Contributors
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Katharina Pektor
AT
Katharina Pektor (Vienna), literary scholar, editor of books and catalogues, curator of literary exhibitions and events. She designed and realized various research projects, most recently at the Austrian National Library Vienna and the German Literary Archive Marbach the virtual archive and research platform “Handkeonline”, currently as edition manager the digital edition “Peter Handke: Notizbücher“.
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Emilia Vogt
DE
Emilia Vogt is a performance and multimedia artist. Her interactive installations, videos, live streams and performances often focus on topics such as her body, its environment, time, intimacy and confrontation. She was part of several exhibitions and festivals around Austria and Germany.
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Ariathney Coyne
GR/US
Ariathney Coyne is a transdisciplinary artist and researcher raised in Vienna, Austria. After completing her studies in neuroscience, she studied contemporary dance and media arts in Linz and Berlin. Her practice includes movement, generative art, film and writing. She thrives in collaborative environments and is guided by curiosity and improvisation.
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Lorenzo Ruta
IT
Lorenzo Ruta received dance education in ballet, contemporary dance, Contact Improvisation and modern dance in his native Sicily. His first engagement took him to Catania to Scenario Pubblico and Compagnia Zappal Danz under the artistic direction of Roberto Zappalà . In the years that followed, he initially danced for the young Swiss company Cinevox Junior Company…
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Pavel PovraznÃk
CZ
Pavel PovraznÃk completed his dance education at the Dance Center Prague Conservatoire, where he also was a member of the Ballet Prague Junior. After graduating, he was part of the Tanztheater Nürnberg under Daniela Kurz from 2005 to 2008 and with Philipp Egli in the Tanzcompagnie Theater St. Gallen since 2008. PovraznÃk has also performed…
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Holunder Heiss
AT
After completing extensive technical training, Holunder Heiß decided to study digital art at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. His works and creations mostly move at the interfaces and the search for the essence of the machine. Holunder Heiß has been teaching Time-Based and Interactive Media Arts at the University of Arts Linz since 2016.
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Hinako Taira
JP
Hinako Taira was born in Kobe, Japan and received a broad training in karate up to black belt, learned ballet with Owen Montague, Jan Nuyts, the Graham technique with Graham McKelvie, Alessandra Prosperi, Elizabeth Ann Auclair, and the GAGA technique with Ayako Kurakake. She toured through Ukraine with Toru Shimazaki and Emi Hariyama under the direction…
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Felipe Sanchez Luna
DE/CO
Felipe Sánchez Luna is a pioneering sound designer based in Berlin. He co-founded kling klang klong, a studio known for innovative sonic experiences.As creative and managing director, he leads a team pushing the boundaries of sound in various global settings. Luna shares insights at conferences like TED Vancouver, TEDx Berlin, KIKK Festival, and more. He…
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Escher Tsai
TW
Escher Tsai focuses on digital art research, promotion and creation. He is the Creative Director of Dimension Plus and Hello World, and Director of Arts and Technology: Creative Innovation and Counseling Project, and 5G Computing Art Project. He was Senior Consultant of the Preparatory Office of Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab, host of the Digital Art…
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Christoph Thun-Hohenstein
AT
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein is Director General for International Cultural Relations at the Austrian Foreign Ministry. He was Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York from 1999 to 2007. From 2007 to 2011, he served as Director of Departure, Vienna’s Agency for Creative Industries. From 2011 to 2021, he was General Director of the MAK–Austrian Museum…
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Robert Meisner
DE
Robert Meisner studied geo-sciences at the University of Munich and holds a PhD from the mathematics faculty of the Free University of Berlin in geo-scientific data visualization. He worked at Stanford University in California, University College London and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) before joining the European Space Agency in Frascati, Italy. Meisner has over…
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Michael Kropf
CH
Michael Martin Kropf, born on April 18, 1970, in Bern, attended the Gymnasium and the University of Bern. For over 20 years, he worked in various roles as a gastronomy, culture, and event manager, including at the national exhibition EXPO 02. In Bern, he founded and operated three gastronomy and cultural venues. Later, Michael Kropf…