Susa Pop

Susa Pop is managing director of Public Art Lab which she founded together with Hans J. Wiegner in 2002. As cultural operator and artist she is very much interested in creative community building through networking art projects that take advantage of the situatedness in the public space and catalyse artistic processes and public awareness in temporarily possessed urban settings - while utilising the new possibilities of digital media tools and their virtual public sphere.


Curriculum Vitae

1990-94 - Studies of Fine Arts and Industrial design (dipl. des.) at Academy of Fine Arts Berlin (UdK Berlin)
1992-95 - Initiation of the artist group SUPERPOPSTAR
Realisation of interactive art projects (selection):
Lustreisen / Lust Journeys': urban journeys to unusual people and locations to experience a different perception of the daily life / Konzeptreisen Berlin, Kurfuerstendamm 101
Clubbing': club and storytelling evenings with niche inhabitants of the city / DesignTransferGalerie Berlin
'Strippoker': interactive 3D slide installation / UdK Berlin

1996 - Fellowship at Academy Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart
'Walking Gallery': new exhibition model for arts / Academy Schloss Solitude Stuttgart
'Walking Dinner': 12-menu walking course from studio to studio / Academy Schloss Solitude
'Pop up Room': exhibition of products as communiation tools, research about communication strategies / Academy Schloss Solitude
1994-96 - Teaching projects at the Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin and Les Ateliers Paris (selection)
'Design a contact': development of communication strategies within different urban settings
'Total recall': design of memory tools for a personality that lost his memory / Berlin students developed memory tools for Paris students and vice versa
'Parasite urban structures': project about key places and key persons in the city and their muliplying communication possibilities

1997 - Exhibition assistant to Lawrence Weiner 'This as it was that as it is' exhibition at Leo Castelli, New York

1998-00 – Art Consultancy
Consultancy of art and film projects for the advertising agencies Zum goldenen Hirschen and Philipp und Keuntje, Hamburg and Communications 3000, Berlin

2001-02 – Art Portal for the Deutsche Bank
Development of the art portal www.templeflower.com
art and video editor for the monthly content
video portraits of Dan Peterman, Masato Nakamura, Superflex, Liam Gillick, Lawrence Weiner, Surasi Kusolwong, Joep van Lieshout etc.

2002 - Initiation of the 'Atmosphere Laboratory' Berlin
in collaboration with the psychologist Iris Surburg
'Recession Dinners': mentoring programme between young artists and managers / Schwarzen Raben Berlin
'Walking Dinner' – a 12-course walking menu taking place in Berlin-Mitte at 12 private homes of artists, cultural representatives and friends
1999-01 – Public Art Projects

Curation and production of interactive public art projects (selection)
1999 'RotBlock': light sculpture of artist Hans Wiegner for the inauguration of the Martin Gropius Bau Berlin / Werkbundarchiv (catalogue)

2000 'Unterwasserlicht': light installation in one tube of the Alte Elbtunnel in Hamburg / Kulturbehörde Hamburg (catalogue)

2001 'Sphere': new media project with Ulrike Gabriel / Otherspace: internet project with interactive earthquake platforms in the urban space / V2 Rotterdam, Canonartlab Tokyo

2002 - Initiation of the NGO Public Art Lab

2002-04 'Mobile Museums': a travelling artists' museum: Berlin – Vienna – Barcelona / European Commission Culture 2000 / Goethe-Institut Berlin, Barcelona / IfA 7 www.mobilemuseums.com

2004-06 'Mobile Studios': a nomadic multi media production laboratory: Begrade – Bratislava – Budapest – Sofia – Gdansk (Mobile Webcast Studio) www.mobile-studios.org

2004 Member of the advisory board of deutschland.de
2004 Freelance journalist for 'Flash Art'; 'Berliner'

2004-05 European diploma in cultural management / Fondation Marcel Hicter
2004-05 Development of a new clients' magazine for Visa Europe / director of photography / agency Corpcom Berlin
2005 Founder member of Urban Media Salon Berlin / www.interactionfield.de
2006 Co-inititator of the Upgrade! Berlin - a network of new media curators / www.upgrade-berlin.net

2007 Consultant of the art and peace project 'Challenging Walls' initiated by walkscreen

2007 Organisation of the European Diploma of cultural management / Fondation Hicter for the seminar in Berlin

Concept of the Twinning programme and the conference of 'Europe interactive' in cooperation with the European Commission in Berlin