*06/10/1983, Chorzow (Poland)
Education
KARLSRUHE UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND DESIGN - Karlsruhe, GERMANY
Magister Artium (M.A.), in Art Research and Media Theory, 2010
- M.A.. Thesis: "Die Erfahrung des Digitalen Spieles. Eine Philosophy des algorithmischen Medium" (The experience of digital games. A philosophy of the algorithmic medium), this philosophical work analyzes the experience of playing digital games via the play theory of Roger Caillois.
- Philosophy and Aesthetics under Boris Groys, Peter Sloterdijk, Beat Wyss, Wolfgang Ullrich and others.
- Curatorial Studies and Media Art under Mischa Kuball, Michael Bielicky, Wilfried Kuehn, and others.
- Since 2007 member of the audio/visual performance collective Ichiigai.
- Received two stipends of the Center for Art and Media (ZKM) Karlsruhe for curating the exhibition "1234567" and for editing the publication about curatorial practice "Displayer 01" in 2007.
BARD COLLEGE - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Exchange student in 2009
- Curatorial Studies, Philosophy, Cognitive Science and Literature
- Received the Baden-Wuerttemberg stipend in cooperation with the Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS).
Experience
KARLSRUHE UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND DESIGN - Karlsruhe, GERMANY
Since 2010 Lecturer
Conducting classes on digital games and the culture of play in the Institute for Postdigital Narratives at the Media Art Department of the University for Art and Design in Karlsruhe.
- Founder of the GameLab of the University for Art and Design in Karlsruhe.
- Successfully built up the topic of digital games from both a theoretical and practical perspective within the Media Art Department.
- Research focuses on the aesthetics of digital culture, the role and embodiment of the subject, playfulness in culture and art, Existential Ludology, speculative Philosophy, Philosophy of Games, Augmented Game-Play, consciousness, subjectivity, Digital Media Art, Game Art, Pervasive Games, Alternate Reality Games, Concept Art, as well as the issue of presence in Performance Art.
- Received a stipend from the Center for Art and Media (ZKM) Karlsruhe for the co-authership of the meta-art-work "Paparazzi (Arbeitstitel)".
ZKM | CENTER FOR ART AND MEDIA - Karlsruhe, GERMANY
Since 2006 Research Assistant for the Direction
- Diverse research projects for the CEO Peter Weibel.
- Assistant experience in diverse publications and exhibitions.
ARBEITER-SAMERITER-BUND - Heilbronn, GERMANY
2003 - 2005 Individual Assistant
- Facilitated communication training and practice for an autistic young man.
Additional Information
- English, German and Polish speaker.
- Since 2007 performs under the title "I am here", which take place in Karlsruhe, Berlin, Prague and New York among other locations.
- Experience in MaxMsp, PureData, Final Cut, and diverse other audio-visual programs.
- Strong personal interest in games, performance art, music, theater and philosophy.