DATES
5. MARCH
ELEVATE Festival, GRAZ
AV show W/ Shilla Strelka

19. MARCH
Lo&Behold CONCERT, TQW, VIENNA

26+27 MARCH,
bonappetitsxisxisxix, TQW, VIENNA
BY Alex Zehetbauer

04+05 APRIL
PHIGITAL FLESH, VIENNA
w/ Charlotta Ruth & asher o'gorman,

23+24 APRIL
ASH, HORIZON, RIDING A HOUSE, VILIUS
netti nuganen W/pire sova& kisling

22+23 MAY
HYperreality Festival, VIENNA

28+29 MAY,
P.R.O.N.E, TQW, VIENNA
BY KENNETH LOU

& more coming up 💡🚨

Klimentina's primary focus is interaction. As a new media artist, curator, and educator, her work ranges from research-driven game novels to audiovisual compositions and workshops. Her artistic practice explores the contradictory relationships between humans and technologies. Throughout her narratives, she observes alternative approaches to immersive experiences while questioning the already known.

Her background in media art and pedagogy inspires her to find ways to communicate digital concepts in a playful manner. Her work carries the ability to open conversations. She was part of the core team of major European media art festivals. Such as CIVA Festival Vienna 2022-2023, Digitale Welten 2022 Frankfurt, and Ars Electronica Linz 2017-2019.

After finishing her BA. in Stage and Costume Design and BA in Art Education at the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Klimentina went further with externalising her skills via media and interaction. She completed her master’s degree in the Interface Cultures department at the University of Art and Design Linz and the Experimental Game Culture department at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

CV + PORTOFLIO

Work Experience
~ Artistic Advisor, Outreach and Community Building - Sonic Territories Festival, Vienna 2023
~ Student Assistant - Experimental Game Cultures department, Angewandte, Vienna 2023
~ Co-curator & Moderator - Discourse Program CIVA Festival Vienna 2022
~ Head of Educational Outreach Team CIVA Festival, Vienna, 2022/2023
~ Tour Guide - Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, 2018/2019
~ Curator and Tour Guide at the Victoria & Albert Museum & Austrian Cultural Forum London, 2018
~ Graphic Designer - Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, 2019
~ Trainer/Educator at Brainobrain, Vienna, 2018

Awards, Grants, Residencies
~ Award from Vienna Business Agency in the category Interactive Heritage with the project DADA.O
~ Mur.at Online Residency - (Un) Sustainable, Graz and Online, June-October 2022
~ Question Me and Answer - Residency, Vienna, June-October 2022
~ KÜLTÜŘ GEMMA! Fellowship. Project - "Data Body," Vienna, October 2021 – March 2022
~ Award VI Literary competition “Dobromir Tonev,” Radio Plovdiv, October 2014
~ Third prize Space Settlement Design Contest –  Space Colony NASA Ames Research Center competition, 2011

Exhibitions
~“Approximating” work “EXO SKINS - Phigital Habitats” w/ Marthin Rozo at AG18 Gallery, Vienna, October 2022 
~ Exhibition "Tempor[e]alities - Cycle II"work - “Memory on Bytes”, Format (.strk) Vienna, September 2022
~ Parallel Experimental Game Culture Exhibition. VR Artwork – “SKINS.II”, September 2022
~ SONIC TERRITORIES FESTIVAL. Part of the Exhibition with the VR novel “SKINS.II,” Vienna, June 2022
~ CIVA Festival, Belvedere21 – Electro-Esoteric Avatar Seance. Artwork “Beta Bug”, Vienna, February 2022
~ Curator of exhibiting at the V&A Museum and Austrian Cultural Forum, London, 2018
~ "What is the Weather Inside of You?" Ars Electronica Festival “The other I” participation,  October 2017
~ "Made (in) Linz" Campus Exhibition Ars Electronica Festival “The other I,” Set and Graphic Design, 2017
~ “Priceless” exhibition work "Dracena Connection"with Mario Romera Gomez, Kunstuniversitat Linz, 2016
~ Solo exhibition “VERVE” gallery “Harmony,” Varna, July 2011

Performances*
~ MEGAWORLD VR Festival. Audio-Visual performance with Subletvis (Moritz Nahold), Vienna, June 2022
~ HYPERREALITY, Audio-Visual performance with Antonia XM for her album release, Vienna, April 2022
~ ROTOR Festival, Kunstlerhaus. Audio-Visual Performance with Abu Gabi, Vienna, December 2021
~ WOW Signal Festival. Audio-Visual performance with Isabella Forciniti, Vienna, June 2021
~ “Through the Far-See-Er” - Performance Installation. Part of Ars Electronica Festival, September 2018
~ “13TH Month” Stage and Costume Designer, “WIND” Association, Sofia, June 2015
~ “Exit the King” Stage and Costume Designer, Director Ventsislav Sariev, NATFA Sofia  , June 2014

Workshops, Talks
~ MEGAWORLD "Virtual Landscapes. Unity Basics - Terrain & Skybox" - Workshop, September 2023
~ Befreiraum Feministische Befreiung - "The UN/SEEN AI (GAP)" - Workshop, October 2022
~ Workshop “Beyond the Click” - mur.at, Graz, September 2022
~ Digitale Welten Festival - workshop “Beyond the Click,” Frankfurt 2022  
~ Befreiraum Feministische Befreiung - "WO//MEN PROGRAMMING HISTORY" - Interactive Lecture
~ Guest Lecture  “The Human Factor in Culture of Interfaces” - Universität Wien, December 2018
~ Relogia Trialogues,” The Culture in need of Interface” talk Sofia University

Publications
~ Digitale Welten Festival Open Educational Resource workshop publication, 2022
~ "The Human Factor in Era of Interfaces. Don't Forget to Play." - Master Thesis, Linz 2021
~ Issued book of poetry “Thinkture,” Radio Cafe Sofia, April 2013

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Klimentina Li's primary focus is interaction. As a new media artist, curator, and educator, her work ranges from research-driven game novels to audiovisual compositions and workshops. Her artistic practice explores the contradictory relationships between humans and technologies. Throughout her narratives, she observes alternative approaches to immersive experiences while questioning the already known.

Her background in media art and pedagogy inspires her to find ways to communicate digital concepts in a playful manner. Her work carries the ability to open conversations. She was part of the core team of major European media art festivals. Such as CIVA Festival Vienna 2022-2023, Digitale Welten 2022 Frankfurt, and Ars Electronica Linz 2017-2019.

After finishing her BA. in Stage and Costume Design and BA in Art Education at the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Klimentina went further with externalising her skills via media and interaction. She completed her master’s degree in the Interface Cultures department at the University of Art and Design Linz and the Experimental Game Culture department at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

Work Experience
~ Artistic Advisor, Outreach and Community Building - Sonic Territories Festival, Vienna 2023
~ Student Assistant - Experimental Game Cultures department, Angewandte, Vienna 2023
~ Co-curator & Moderator - Discourse Program CIVA Festival Vienna 2022
~ Head of Educational Outreach Team CIVA Festival, Vienna, 2022/2023
~Tour Guide - Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, 2018/2019
~ Curator and Tour Guide at the Victoria & Albert Museum & Austrian Cultural Forum London, 2018
~ Graphic Designer - Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, 2019
~ Trainer/Educator at Brainobrain, Vienna, 2018

Awards, Grants, Residencies
~ Award from Vienna Business Agency in the category Interactive Heritage with the project DADA.O
~ Mur.at Online Residency - (Un) Sustainable, Graz and Online, June-October 2022
~ Question Me and Answer - Residency, Vienna, June-October 2022
~ KÜLTÜŘ GEMMA! Fellowship. Project - "Data Body," Vienna, October 2021 – March 2022
~ Award VI Literary competition “Dobromir Tonev,” Radio Plovdiv, October 2014
~ Third prize Space Settlement Design Contest –  Space Colony NASA Ames Research Center competition, 2011

Exhibitions
~“Approximating” work “EXO SKINS - Phigital Habitats” w/ Marthin Rozo at AG18 Gallery, Vienna, October 2022 
~ Exhibition "Tempor[e]alities - Cycle II"work - “Memory on Bytes”, Format (*.strk) Vienna, September 2022
~ Parallel Experimental Game Culture Exhibition. VR Artwork – “SKINS.II”, September 2022
~ SONIC TERRITORIES FESTIVAL. Part of the Exhibition with the VR novel “SKINS.II,” Vienna, June 2022
~ CIVA Festival, Belvedere21 – Electro-Esoteric Avatar Seance. Artwork “Beta Bug”, Vienna, February 2022
~ Curator of exhibiting at the V&A Museum and Austrian Cultural Forum, London, 2018
~ "What is the Weather Inside of You?" Ars Electronica Festival “The other I” participation,  October 2017
~ "Made (in) Linz" Campus Exhibition Ars Electronica Festival “The other I,” Set and Graphic Design, 2017
~ “Priceless” exhibition work "Dracena Connection"with Mario Romera Gomez, Kunstuniversitat Linz, 2016
~ Solo exhibition “VERVE” gallery “Harmony,” Varna, July 2011

Performances
~ MEGAWORLD VR Festival. Audio-Visual performance with Subletvis (Moritz Nahold), Vienna, June 2022
~ HYPERREALITY, Audio-Visual performance with Antonia XM for her album release, Vienna, April 2022
~ ROTOR Festival, Kunstlerhaus. Audio-Visual Performance with Abu Gabi, Vienna, December 2021
~ WOW Signal Festival. Audio-Visual performance with Isabella Forciniti, Vienna, June 2021
~ “Through the Far-See-Er” - Performance Installation. Part of Ars Electronica Festival 2018,  AFO Linz, September 2018
~ “13TH Month” Stage and Costume Designer, Director: Valeriya Vulcheva, “WIND” Association, Sofia, June 2015
~ “Exit the King” Stage and Costume Designer, Director Ventsislav Sariev, NATFA Sofia  , June 2014

Workshops, Talks
~ MEGAWORLD "Virtual Landscapes. Unity Basics - Terrain & Skybox" - Workshop, September 2023
~ Befreiraum Feministische Befreiung - "The UN/SEEN AI (GAP)" - Workshop, October 2022
~ Workshop “Beyond the Click” - mur.at, Graz, September 2022
~ Digitale Welten Festival - workshop “Beyond the Click,” Frankfurt 2022  
~ Befreiraum Feministische Befreiung - "WO//MEN PROGRAMMING HISTORY" - Interactive Lecture
~ Guest Lecture  “The Human Factor in Culture of Interfaces” - Universität Wien, December 2018
~ Relogia Trialogues,” The Culture in need of Interface” talk Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridsky,” November 2017

Publications
~ Digitale Welten Festival Open Educational Resource workshop publication, 2022
~ "The Human Factor in Era of Interfaces. Don't Forget to Play." - Master Thesis, Linz 2021
  ~ Issued book of poetry “Thinkture,” Radio Cafe Sofia, April 2013

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