Theresa Reiwer
Biography
Theresa Reiwer is a (post)digital artist based in Berlin. Through walk-in, often interactive multi-channel video and spatial installations, she explores the boundary between the physical and digital worlds. Collaboration is a central component of her artistic practice and takes place in teams drawing on fields such as creative coding, gaming, 3D design, and text.
Drawing on both sociopolitical and pop-cultural events, she develops narratives that intertwine reality and fiction. Lecture-like elements are conveyed through dialogue by fictional characters, while research is artistically stylized and transformed into speculative scenarios. A key focus is on artificial intelligence, which Reiwer examines both as a mirror of societal paradigms and as a tool for imagining alternative visions of the future.
Her works have been exhibited internationally at venues including Ars Electronica, Next Level Festival, Chengdu Biennale, Aargauer Kunsthaus, and the Asia Digital Art Exhibition in Beijing, as well as in cities such as Basel, Berlin, Eindhoven, Graz, Istanbul, Kassel, Madrid, Miami, Stockholm, and Zurich.
Theresa Reiwer has appeared as a speaker at symposia, participated in panel discussions (including Ars Electronica Export in Istanbul and ZHdK, Zurich/CH), and held visiting lectureships (HTW Berlin). She studied at the FU Berlin (film studies, theater studies), the kunsthochschule berlin weißensee (fine arts, stage design) and Bilgi Üniversitesi Istanbul (media art). Reiwer has been honored with the Lumen Prize Gold Award (London, 2024), the BBA Artist Prize (2024, Berlin), and the Mart Stam Prize (2019, Berlin).
Productions
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