Contributors

  • Daniel Coppen

    Daniel Coppen

    GB

    Daniel Coppen is an artist and designer exploring the nature of relationships between society and technology through the medium of play. Operating as Playfool, together with his partner Saki Maruyama, their practice comprises objects, installations, and multimedia productions, which emphasize play’s experimental, reflective and intimate qualities. Their works have been exhibited at the V&A Museum…

  • Christina Watschinger

    Christina Watschinger

    AT

    Christina Watschinger is the group leader of the gastroenterology and hepatology research laboratory at the Faculty of Medicine, Johannes Kepler University Linz. Her main research interest is to decipher interactions between the intestinal microbiota and the intestinal immune system, to generate novel therapies and treatment strategies for inflammatory GI diseases.

  • Sveta Shuvaeva

    First Sveta comleted her training in environmental design (Samara University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Russia). After her studies she worked as an independent artist. She is currently completing a second degree in textile art design at the University of Arts Linz.

  • Sifan Pan

    CN

    Sifan Pan is currently completing her PhD at the University of Arts Linz. She studied art education at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art (BA) and Art in Context at the Berlin University of the Arts (MA). Her focus lies in the development of participatory and artistic projects and in the practice of art education.

  • Melanie Steinhuber

    AT

    Melanie Steinhuber, born in Upper Austria in 2001, discovered her interest in art at an early age. After completing secondary school, she graduated from the HBLA for Artistic Design in Linz with distinction. She studied to become a teacher at the University of Arts in Linz, specializing in media design and visual education. Initial handicrafts…

  • Marharyta Varabel

    BY

    Marharyta Varabel was born in Minsk, Belarus. From 2015 to 2019, she studied graphic design at the Minsk State Academy of Arts. Since 2022, she has been studying at the Department of textile art design at the University of Arts Linz. In 2023, she exhibited at a congress of the Austrian Society for Sleep Medicine…

  • Thomas Kühn

    Thomas Kühn

    DE

    Creative engineer somewhere between making, mushrooms, electronic music, plants and installations.

  • Ryan Jenkins

    Ryan Jenkins

    US

    Ryan Jenkins runs Wonderful Idea Co., a collaborative studio that creates playful resources to support STEAM education and the development of 21st century skills. He got his start working at the Exploratorium in San Francisco and has since partnered with museums, schools, universities and companies around the world. In the fall, he will release the…

  • Johannes May

    Johannes May

    DE

    After growing up in central Germany, Johannes May studied acting in Ludwigsburg and has appeared in theater, film and television. Even while working as an actor, May turned to and explored “games” holistically. He worked at the board-game studio King Raccoon and contributed as a freelance mentor at Tinkertank. He has been a permanent team…

  • ESERO Austria

    AT

    ESERO stands for “European Space Education Resource Office” and is operated in cooperation between the European Space Agency (ESA) and national partners in the individual ESA member states. In Austria, the tenth ESERO opened its doors at the Ars Electronica Center in June 2016.

  • Jan Knickmann

    Jan Knickmann

    AT/DE

    Jan Knickmann works professionally as a freelance sound engineer for events and film productions and provides SoundSpaces. with clear and sharp sound. In collaboration with Emil Steixner he is breaking new ground in the world of (interactive) installations. Jan wants to amaze people with the installation and create an impression with the acoustic space.

  • Emil Steixner

    Emil Steixner

    AT

    Emil Steixner is a freelance media technician and filmmaker who has been developing concepts for the installation project SoundSpaces. in collaboration with Jan Knickmann since the end of 2023. Emil wants to present unconventional sound technologies and impress the audience with an immersive visual experience. The installation thrives on the interplay between acoustic space and…