I am a digital media artist and academic, working at the intersection of generative art, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. Using experimentation and speculative fiction I ask questions about our changing world. Inspired by cognitive science, particularly dreaming, and altered states of consciousness, I create animated paintings for stage productions and virtual spaces.
My work has been featured on numerous international platforms, including the International Symposium on Electronic Arts (Hong Kong, 2016; Durban, 2018), ZKM Center for Art and Media (Karlsruhe, 2018), Mirage Digital Art Festival (Lyon, 2018), Musée-École de la Perrine (Laval, 2021), re (Berlin, 2021), LASER Garden at Ars Electronica (Linz, 2021), Deutsche Oper (Berlin, 2023), Rotterdam Opera Festival (2023), Historical Museum Saar (Saarbrücken, 2023), and the German Newspaper Museum (Wadgassen, 2024). Some of my works are also part of private and museum collections, including Stiftung Saarländischer Kulturbesitz.
Artist Statement
Curiosity drives art, science, technology, and philosophy. Art, like dreaming, acts as a form of simulation—enabling us to explore and understand the world through visualization. Artistic fiction allows us to reflect on past experiences and envision future possibilities using metaphorical models. Metaphors enable us to view the underlying issues behind the artwork from a distance, providing the flexibility to think through distortions. In this sense, art functions as a curiosity-driven learning and predictive simulation, guiding collective memory and decision-making.
Selected Exhibitions, Festivals & Conference Presentations
2024 Willi Graf: A Life for Freedom / Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum, WADGASSEN (DE)
2023 Our House is on Fire / Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, SAARBRÜCKEN (DE)
2023 Meryem’s Ballad / Deutsche Oper BERLIN (DE)
2023 Kandinsky’s Kaleidoskop / Historical Museum Saar SAARBRUECKEN (DE)
2022 Virtually Human / Wizara, BERLIN (DE), CAIRO (EG)
2022 MetaDreams / w. Mey Seifan, BERLIN (DE)
2022 SENSE Festival / BIOTOPIA Naturkundemuseum, MUNICH (DE)
2021 THERMAL / Laser Talks, Leonardo ISAST, ARS Electronica, LINZ (AT)
2021 Let me Hold You / Mörby Gård Konst, ORNÖ (SE)
2021 Kosmos der Urbanen Liga / Urbane Liga, re:publica, BERLIN (DE)
2021 #2 Physical: Restitution / RectoVRso Festival-Laval Virtual, Musée-École de la Perrine – Laval (FR)
2019 Oneiric Transductions / Laser Talks, FORTALEZA (BR)
2018 Intersections / International Symposium on Electronic Arts, DURBAN (SA)
2018 Mirage Festival / Les Subsistances, LYON (FR)
2018 Curious Dreams (solo exhibition) / Kunstverein Ulm, ULM (DE)
2017 Silberne Frequenz / LWL Museum für Kunst und Kultur, MÜNSTER (DE)
2016 Transmediale Vorspiel / ACUD, BERLIN (DE)
2016 Real of Reality / ZKM, KARLSRUHE (DE)
2016 Cultural Revolution / I International Symposium on Electronic Arts, HONG KONG (HK)
2013 Prix d’Art Robert Schuman / Johanneskirche Saarbrücken, SAARBRÜCKEN (DE)
2013 SaarArt – Landeskunstausstellung des Saarlandes / Städtische Galerie Neunkirchen, NEUNKIRCHEN (DE)
2012 Paratactic Commons / AMBER’ 12 Art and Technology Festival, ISTANBUL (TR)
2012 International Forum for Pyschomotoric/Performance/Interaction / Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, STUTTGART (DE)
2012 Dream Connection / International Association for the Study of Dreams, BERN (CH)
2009 Mythos und Heimat / Holzgau, HOLZGAU, TIROL (AT)
2008 Octobre Rouge Video Art Prize CIGL (LU)
2008 Landeskunstausstellung des Saarlandes / Städtische Galerie Neunkirchen, NEUNKIRCHEN (DE)
2008 The 1st International Roaming Biennial of Tehran / Hafriyat Karaköy, ISTANBUL (TR) / BERLIN (DE) / BELGRADE (RS)
2004 Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, SAARBRÜCKEN (DE)