Real Fiction: David Benqué & Sonja Bäumel
Dienstag, 09. April 2013 - 18:30 Uhr
Universität für angewandte Kunst
Human Biome/Synthetic Biology and Design
David Benqué is a designer and researcher working in London. He is a research associate (Studiolab EU grant) and visiting lecturer at the Design Interactions department of the Royal College of Art in London UK. His work has recently been exhibited in venues such as the National Museum of China in Beijing, Glitch Fiction at Paris Design Week, St. Etienne Design Biennale and Z33 House for Contemporary Art in Hasselt, Belgium.
http://davidbenque.com
http://studiolabproject.eu
http://studiolab.di.rca.ac.uk
Sonja Bäumel creates work that mediates be-tween art and science, fashion and science, design and science, between clothes and body, between fiction and facts. Works evolve from confrontation with scientific data and facts. Sonja studied Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute, Vienna, a BA from University of Arts, Linz, an MA in Conceptual Design, Design Academy Eindhoven. In 2012 she was awarded Outstanding Artist Award Experimental Design, BMUKK Federal Ministry for Education, Art & Culture of Vienna.
http://sonjabaeumel.at