Public Art Lab
Public Art Lab (PAL) is a Berlin based action research lab and platform for urban media art that investigates, curates, and produces artistic projects in the urban public sphere at the intersection of media arts, urban planning and creative technologies. PAL is specialised in creative citymaking, citizen science and translocal dialogue that empower social interactions […]
Susa Pop
Susa Pop is a curator, cultural entrepreneuer, lecturer, artistic director and co-founder of Public Art Lab, the Urban Media Art Academy and the Connecting Cities Network. Having originally studied Design at the University of Arts, Berlin and EU Cultural Management, she is interested in curating translocal networks / scenarios and creative city-making platforms through urban […]
Ela Kagel
Ela Kagel is a freelance curator and producer. She holds an M.A. in European Cultural Planning from the De Montfort University in Leicester / UK and is a member of Public Art Lab since 2005. Ela is co-initiator of the Mobile Studios project and curator of Upgrade! Berlin, a series of events on digital culture. Together with Public […]
Hans J. Wiegner
Wiegner modifies urban settings into artificial landscapes. In his installations mood, ambience and spatial perception underline the importance that Wiegner attaches to a dialogue with the observer. For the reopening of the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin, 20 meter long light sculptures were installed in the forecourt, with reference to the Berlin Wall which was previously there. […]
Christina Mandilari
Christina Mandilari is working for Public Art Lab as a project manager and researcher. Being a member of the Public Art Lab team since 2015, Christina has participated in the activities of City Visions Jena festival, worked as curatorial assistant for the programme Connecting Cities, developed the photo editorial of the book ‘What Urban Media […]
Virna Setta
Virna Setta is the Communication Manager of Future DiverCities, one of the main projects Public Art Lab participates in. She has studied Communication and Journalism in Paris, where she explored the industry of digital culture (sound and image) through various job opportunities. Her strong interest in electronic music lead her to take the first steps […]
Joanna Szlauderbach
Joanna works as freelance curator and cultural manager. Her involvement with Public Art Lab includes the coordination of Connecting Cities Network, City Visions Jena festival as well as the development of new international projects. Before graduating in Cultural Science at the University of Hildesheim (Diploma) and in Marseille in Médiation Culturelle des Arts Contemporains (B.A.) […]
Sarah Langnese
Sarah Langnese supports Public Art Lab as curatorial and project assistant. After graduating in cultural studies (social sciences, linguistics, economics) in Frankfurt Oder and Paris, she studied intercultural Franco-German studies in Freiburg and at the ENS de Lyon with a focus on political philosophy. Complementing her intercultural and academic background, Sarah gained experiences in multiple […]
Jasmin Grimm
Jasmin Grimm is involved in Public Art Lab since 2012 and works as international coordinator for the Connecting Cities Network, which is funded by the European Union and currently includes 21 urban media art institutions. With a background in Media Management (B.A., IJK Hannover) and M.A. in Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftskommunikation at the University of the […]
Joelle Linden
Joëlle Linden, originally from Luxembourg, supported Public Art Lab as curatorial assistant and intercultural project manager for the past year (2013-2014). She studied Design at the Design Academy Eindhoven (Netherlands) and graduated from the department Man and Communication. As a complement to her studies, she worked for the Berlin-based graphic design studio anschlaege.de. For Public […]
