David Szauder is a visual artist and director whose short films unfold like moving studies of rhythm, form, and transformation. He first gained recognition through the video works he shares on Instagram, where digital choreography, sculptural animation, and poetic abstraction merge into a distinct visual language. His works evoke the experimental spirit of early Bauhaus stage and ballet films, while remaining firmly rooted in contemporary image-making.
Szauder’s films do not follow a conventional narrative structure. Rather than telling linear stories, they focus on movement, tension, and repetition. Bodies morph into symbols, garments become architectural structures, and gestures dissolve into ornamental patterns.
Subtle references to art history, fashion, and performance run through his work. A central element of his practice is the deliberate use of artificial intelligence as an artistic medium. For Szauder, AI is not merely a tool for efficiency, but a space for experimentation and unpredictability. Generative processes allow him to explore imperfection, rhythm, and emotional resonance. Digital artifacts and instabilities are not concealed but emphasized—glitches become expressive devices. Within ruptures and distortions, a new form of beauty emerges.
With *Glitches & Glory*, published by gestalten, Szauder presents a monograph that delves deeper into his artistic universe. The book brings together works from his moving-image cosmos and translates their dynamism into the static space of print. It offers not only an overview of his oeuvre, but also a thoughtful extension of his cinematic practice.
“Glitches have become a new visual language, reshaping digital aesthetics and expanding creative possibilities. As technology redefines how we create and perceive images, artists push boundaries, transforming fragmented data into striking, unexpected compositions. *Glitches & Glory* traces this evolution through the work of David Szauder, who fuses digital techniques with artistic vision to craft layered, thought-provoking visuals.” - gestalten
The Hungarian artist has exhibited his works at institutions such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Leonardo Museum in Milan. From 2009 to 2014, he worked as a curator at the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Berlin. In addition, David Szauder was a visiting lecturer at the Film University in Potsdam and has been leading workshops on interactive media in Berlin and Budapest since 2010. Since 2023, he has been teaching AI courses at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design.
He represents a new generation of artists who see technology not as the opposite of art, but as its natural extension. His work demonstrates that within digital noise there is not only disruption, but also radiance - if we are willing to look closely.