philipp artus works with interactive projections, experimental animations, and film. his site-specific installations explore the manifestations of life through movement, sound, and images. he composes audiovisual experiences that combine playful elements with minimalist structures, timeless themes with contemporary observations, and turbulent acceleration with contemplative silence. the artist challenges viewers to contemplate the relationship between nature and technology.

philipp artus’ artistic practices include interactive sound and light installations, where viewers become part of the artwork. philipp artus is fascinated by the idea of a generative ecosystem in which beings come to life and interact with each other. in the work “aquatics,” programming was done in java and glsl, with processing used as the code base and for prototyping the algorithms.

philipp artus (*1982) grew up in bremen, germany and began his art studies at the école des beaux arts in nantes, france. he continued his self-taught studies of animation and music theory in portugal and completed his postgraduate studies at the academy of media arts in cologne, germany.
he lives and works in berlin.

his projects are showcased in museums, festivals, and galleries worldwide, including the siggraph conference in los angeles, the museum of contemporary art kanazawa/japan, the european media art festival in osnabrück/germany, the athens video art festival in greece, videoformes in clermont-ferrand/france, the luminale in frankfurt/germany, and the vimeo awards in new york city.