The 10th CYFEST in Saint-Petersburg – Artists and Projects

A Russian art group that was formed in 1987 by the conceptual architects Tatiana Arzamasova (1955) and Lev Evzovich (1958) and the multidisciplinary designer Evgeny Svyatsky (1957). Exhibiting abroad from 1989, the group expanded its personnel and name with the addition of the photographer Vladimir Fridkes (1956) in 1995. AES+F achieved worldwide recognition and acclaim in the Russian Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007 with their provocative “Last Riot”, the first in a trio of large-scale, multichannel video installations that have come to define the AES+F aesthetic. The second of the series, “The Feast of Trimalchio”, appeared in Venice in 2009, and the third, “Allegoria Sacra”, debuted at the 4th Moscow Biennale in 2011. In 2015 AES+F presented the new project “Inverso Mundus” at the 56th Venice Biennale. They are also participants of other signature festivals and biennial exhibitions, including those of Adelaide, Havana, Helsinki, Istanbul, Kiev, Lille, Lyon, Melbourne, Sydney and Toronto. Works by AES+F have been shown in solo exhibitions in such prestigious venues as the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (Berlin, Germany), ZKM (Karlsruhe, Germany), Kiasma Museum (Helsinki, Finland), Tate Britain (London, UK), Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Madrid, Spain), Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), and many others. The group received Sergey Kuryokhin Award (Russia, 2011) and the main award of the Kandinsky Prize (Russia, 2012).
www.aesf.art

Artist. Born in 1959 in Leningrad, USSR. By education, she is a ceramist, graduated from the Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Design (Leningrad, USSR). Works in various media: installation, object, painting. Participant of the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (2011), Panama Biennale of Contemporary Art (2013). Winner of Sergey Kuryokhin Award (Russia, 2010) in the nomination “Art in Public Space” (together with Boris Kazakov). Her works are in the collections of Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art (Russia), Multimedia Art Museum (Moscow, Russia), Ekaterina Cultural Foundation (Moscow, Russia), Fundació Sorigué (Lleida, Spain), Art Vectors Investment Partnership (Vienna, Austria) and others. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Artist, designer. Born in New Zealand. He focuses on interactive graphic design and how technology advances visual expression. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
www.cameronaskin.info

Artist, curator. Born in 1960 on the Kamchatka Peninsula, USSR. Graduated from the Abramtsevo Art and Industry School (Moscow Region, USSR). She works with video, sound, painting, photography. Investigates the issues of memory, space and time; studies the impact of new technologies on the human being in art practices; makes the viewer a participant of the art process through interactivity. Works of Ludmila Belova were exhibited in Europe, USA, Russia and Asia. Participant of the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Russia, 2005, 2011), exhibitions parallel to Venice Biennale (Italy, 2011, 2013, 2015), parallel program of the Manifesta 10 Biennale (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014). Winner of the prize “50 Bestern” ZKM (Karlsruhe, Germany, 2000), nominated for Sergey Kuryokhin Award (Russia, 2011, 2015). Her works are in the collections of Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Anna Akhmatova Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Erarta Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), The Kolodzei Art Foundation (New York, USA), in private collections in Switzerland, Germany and Russia. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.ludmilabelova.com

Artist, curator. Born in 1971 in Leningrad, USSR. In 2000, received a Master’s Degree from Camberwell College of Arts (London, UK). Actively works in the field of large-scale installation. Monumentality in his projects is coupled with visual asceticism, deliberate use of rough materials, brutality of the approach — with lyricism of the conceptual message. Participant of numerous exhibitions in Russia, Europe and USA. His works are in the collections of Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK), Margulies Collection at the Warehouse (Miami, USA) and others. Winner of Sergey Kuryokhin Award (Russia, 2009) in the nomination “Best Work of Visual Art”. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.peterbelyi.com

Sound artist, composer, author of experimental electronic music. Born in 1987 in Irkutsk, USSR. Studied at the Irkutsk State Linguistic University, Russia. For a period of time, lived in Krasnoyarsk as well as on the island of Olkhon in Lake Baikal. In 2015, released his debut album “Keila” on the Danish label Phinery. This was followed by other recordings. Lives and works in Irkutsk, Russia.

Artist, art theorist, curator, organizer of exhibition and publishing projects in the fields of science art and new media. Born in 1968 in Kaliningrad, USSR. His works were showcased at various exhibitions and festivals including the 49th and 50th Venice Biennale (Italy, 2001, 2003), Ars Electronica Festival (Linz, Austria, 2002) and others. He organized and curated over 20 international exhibitions, among which is “Soft Control: Art, Science and Technological Unconscious” as part of the program “Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012” (Maribor, Slovenia). Member of editorial boards of the contemporary-art magazines “DOC(K)S” (France) and “Noema” (Italy). Twice the recipient of national prize “Innovation” (Russia, 2008, 2013). In 2014, he was nominated for Golden Nica of the Prix Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria) in the category “Visionary Pioneers of Media Art”. Lives and works in Kaliningrad, Russia, being the curator of Baltic Branch of NCCA.

Artist. Born in the USA. He uses his hybrid background in art and technology to design interactive systems reminiscent of — yet completely separated from — the natural systems upon which they are based. Wolfe’s work has been shown in the Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai, China), E-Halle (Basel, Switzerland), Dovzhenko Film Studios (Kiev, Ukraine), Artplay (Moscow, Russia), Sky Gallery 2 (Tokyo, Japan) and other top venues around the world. In 2016, Wolfe became the first tech based artist selected to do an installation for London’s iconic Great Eastern Wall. Lives and works in San Francisco, USA.

Sound artist, musician. Born in Moscow, Russia. Author of the music project Bred Blondie. One of the founders of the Russian label Kotä Records that produces experimental music. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.
bredblondie.bandcamp.com

Artist. Born in 1949 in Leningrad, USSR. Graduated from the Ilya Repin State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (Leningrad, USSR). He is engaged in philosophy, psychology, painting, drawing, sculpture and installations; he works at the junction of traditional art and cutting-edge technologies. Professor of drawing at the Ilya Repin Institute. Recipient of Sergey Kuryokhin Award (Russia, 2012) in the category “Best Work of Visual Art” (together with Elena Gubanova). His works were exhibited at major Russian and foreign venues, including Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Museum of Moscow (Moscow, Russia), University Ca’ Foscari (Venice, Italy), Chelsea Art Museum (New York, USA), Kunstquartier Bethanien (Berlin, Germany), Sky Gallery 2 (Tokyo, Japan). Participant of the Manifesta 10 Biennale Parallel Program (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014) and several exhibitions parallel to Venice Biennale (Italy, 2011, 2013, 2015); many times participant of the Cyfest Festival. Since 1990, he has been working in collaboration with Elena Gubanova. Lives in St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.elenagubanova.com

Sound artist, engineer, computer programmer. Born in 1983 in Kaluga, USSR. Graduated from Kaluga branch of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia). Completed the program “School for Young Artists” at the Pro Arte Foundation (St. Petersburg, Russia). Artist, technical director and chief engineer of CYLAND Media Art Lab. Participant of the World Event Young Artists Festival (Nottingham, Great Britain, 2012), the Cyfest Festivals (Berlin, Germany, 2013, 2014), special project “Urbi et Orbi” at the 6th Moscow Biennale (Russia, 2015). Since 2015, together with Sergey Komarov, develops the sound project “Subjectivization of Sound” whose basis is the interaction with space and spectators. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Artist. Born in 1984 in Perm, USSR. Graduated from the Perm Humanities and Technology Institute’s department of design (Russia) and the “School for Young Artists” at the Pro Arte Foundation (St. Petersburg, Russia). Exhibited personal projects at Anna Nova Gallery and in the studios at Nepokorennykh, 17 (St. Petersburg, Russia), as well as at the “Start” venue at “Vinzavod” (Moscow, Russia). Participated in group exhibitions in Perm, Moscow, London, New York. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Artist, curator. Born in 1960 in Ulyanovsk, USSR. Graduated from the Ilya Repin State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (Leningrad, USSR). She is engaged in painting, sculpture, installations, and video. Gubanova’s principal interest as an artist is to explore the time-space notion in a social context and to present scientific discoveries through the figurative language of art. Recipient of Sergey Kuryokhin Award (Russia, 2012) in the category “Best Work of Visual Art” (together with Ivan Govorkov). Her works were exhibited at major Russian and foreign venues, including Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Museum of Moscow (Moscow, Russia), University Ca’ Foscari (Venice, Italy), Chelsea Art Museum (New York, USA), Kunstquartier Bethanien (Berlin, Germany). Participant of the Manifesta 10 Biennale Parallel Program (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014) and several exhibitions parallel to Venice Biennale (Italy, 2011, 2013, 2015); many times participant of the Cyfest Festival. Since 1990, she has been working in collaboration with Ivan Govorkov. Lives in St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.elenagubanova.com

Artist. Born in Oxford, North Carolina, USA. She received a BFA in painting from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, USA) and an MFA in painting from Boston University (USA). In the late 1990s she began to incorporate digital technologies into her work. Currently she is a professor at Pratt Institute (New York, USA). Since 2003 Gannis’s work has appeared in 20 solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions. Lives and works in New York, USA.
www.carlagannis.com

Artist. Born in 1967 in Messancy, Belgium. Focused on digital art and video, he has participated in numerous exhibitions including those in the Russian State University for the Humanities (Moscow, Russia), Galerie Axiolotl (Toulon, France), Aeroplastics Gallery (Brussels, Belgium) and the Naval Museum (Venice, Italy). Currently he teaches Videography and Digital Arts at the Higher School of Arts in Liège (ESAVL, Belgium). Lives and works in Liège, Belgium.
www.ronalddagonnier.be

Artist. Born in 1960 in Moscow, USSR. Studied journalism and fine arts in Moscow (USSR) and Brussels (Belgium). Her principal interest as an artist is the use of social psychology, perception theory and behaviorism in her installations as well as the development of film narration through the point of view of a subjective camera. She has been an active participant of the CYLAND Media Art Lab since 2008. Professor at the Royal Academy of Arts (Brussels, Belgium). Dementieva received the first prize for the best monochannel video at VAD Festival (Girona, Spain). She is a participant of numerous exhibitions in major Russian and international cultural institutions, including Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art (Russia), Centro de la Imagen (Mexico City, Mexico) and others. Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.
www.alexdementieva.org

Sound artist, musician, curator. Born in Omsk, Russia. Works in experimental sound fields at the junction of improvisational, electronic and electroacoustic music. Uses synthesizers, modular synthesizers, DIY devices, field recordings and tape loops. Collaborates with such artists and musicians as Yoshio Machida, Nick Edwards, Peter Vogel and others. Former curator of the label CYLAND Audio Archive that produces audio art on the media manufactured with the lathe-cut technology. Curator of audio projects of the Cyfest Festival. Member of the synthesizer quartet Kurvenschreiber and the duet of tape mystifications S A D. Under the name Fitz Ellarald, was published by the Japanese label Amorfon and the American Squiggle Dot. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.

Experimental violinist, vocalist, sound artist, composer. Born in 1963 in Vienna, Austria. Zabelka explores the limits of sound and music in a language entirely her own, based on the de- and reconstruction of the violin’s sonic possibilities, expanding the range of the instrument using live electronic devices and innovative performance techniques. She has collaborated with a string of exciting artists from around the world, such as Robin Rimbaud, Pauline Oliveros, Lydia Lunch, Saffronkeira, Phill Niblock, John Zorn and Audrey Chen. She has given concerts and performances at many festivals throughout Europe, America and Asia. She is 3-time winner of the Prix Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria) and the artistic director of Phonofemme Festival (Vienna, Austria). Lives and works in Austria.
www.miazabelka.com

Artist. Born in 1982 in Colombia. Graduated in Arts from the University of Antioquia, Colombia. She is interested in exploring video art language and works with experimental technology. Her artwork has been in the official selection at Rencontres Internationales Festival in Berlin (2014) and was selected for the Screening “Video Art in Latin America” for Getty Research Institute (2015). Lives and studies in Mexico City, Mexico.
cargocollective.com/tatyanazambrano

Artist. Born in 1982 in Moscow, USSR. Graduated from the Humanities Institute of TV and Radio Broadcasting (Moscow, Russia) and the Academy of Fine Arts (Vienna, Austria). Her works were exhibited at many venues, including Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) and PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art (Perm, Russia). Lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
www.juliazastava.com

An anonymous art group consisting of an unspecified number of artists. It was created in Ekaterinburg, Russia, in the mid-2000s. Works of the group that used to turn up only in the streets and to have a provoking nature now could be seen ever more often in the halls of galleries and centers of contemporary art. Zlye Group works in mixed media and experiments with materials. Their dark irony and frequently harsh presentation not only justify the group’s name (“Angry Ones”) but also uncover sociocultural contradictions and create an immunity to drivel. 

Artist, curator. Born in 1971 in Leningrad, USSR. Graduated from the Ilya Repin State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (St. Petersburg, Russia) and the Pro Arte Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia). Her projects are the search for synthesis between contemporary choreography, painting, audio and video. Her works were exhibited at the Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Anna Akhmatova Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), ART re.FLEX Gallery (St. Petersburg, Russia), Galerie Iragui (Moscow, Russia), Pfeister Gallery (Gudhjem, Denmark). She participated in the Manifesta 10 Biennale Parallel Program (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014), ”On My Way”exhibition at Ca’ Foscari University (Venice, Italy, parallel to the 56th Venice Biennale, 2015) and the 6th Moscow Biennale Special Project “Urbi et Orbi” (Moscow, Russia, 2015). Since 2008 Victoria Ilyushkina has worked as curator for the CYLAND Video Archive and the Cyfest video programs. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Artist. Born in Moscow, USSR. Received an artistic-technical education. Most significant of his works in the recent years are based on the synthesis of art and technologies. These are interactive kinetic objects of science art and installations created in cooperation with scientists, computer programmers and engineers. Kawarga calls himself a «biomorphic radical». Constant participant of international exhibitions and festivals of contemporary technological art, such as Lexus Hybrid Art (Moscow, Russia, 2012), Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria, 2013), FILE (São Paulo, Brazil, 2014) and others. Lives and works in the Greater Moscow Area, Russia.
www.kawarga.ru

Artist, filmmaker. Born in 1964 in Leningrad, USSR. Graduated from the Institute of Machine Building LMZ-VTUZ (Leningrad, USSR). Kazakov started painting in the late 80s. In 1996 he made his first film “Nestlings of the Sea” using the technique of drawing on film which is traditional for parallel cinema. He also experimented with different methods of animation without camera and invented a way to shoot movies with a photo camera. Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Kinoshok Film Festival (Anapa, Russia, 1999). Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Violinist, conductor, composer. Born in 1971 in Moscow, USSR. He received his musical training in Dresden and Berlin (Germany). He played in Kairos Quartet; currently he plays in Ensemble Mosaik. He collaborated with such groups as Ensemble Intercontemporain, MusikFabrik, Ensemble Elision. Participant of musical festivals Wien Modern (Vienna, Austria), Salzburger Festspiele (Salzburg, Austria), Biennale Musica Venezia (Venice, Italy), Prager Frühling (Prague, Czech Republic) and others. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Artist. Born in 1985 in Leningrad, USSR. Graduated from the Herzen Pedagogical University (St. Petersburg, Russia) before continuing her studies at the Rodchenko Art School of Photography and Multimedia (Moscow, Russia). She is a Kandinsky Prize winner in the “Young Artist” category (Russia, 2011) and Sergey Kuryokhin Award winner in the “Best Media Object” category (Russia, 2016). Solo exhibitions of Kanis’ art have been held at the 5th Moscow Biennale for Young Art (Russia, 2016), Manifesta 10 Biennale (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014), and also in Baku, Turin, Kiev and other cities. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.
www.polinakanis.com

Artist. Born in 1986 in Bogotá, Colombia. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bogotá he continued his studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City where he received his Master of Arts degree. Currently he is a member of the academic program at CAPACETE (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Artist. Born in 1970 in the city of Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk Region, Ukraine. He got his first degree in biology and chemistry. Completed the course on film directing taught by Tatyana Danilyants at the School of Visual Arts (Moscow, Russia). Nominated for the Sergey Kuryokhin Award (Russia, 2013, 2014, 2016). Field of interests: experiment, boundaries of art, “art of the accidental”, art and science. His works are in the Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), National Center of Contemporary Art (Russia) and private collections. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.
www.katranland.com

Artist. Born in 1949 in Phoenix, USA. Her works have been shown in the Venice Biennales of 2001, 2005, 2009, as well as at the Fortuny Museum (Venice, Italy, 2011, 2015). She participated in various exhibitions including those at MoMA PS1 (New York, USA), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires, Argentina), MAXXI Museum (Rome, Italy), and the Total Museum (Seoul, South Korea). Kleinberg has collaborated with the Centre for Research and Restoration of the Museums of France at the Louvre (Paris, France). Lives and works in New York, USA.
www.susankleinberg.com

Sound artist, curator, engineer, computer programmer. Born in 1980 in Kaluga, USSR. Since 2008, he has worked as a programmer at CYLAND Media Art Lab; since 2012, has curated audio projects and CYLAND Audio Archive. Since 2015, together with Sergey Grachev, develops the sound project «Subjectivization of  Sound» whose basis is the interaction with space and spectators. Participant of Cyfest festivals of various years and the Archstoyanie festival (Kaluga Region, Russia, 2014). Lives and works in Kaluga and St. Petersburg, Russia.

Artist. Born in 1986 in Leningrad, USSR. Acquired artistic education in Moscow Rodchenko Art School of Photography and Multimedia (Russia), the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (Austria) and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London (UK). Over the course of the past few years he has participated in international group exhibitions and biennales, including Moscow Biennale for Young Art (Russia, 2010, 2016), Arsenale Biennale (Kyiv, Ukraine, 2012) and the parallel program of Manifesta 10 Biennale (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014). Egor has had solo exhibitions in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Tallinn, Estonia. Currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany, and London, UK.
www.egorkraft.com

Art group formed in 2000 in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The artists Vlad Bulatov, Natalya Grekhova, Olga Inozemtsevа and Alexey Korzukhin create kinetic sculptures, objects, installations, video and events which appeal to spontaneous somatic experiences and mythological narratives as well as images of optical and linguistic illusions. The group participated in many festivals and exhibitions of contemporary art in Russia and abroad, including Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Russia, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013), Krasnoyarsk Museum Biennale (Russia, 2009, 2011), Ars Electronica Festival (Linz, Austria, 2012) and others.

Artist. Born in Moscow, Russia. Graduated from the Hunter College, CUNY (New York, USA). Her paintings, animations and animatronic sculptures portray alternate realities that fuse fantasy, femininity, and humor. Lanina’s work has been displayed at the Seoul Art Museum (South Korea), Moscow Museum of Modern Art (Russia), Ludwig Museum (Cologne, Germany), Cleveland Institute of Art (USA), 798 Beijing Biennial (China), and other venues. Revolt Magazine chose Lanina as one of their top ten New York City artists of 2013. Lives and works in Austin, USA.UK.
www.yuliyalanina.com

Artist, computer scientist. Born in 1961 in the UK. Originally trained as an artist at the Oxford University (UK) and the Royal College of Art (London, UK). Well known for his evolutionary art created from 1987 to 1993 whilst a Research Fellow at the IBM Scientific Centre in Winchester, UK. His pioneering organic art based on the concept of “evolution by aesthetics” was shown widely in major touring shows in the UK, Germany and Japan in the 90s. From 1993 to 2003 he worked in Rave Music and computer games development working with Universal, Sony SCEE and Warner Bros. In 2007 Latham became Professor of Computer Art at Goldsmiths (University of London, UK) and returned to his artistic origins and restarted his long term collaboration with mathematician Stephen Todd. Since late 2015 he has worked extensively in VR developing “Mutator VR”. Lives and works in London, UK.
latham-mutator.com

Artist. Born in 1984 in Leningrad, USSR. Since 2009 is involved in theatre performances as video artist. Co-founder of Tundra collective. Works by Tundra were shown at the Mapping Festival (Geneva, Switzerland, 2014), ArtFutura Festival (Spain, 2014), MIRA Festival (Berlin, Germany, 2016), etc. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Artist. Born in 1961 in Montreal, Canada. Involved in experimental video since the 80s. Liberovskaya has collaborated with many composers and sound artists such as Phill Niblock, Al Margolis, Hitoshi Kojo and David Watson. Since 2003 she is active in live video mixing exploring improvisation with numerous audio artists. In addition to her art practice she has concurrently been involved in the programming and organization of diverse media art events in Canada, USA and Europe. Lives and works in Montreal, Canada, and New York, USA.
www.liberovskaya.net

Artist, photographer. Born in New Zealand. Michael embodies a magical balance between fine artistry and forward-thinking technical knowledge. Seeking out the rare and sublime in the natural world, Michael represents it with a combination of dynamic vision and cutting-edge technology. Always pushing the boundaries of the technology available to him, Michael has worked with revolutionary motion control techniques, built 3D time-lapse rigs and created 360-degree cinema experiences. Michael’s current project sees him projecting 360-degree 1:1 scale icebergs on buildings of significance. Lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand.
www.joemichael.co.nz

Artist. Born in Bogotá, Colombia. Studied art, media and photography in Columbia and Argentina. Her production is focused in experimental cinema, video and object. Artist’s projects explore the limits between the natural, the artificial and the inanimate states. Mobility, territory and migration are also present in her production. Lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Bogotá, Colombia.

Artist. Born in 1969 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her work explores the world of the paranormal and supersensory. With an interest in that which is on the periphery of the mainstream and falling beyond conventional fields of science and psychology she has studied phenomena such as dermo optical perception, table tilting, X-ray vision, ectoplasm and extrasensory perception. In 2009 MacWilliam represented Northern Ireland at the Venice Biennale (Italy). Her video works have been exhibited internationally and are held in the British Library Sound Archive. She is also a lecturer in Fine Art at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland. Lives and works in Dublin, Ireland.
www.susanmacwilliam.com

Artist. Born in 1987 in Omagh (Northern Ireland). Studied at the National College of Art and Design (Dublin, Ireland) before completing an MFA at the Glasgow School of Art (Scotland). Since 2014 she has exhibited both nationally and internationally. Recent exhibitions include those in Belfast (Northern Ireland), Nagoya (Japan), Seoul (South Korea), Townsville (Australia) and Dublin (Ireland). Lives and works in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Glasgow, Scotland.

Sound artist, producer. Born in the USA. Since 1984 he has performed and recorded under the name If, Bwana. Collaborated with Pauline Oliveros, Joan Osborne, Monique Buzzarté, Adam Bohman, Ellen Christi, Ulrich Krieger, Dave Prescott and many others. Margolis is also known as an activist of the 1980s American cassette underground through his cassette label Sound of Pig, and is the co-founder of experimental music label Pogus Productions. In addition to his composition and improvisation work, he plays bass guitar in the legendary proto-punk band The Styrenes. Lives and works in New York, USA.

Mathematician, computer scientist, composer, media artist. Born in Barcelona, Spain. Studied mathematics, digital arts and free software. He is also a professional pianist. In 2001 Martí founded the experimental electronic music project RMSonce. In 2014 he starts his project “Granular synthesis video”, with which he has already participated in more than 40 exhibitions and concerts around the world, including China, Brazil, USA, Russia, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, UK, Scotland, Spain, France, Ireland, Germany and Italy. Currently, he combines his artistic and technology projects with teaching at the Open University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, and at the De Montfort University of Leicester, UK. Lives and works in the UK.
www.fmarti.xyz

Artist, musician. Born in 1991 in Russia. Graduated from the School of Culture and Arts as a director of theatrical performances. For a long time Chris was engaged in the study of different areas of art. He also traveled a lot. In recent years (2013–2015) he participated in various events of contemporary art in Tel Aviv (Israel). Currently he is working on his latest conceptual series of works «Biosingularity». Lives and works in Kaluga, Russia.

Artist, photographer. Born in 1976 in Kiev, USSR (now Ukraine). His workflow includes live coding, interactive and generative programing, kinetic sculptures, sound design and digital imaging. He has exhibited his work in such cultural centers as Museum of Contemporary Art (Zagreb, Croatia), Museum of Russian Art (Minneapolis, USA), Whitebox Art Center (New York, USA), Winzavod Contemporary Art Center (Moscow, Russia). He is currently employed by the Department of Digital Art of the Pratt institute, New York, USA. Lives in New York, USA.
www.bareimage.com

Artist. Born in 1974 in Lugansk, USSR (now Ukraine). Graduated from the Ilya Repin Institute of Art, Sculpture and Architecture (St. Petersburg, Russia) and completed the program “Practicum. New Technologies in Contemporary Art” at the Pro Arte Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia). He works in various genres of cutting-edge art: object, installation, graphics, video, painting. Personal projects of Morozov have been exhibited in Moscow, St. Petersburg (Russia) and Tartu (Estonia). Participant of the Krasnoyarsk Museum Biennale (2015) and the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (2015). Lives and works in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia.
www.sashamorozov.ru

Sound artist. Born in 1986 in Moscow, USSR. Graduated from the department of art history at the Russian State University of Humanities (Moscow, Russia). Participant of Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Russia), festivals Archstoyanie (Kaluga Oblast, Kaluga), Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria), SIGGRAPH (USA) and exhibitions at major venues of contemporary art in Russia and abroad. Winner of the Prix Cube award (France, 2014), Sergey Kuryokhin Award in the category “Public Art” (Russia, 2014), Innovation Prize in the category “New Generation” (Russia, 2013). Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.
www.vtol.cc

Sound artist, musician, designer. Born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Investigates spontaneous and improvisational acts of creation. In addition to his solo project Brinstaar, Mikhail is involved in a series of other music projects, and he is also a founder and co-owner of the Russian label Kotä Records that produces experimental music. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.
www.brinstaar.com

Artist. Born in 1969 in Damyang County, South Korea. Graduated from Chosun University (Gwangju, South Korea). In his media artwork, which began attracting wide attention in the mid-2000s, the artist constructs a space where the physical and the virtual realm co-exist. He has held solo and group exhibitions in various countries including South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, USA, UK, Spain and Tunisia. He was also selected to showcase his work at the “Personal Structures. Crossing Borders” exhibition at Palazzo Mora during the 2015 Venice Biennale (Italy). Lives and works in Gwangju, South Korea.
www.leenamlee.com

Artist. Born in 1955 in Moscow, USSR. Graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Institute (USSR). She is a pioneer of the genre of total installation in Soviet underground art. Nakhova concurrently works with painting and installation, the most vivid of which employs painting, digital printing, sculpture and interactive video and audio. In 2013, she won the Kandinsky Prize (Russia) for Best Project of the Year for “Untitled”, an installation that uses photography and film from the 1920’s until today from her own personal archive. Since 1989, her work has been exhibited throughout Europe and the USA. Nakhova has been selected to have a solo exhibit at the Russian Pavilion for the 56th Venice Biennale (Italy, 2015). Lives and works in Moscow, Russia, and in the USA.

Composer, media musician, artist. Born in 1933 in Anderson, Indiana, USA. Since the mid-60’s Niblock has been making music and intermedia performances which have been shown at numerous venues around the world. Since 1985, he has been the director of the Experimental Intermedia foundation in New York, USA. As an intermedia artist he uses music, film, photography, video and computers. Much of his pieces are based on collaborations with specific musicians, including Susan Stenger, Robert Poss, Jim O’Rourke, Ulrich Krieger, Tom Buckner, and many others. Recipient of the John Cage Award (USA, 2014). Lives and works in New York, USA.
www.phillniblock.com

Artist. Born in 1976 in Hiroshima, Japan. Active practitioner of sound art and performance. Inspired by dadaism and classical music of Japan he is known for building movement-animated, half-autonomous sound machines that explore the bodily aspect of creating and performing music in space. His recent solo and group exhibitions include Mori Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan), IDIO Soundlab (New York, USA), Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien (Berlin, Germany). Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.
nishiharanao.blogspot.com

Artist. Born in 1976 in Rome (Italy). Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. His art explores various natural and emotional phenomena, often through technological and mechanical tools. He participated in the 52nd and 54th Venice Biennale and exhibited in important museums in Italy, Europe and the United States, including MACRO (Rome, Italy), Cini Foundation (Venice, Italy), Boghossian Foundation (Brussels, Belgium) and others. Lives and works in Rome and Milan, Italy.

Artist. Born in 1990 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Graduated from the Kyiv State University. Founder of the musical project Ms. Upbringing, co-founder of Speculative Cowboys. Her next step was an attempt to support sound with appropriate visual content. The #VJkET project was created, and Katerina participated in numerous collaborations with different musicians and projects. Her works were shown at MARS Center for Contemporary Art (Moscow, Russia), Kiev Planetarium (Ukraine), Moscow Museum of Modern Art (Russia), Manifesta 11 Biennale (Zurich, Switzerland) and at various music and art festivals. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.

Artist. Born in 1940 in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, Italy, where he later became professor of painting. From 1968, Plessi has used the water as the central inspiration for his installations, films, performances, and massive sculptures. Participated in the Venice Bienniale (Italy), the Venice Film Festival (Italy), Documenta exhibition in Kassel (Germany). Plessi was called to represent Italy in many art fairs and biennials abroad, including the Bienniale of Nagoya (Japan, 1989), the Bienniale of São Paulo (Brazil, 1994) and the Bienniale of Kwangiu (South Korea, 2000). In 2013 he opened the Plessi Museum, a monumental architectural work completely isolated, like a glass case surrounded by nature, which houses a collection of the artist’s most significant works. Lives and works in Venice, Italy, and Mallorca, Spain.
www.fabrizioplessi.net

Musician, improviser, artist. Born in Kazan, Russia. Graduated from the department of arts at the Kazan Federal University, majoring in violin, and from the School of Improvisational Music at the Sound Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia). She is a permanent member for such groups as the St. Petersburg Improvisation Orchestra; Laboratory of Sound, Movement and Word; and folk-music ensemble GromGora. She founded the “Gadgetophonia” project and the solo project “Kikimota”. She has performed as an improvising violinist together with other musicians, among whom are Sergey Letov, Nikolay Rubanov, Mikhail Kolovsky and Ken Butler. Actively works with the dressed violin, piano, electronics and objects. She also works with the chemical sound art, creating the noise landscapes by way of chemical reactions. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Artist. Born in 1967 in Leningrad, USSR. Graduated from the Ilya Repin State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (Leningrad, USSR). Pushnitsky participated in major group exhibitions in Europe, USA and Russia, such as Venice Biennale (parallel program, Italy, 2007), Moscow Biennale (Russia), and had numerous solo shows in museums and galleries in Russia and around the world. His works are in various public collections, such as Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Moscow Museum of Modern Art (Russia), and in many private collections. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.pushnitsky.ru

Dancer, actor, artist. Born in 1991 in Russia. Graduated from the Center of Religions Studies at the Russian State University of Humanities (Moscow, Russia). He chose dance as his core activity. Participated in plastic performances at the Krug Studio that works with people with disabilities (Moscow, Russia) and then became an actor at the Poema Theatre (butoh, physical theater, Moscow, Russia). Together with Anastasia Tolchneva, Eduard Rakhmanov and Julia Borovaya, he organized the save.co.lab — a project of the SAVE laboratory for integration of science and performance art. In 2016, he became an actor at the Blackskywhite Theater (physical and visual theater, Moscow, Russia); he works on his own projects “spring_inception” and “Galvanization”. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.

Chemist, artist, designer. Born in 1981 in Russia. Graduated from the chemistry department of the Moscow State University (Russia). Together with Julia Borovaya, he founded the SAVE laboratory; together with Julia Borovaya, Nazar Rakhmanov and Anastasia Tolchneva, he organized the project save.co.lab that integrates science and performance art. Participated in the projects for the exhibition at the Polytechnic Museum “Russia does it herself” (Moscow, Russia). Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.

Artist. Born in 1965 in Belgium. Studied photography and cinematography, worked as a photographer, editor and producer for various photo, film, video and theater productions. Her films, videos and installations explore the impact of detailed changes in movement, matter, light and perception. Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.
www.elsvanriel.be

Artist. Born in 1981 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Graduated from the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Pro Arte Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia). In her work, she doesn’t limit herself to one media, combining video, painting, installation and drawing. Relegates herself to the “children of perestroika” generation; studies human being, identity issues and daily absurdity, ties between past and present. Participant of numerous exhibitions in Russia and abroad including such venues as the Winzavod Contemporary Art Center (Moscow, Russia), Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Korjaamo Gallery (Helsinki, Finland), Linden Museum (Stuttgart, Germany). Her video work “Purification by Snow” is acquired into the collection of State Center for Contemporary Art (Moscow, Russia). Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Sound artist, musician. Born in 1979 in Kaluga, USSR. Graduated from the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia). By education, he is a software engineer and designer of computer systems and networks. Passionate since childhood about computers and music, he currently develops various experimental musical projects from his home studio in Kaluga: Meow Moon, Kurvenschreiber, PIAM and others. Since 2010, he has been collaborating with the CYLAND team of engineers. Lives and works in Kaluga, Russia.

Sound artist, musician, programmer. Born in Zelenograd, Russia. While studying cryptography and cybersecurity at the Engineering and Physics Institute (Moscow, Russia), got enthusiastic about free jazz, saxophone, world experimental stage and the DIY sound recording. Since 2009, Alexander has participated in the activities of music groups Wrist and Magic Single-Cell Music and has been actively involved in the project Ensemble of Children’s Musical Instruments, which helps him ultimately to combine the vision of a programmer and a musician, and it engenders a series of artworks in the field of media art and science art. Develops his solo music project Solo Operator. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.

Art service provider, creative entrepreneur. She works at the intersection of Social Practice, Institutional Critique, Intervention and New Media. Most of her work includes an emphasis on the environment and technology. Her most recent project, “The Art Inspector” began in 2009 as a method to reduce the carbon footprint of art. Currently she is the Deputy Director of Leonardo/ISAST, an organization that showcases work in the intersection of art, science and technology. Lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA.
www.siembieda.com

Artist. Born in 1981 in Perm, USSR. Graduated in English Language and Literature from the Perm University, Russia; then studied at the School of Contemporary Art “ArtPolitika” (Perm, Russia) and at the School of Engaged Art “Chto delat?” (St. Petersburg, Russia). She usually works with her preferred material — office and construction staples — in the media of animation, object and installation. The themes that she turns to are the body, the city and urban aesthetics. She took part in the Moscow Biennale of Young Art (2014) and in several group shows in Perm and Moscow, Russia. Lives and works in Perm, Russia.

Sound artist, musician, DJ. Born in Moscow, Russia. Has been working with sound since 1996. During his creative activities, made his mark with releases at the national and international independent labels (CYLAND Audio Archive, Trutypesounds, NN Records, Udacha and others). Member of the duet S A D and participant of numerous collaborations, including those with Yoshio Machida and Nikolay Rubanov. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.

Artist. Born in 1963 in Brussels, Belgium. He belongs to the first generation of visual artists in Belgium to exploit and appropriate video as an artistic medium in the early 1980s. Already during his studies (at the age of twenty) videowork of him was bought by the MOMA in New York, USA. Ever since, his work has been shown all over the world. Deconstruction of icons of the Western culture is a characteristic that runs through his photographic, video and sculptural work. Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.
www.koentheys.org

Design group founded in 2007 in St. Petersburg (Russia) by Ivan Kulikov, Vladimir Zolotsev, Yury Shevelev and Kirill Petrov. The group has formulated the concept of terminalism — a new movement in contemporary art that involves an impersonal self-expression by several authors within the scope of rigid rules.
www.terminaldesign.ru

Musician, artist. Born in 1992 in Russia. Participant of international projects in the field of contemporary dance. She created the musical projects Lovozero and Tikhie Kamni. Collaborates with media artists Julia Borovaya, Nazar Rakhmanov and Eduard Rakhmanov as part of the project save.co.lab that combines science art and performance. Lives and works in Moscow, Russia.

Artist, curator. Born in 1985 in Zhambyl, Kazakhstan. Graduated from the Oslo Academy of the Arts (Norway). Co-curator of the Central Asian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale (Italy, 2013, together with Tiago Bom). Tuleubek has presented solo exhibitions at UKS (Oslo, Norway, 2011) and Malmøgata Fine Arts Project Space (Oslo, Norway, 2011). He has also been included in group exhibitions at the 3rd Moscow Biennale for Young Art (Russia, 2012) and the Delhi International Arts Festival (New Delhi, India, 2010). Lives and works in Oslo, Norway.

Artist, curator in the field of media art. Born in 1965 in Leningrad, USSR. She graduated from the Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Design (Leningrad, USSR) and Pratt Institute (New York, USA). Cofounder of the nonprofit cultural foundation St. Petersburg Arts Project, CYLAND Media Art Lab and Cyfest festival. Frants’ interactive installations have been showcased at Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Russia), Video Guerrilha Festival (Brazil), SIGGRAPH Asia Conference (Hong Kong), Manifesta 10 Biennale (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014), Museum of Art and Design (New York, USA), Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Chelsea Art Museum (New York, USA), Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Kunstquartier Bethanien (Berlin, Germany) and at other major venues all over the world. The artist’s works are in the collections of Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Museum of Art and Design (New York, USA), Sergey Kuryokhin Center for Modern Art (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Kolodzei Art Foundation (New York, USA) as well as in numerous private collections. Lives and works in New York, USA, and St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.annafrants.net

Programmer, artist. Born in 1998 in New York, USA. He is currently a high school sophomore at the Dwight School (New York, USA). Has had an internship at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) at the age of 14. At the age of 15, Frants founded his company, Frants Innovators Inc., of which he is the CEO. Frants Innovators designs products that aim to solve an array of issues. Among these are an on-head display which provides closed captioning so that the hearing impaired can have natural conversations, and a watch which displays Braille so that visually impaired people can have a way to tell time which feels natural. He has done numerous robotics workshops, lectures on technology, and art projects worldwide in locations including Tokyo (Japan), New York (USA), Berlin (Germany), St. Petersburg (Russia), and Kiev (Ukraine). Lives and works in New York, USA.

Artist. Born in 1979 in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Completed his MFA at the University of Ulster (Belfast, Northern Ireland). Hanna’s work stems from research into psychology and architecture, and takes the form of video installation. He has been involved in exhibitions in the UK and internationally including “Rencontres Internationales” at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin, Germany) and “Multiplicity” at NURTUREart (New York, USA). Lives and works in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
www.michaelhanna.org

Artist, curator. Born in 1975 in the USSR. He graduated from the Institute of Film and Television (St. Petersburg, Russia) and completed the program “New Technologies in Contemporary Art” at the Pro Arte Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia). In 1997, together with the art historian Ivan Chechot and the gallery Navicula Artis, he participated in the project “Sentimental Journey” — a three-day art action in the genre of conceptual stroll. The scope of Khimin’s interests includes media art, ready-made, media archeology, software art, installation and post-digital painting. He curated art projects in Russia and abroad. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.
khimin.asciiticism.org

Artist, curator. Born in 1985 in New City, New York, USA. Graduated in Photography, Video, and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts (New York, USA). Her practice focuses on gender and sexuality’s relationship to technology. Her work has been exhibited at Elga Wimmer Gallery (New York, USA), Axiom Gallery (Boston, USA), DAM Gallery (Berlin, Germany), and other venues. She had her first solo show in 2015 at Transfer Gallery (New York, USA). Lives and works in New York, USA.
www.faithholland.com

Artist. Born in 1969 in Leningrad, USSR. Graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography. He has worked as a theatre artist since 1995; collaborates with such directors as Yury Butusov, Andrey Moguchy, Adolf Shapiro. As a scenographer and costume designer, he worked in the theatres of Russia, Norway, Poland, Bulgaria, South Korea, China. A repeated winner of the theatre award “Golden Mask” (Russia). Since 2010, a member of the artists’ union PARAZIT. Since 2014, a participant in the projects of CYLAND Media Art Lab. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Improvising musician, conductor, artist. Born in 1963 in Leningrad, USSR. Graduated from the philology department of the Leningrad State University (USSR) and the paintings and graphics department of the Moscow Extramural University of Arts (Russia). Since 1989, a participant of numerous exhibition and concert projects in Russia, Austria, Albania, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, USA, Finland. Founder and conductor of the St. Petersburg Improvisers Orchestra. Ideologist and organizer of the such projects as School of Improvisational Music, Improvisers Choir, “Graphics of Sound”. Curator at the St. Petersburg Museum of Sound. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia.
sound.dmitryshubin.ru