Svenja Kratz

Most Recent Affiliation(s):

• Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) and University of Tasmania, Senior Lecturer

ISEA Bio(s) Available:

• ISEA2024

  Svenja Kratz is an artist and researcher working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. She holds a PhD in Biotechnology and Contemporary Art from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) with expertise in cell and tissue culture and interdisciplinary arts practice. Since 2008, she has worked with researchers across music, design, architecture, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, molecular biology and biomanufacturing to produce collaborative and solo works that explore the complexity of living systems and highlight the philosophical and ethical implications of engineered life. She is a 2021 ANAT Synapse art-science recipient and her creative works have been exhibited at local, national and international venues including the Sydney Powerhouse Museum (2013), Contemporary Art Tasmania (2016), The Science Gallery London (2019) and World Science Festival Brisbane (2024). Svenja is currently based in lutrawita Tasmania where she works as a senior lecturer in interdisciplinary creative practice at the University of Tasmania.

  ISEA2013

  Svenja Kratz is a contemporary Australian artist interested in interdisciplinary practice with a focus on cell and tissue cultures. Aside from her work with The Edge as a Fringes Catalyst in 2013, Svenja worked at the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) at QUT, where she also completed a PhD in bio-media art. (Source: edgeqld.org.au/our-work/svenja-kratz 22.06.2015)

Website:

• https://www.svenjakratz.com/

Last Known Location:

• Australia