Robert Seidel (DE)

Robert Seidel is an artist and curator based in Berlin and Jena. His work explores the boundaries of abstract beauty through methods drawn from filmmaking, science, and technology. He creates process-based works that engage with the transformation of complex systems, composing narratives through the internal interplay of structural, spatial, and temporal concepts. Seidel studied media design at Bauhaus University in Weimar. His projections, installations, and experimental films have been presented at numerous international festivals as well as in galleries and museums, including Palais des Beaux-Arts Lille, ZKM Karlsruhe, Art Center Nabi Seoul, Young Projects Los Angeles, the Museum of Image and Sound São Paulo, and MOCA Taipei.

Nikolai von Sallwitz lives and works in Hamburg and Berlin as a composer, sound designer, vocalist, and producer. He performs under aliases such as Esmark (with Alsen Rau), Taprikk Sweezee, and Gorgonzola, and collaborates with a wide range of artists, including Mouse on Mars, Susi Sie, Funkstörung, and Towa Tei. His creative work and collaborations span electronic music, soundscapes, radio plays, classical compositions, installations, live performances, and research-based projects.