robertschnuell

In his work, Robert Schnüll (*1992) attempts to demystify capitalist information technologies. He advocates a shift towards attributable, hierarchy-free and climate-just futures that result in a digitally emancipated society.

His current research evolves around the nexus of digital-physical spaces. Together with his research team medienhaus/ he investigates and prototypes networks of decentralised, autonomous and federatable communities.

Besides researching, he teaches in the context of 'New Media' at the Berlin University of the Arts.

He graduated with Master as part of Prof. Joachim Sauter's “digitale Klasse” at the Berlin University of the Arts with his thesis “attributable technology”. Previously he earned a Bachelor degree in “Media Interaction Design” at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, mostly inspired and taught by Prof. Hannes Nehls.

Before switching back to studying at the Berlin University of the Arts he worked as a researcher in the “Potentials of ambient communication environments” project and investigated the topic of ambient interactions.

His involvement in “climate crisis in art and design teaching” can be found via Klasse Klima.

Education

  • VK – New Media (M.A.), Berlin University of Arts 2018-2021
  • Media Interaction Design (B.A.) , University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück 2013-2017
  • Computer science, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück 2013

Work (selection)

  • Research Associate at the "medienhaus/" , UdK Berlin, 2021-now
  • Lecturer in the context of the 'newmedia class', UdK Berlin, 2022-now
  • Assistant Prof. at "new media class" with Prof. Ängeslevä and Assistant Prof. Luiz Zanotello, UdK Berlin, 2021-2022
  • Research Associate at the "IoT" research project of Prof. Ängeslevä, UdK Berlin, 2021
  • founders business with Dirk Erdmann, the Attic, 2016-2021
  • Research Associate for "PACE" research project, HS Osnabrück, 2018
  • Research Assistant for „PACE“ research project, HS Osnabrück, 2016-2018
  • Curator and head of "Init", European Media Art Festival, 2015-2016
  • Research Assistant for DFS concept Desk, 2014-2015
  • founded business with Oliver Güra & Dirk Erdmann, 2014-2016
  • self employed, 2012-2014
  • 3D Animation & Visualisation, Krüger Kaldnes Norway, 2012-2013

Teaching

  • "Crash", UdK Berlin, ss23
  • "Simplicity of Complexity", UdK Berlin, ss22
  • "Attributing Technology: foundations", UdK Berlin, ws21
  • "new media class – legacy" with Prof. Ängeslevä and Assistant Prof. Zanotello, UdK Berlin, ws21
  • "new media class – island of things" with Prof. Ängeslevä and Assistant Prof. Zanotello, UdK Berlin, ss21
  • Supplementary course "network of autonomous communities", new media class, UdK Berlin ss21
  • Klasse Klima, Student led Seminar, UdK Berlin ws20
  • Klasse Klima, Student led Seminar, UdK Berlin ws19

Exhibitions (selection)

Awards/ Funding

Talks/ Presentations(selection)

  • medienhaus/, ELIA Biennial Conference, 2022
  • medienhaus/, Taiwan Art Biennial (remote) via 'Resist like bacteria encounter', 2022
  • medienhaus/, Videosonica, Santiago de Cali, Colombia, via 'Resist like bacteria encounter', 2022
  • attributable Web, Bits und Bäume, 2022
  • medienhaus/, Ars electronica via 'Resist like Bacteria Encounter', 2022
  • medienhaus/ cms, matrix community summit, 2022
  • open sourcing an university, artshare festival, 2022
  • open sourcing an university, Focus.On.Transformation., 2022
  • attributable web, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, 2022
  • udk/spaces, Berlin University of the Arts, 2021