Corazón perdido en Colombia” — a cultural study in images.

In a series of paintings in the style of American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, I explored personal perspectives on Colombian and Brazilian cultures of love and flirting. The focus is on linguistic features of Colombian Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.

The pictures are painted in acrylic.

The series.

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Music videos.

Two Sunday projectsMusic · Image · Artificial intelligenceLukas Wollny

Music videos are more than accompaniments to music: they are an art form in their own right, telling stories, opening up perspectives and creating visual experiences in their own way. They bring sound and image together in an incomparable way.

In two small Sunday projects in the summer of 2025, I explored how far AI could be used to create music videos.

La vida Coca

La vida Coca

In my first video, “La vida Coca”, I wanted to create a visual world shaped by Miami, the 1980s and guns.

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No me digas guapa

No me digas guapa

In the second video, “No me digas guapa”, I tried to create consistent characters and stage an imaginary fashion shoot.

Watch No me digas guapa on YouTube ↗
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CV &
international journey.

About me

Alongside philosophy and art, I am particularly interested in other cultures and languages. This interest led me to live in Spain, Poland and Australia for extended periods.

International journey

Places, experiences and encounters that have shaped my path.

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Curriculum vitae

Education

Master of Arts · Philosophy and the Arts in Intercultural Perspective

University of Hildesheim
Hanover, Germany · Expected completion: March 2027

Ongoing studies. Master’s thesis and compulsory internship outstanding.

Bachelor of Arts · Philosophy and History

Leibniz University Hannover
Hanover, Germany · Completed: 2023

Spanish language courses

Instituto Picasso
Málaga, Spain · 2017/2018

Several weeks of Spanish language courses in summer 2017, spring 2018 and summer 2018.

Erasmus+ · History

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
Poznań, Poland · 2016/2017

Erasmus+ exchange during the 2016/2017 winter and summer semesters.

Professional experience

Here you will find selected highlights from my professional career.

Lecturer

Volkshochschule Hannover
Hanover, Germany · Since October 2025

Planning and teaching three philosophical reading courses.

User services assistant

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library
Hanover, Germany · November 2020–September 2023 and since February 2024

Work in customer service, collections, digitisation and transport services.

Volunteer service · European Solidarity Corps

Fundación Red Íncola
Valladolid, Spain · November 2019–October 2020

Supporting migrants with job applications, teaching computer courses, helping with homework and supervising a youth group.

Work and travel

Australia
Australia · February–October 2014

Travelling through Australia and working in campervan rental and agriculture.

Languages

German · Native languageEnglish · B2–C1Spanish · C1Polish · A1Latin · Latinum qualification

Corazón perdido en Colombia · A cultural study in images · Lukas Wollny

Ekklesia Revolt · Lutherkirche Hannover · 2024

Exhibition at Apartment · Apartment · 2024

Exhibition opening · VHS Hannover · 2025