Profile
Born in Berlin
B.Sc. Physics:
University Bremen (2006-2011), Bachelor Thesis in the field of Complex Systems
M.A. Digital Media [media informatics, media theory, media art]:
HfK Bremen (2011-2015), Master Thesis in the field of new media art
Extracurricular studies:
Philosophy [University Bremen], electroacoustic composition [HfK Bremen], photography [HfK Bremen], generative art [UdK Berlin], sound art [UdK Berlin]
Byrke Lou codes in over ten programming languages.
Lives and works in Berlin
Selected Exhibitions physical space
2021/04-05 — code_ctu {isbtm}{*} — Superfluidity, MMOMA (Moscow Museum of Modern Art)
2020/10-’21/02 — code_xi — Audiosfera, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
2018/04 — CODE — RAW [0.3,y,0.75] , modular+ gallery, Berlin (exhibition with vinyl release)
2016/06 — .ctu _ t — Max Planck Institute (MPI-CBG) long night of sciences, Dresden, Germany
2013/06 — TWTMG.Tank — addicted to random festival, Händelmuseum, Halle, Germany
Selected Exhibitions mixed reality space
2020/11 — ixi — Transformation, CTM Festival online edition, Berlin, Germany
2013/02 — TWTMG.Tank — BWPWAP, Transmediale, Berlin Germany
2012/09 — TWTMG.Tank — Farbfest Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau, Germany
2012/09 — TWTMG — Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
Selected Performances physical space
2019/03 — code_xi — SXSW, official artist, opening night, Austin Texas
2018/09 — code_xi — Globe Theatre L.A., From Germany to L.A. by Goethe-Institut, Los Angeles
2017/02 — ffj — FearAngerLove, CTM Festival opening night, Berlin Germany
2017/05/07 — code_xox — AI & Blockchain & Algorithms, SAVYY Funk, the radio of documenta 14
2016/01 — .fa — New Geographies, CTM Festival, Berlin Germany
2016/09 — TWTMG.Tank — There’s Nothing Left but the Future, 3hd festival, Berlin Germany
2014/09 — Lamentoryke –– Afraid Of Falling, Studio Nihil Baxter, Berlin Germany
Selected Performances mixed reality space
2021/03 — code_ixj — SXSW, official artist, opening performance of SXSW XR space, Austin Texas
2018/01/13-26 — nodes_x — INTERNETFAME, The Wrong Biennale, online + Panke Gallery Berlin
2017/7 — code_xi — glitch, Byrke Lou online space
2013/6 — xXz — The Louvre Museum, Intervention
Scholarships and Distinctions
2021/10 — Jury — Female Artist Award 2021 Digital Art
2020/12 — Residency — Virtual Partner Residency, Goethe-Institut
2019/10-’20/01 — Residency — Artist in residence at Factory Berlin
2015/10 — Winner — Art and Science Award, Hackathon Berlin Germany
2013/14 — Scholarship holder — Mentoring Program HfK Bremen
2013/05 — xXz — Ars Electronica Exhibition, in closer consideration
Releases
2018/04 — CODE, Vinyl record, Research & Waves and ZCKR records
2020 / 03 — bayes, digital release + audio cassette, Detroit Underground and ByrkeLou_x
Lecturer for University Post-Graduate Courses
SS 2019 — Exploring AI – Artificial Intelligence and Ethics — UdK Berlin
WS 2018 — Alien Habitats – Virtual Reality Performance — UdK Berlin
SS 2018 — Artificial Intelligence Music — UdK Berlin
WS 2017 — Virtual Reality Club Experiences — UdK Berlin
SS 2017 — Music Performance in Virtual Reality — UdK Berlin
SS 2016 — Sound and Space for Fashion Performance — HfK Bremen
Talks
2020/03 — AI and Music — SXSW Austin Texas – (cancelled due to Corona)
2019/05 — The impact of Pop culture on VR — ITFS, Stuttgart Germany — (Panel)
2018/09 — The future of entertainment — Sequencer Tour re:publica, Los Angeles (Panel)
2019/06 — AI for Music Creation — Musik und Technologie 2019, Stuttgart Germany
2019/05 — VR, AR and XR for Musicians and the Music Business Eco System — ITFS, Stuttgart
2019/03 — AI for Music Creation — SXSW Interactive Festival, Austin Texas
2018/06 — Music and Emotion in Immersive VR — EmoJam2 event by Melodrive Berlin Germany
2017/11 — The Virtual Club — Stadt nach 8 conference, Berlin Germany
2017/06 — VR Music Technology Lab — Hybrid Music Lab + Tech Open Air, Berlin Germany
2016/10 — Talk — MovLab: Reinventing Human Sensing for Virtual Realities, DIY — ECSA (European Citicen Science Association) Berlin Germany
Curating
2017/11 — VR Exhibition — “The Virtual Club“, Most Wanted: Music conference, Berlin Germany
2016/07 — Performance art festival — “ReSense Festival”, SPEKTRUM, Berlin Germany
Research
2015 – ongoing — movLab community founder — Research Lab, Berlin Germany
2020/03 — SXSW Hackathon Mentor –Mentor for art x tech projects, SXSW, Austin Texas
2017/06 — VR Music Technology Lab — Host, organizer, Tech Open Air, Berlin Germany
2017/02 — CTM Music Makers Hacklab — co-host, CTM FearAngerLove, Berlin Germany
2016/04 — Transhumanism Performance Lab, Fellow, Music Tech Fest, Berlin Germany
2016/02 — MusicMakers Hacklab — Fellow, CTM New Geographies, Berlin Germany
2009/09 — IFISC (Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems) — Trainee, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2010/03-06 — MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences – Student Associate, Bremen Germany
Bibliography
Weaver, Rick (14.03.2019): SXSW Music Review – German physicist scans for life and structure with digital soul. Austin Chronicle.
Weaver, Rick (15.03.2019): 16 Experimentalists to Help You Get Weird at SXSW. Austin Chronicle.
Kastrup, Dennis (06.03.2019): Mit dem Plattenspieler kreierte Gedankenwelten. Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
weiz (06.2019): I’m Super Happy to See Our Art Influence Technology. Modernsky Magazine, 2019.6, p.210.
Dennis Kastrup (22.05.2018): Byrke Lou – Strom und Drang. Radio Eins.
Poemproducer (05.07.2017): AI & Blockchain & Algorithms – Live on air Interview and live music by Byrke Lou. SAVYY Funk, the radio of documenta 14.
Byrke Lou (04.09.2015): Physics and Aesthetics of Digital Archiving. Blog of “Intangible Cultural Heritage and Innovation”, Berlin.
Byrke Lou (20.04.2015): On Modelling the Milky Way. Master Thesis on the history of explanations of the Milky Way.
Byrke Lou (25.10.2011): Coarsening Dynamics in a Model of Immunity Spreading, Bachelor Thesis, University Bremen.
Byrke Lou (28.12.2008): Mathematics in Biology – a short introduction to the use of mathematics for biological research.
Byrke Lou (31.01.2008): Der Begriff vom Sinn [German], Applying Gilbert Ryle’s methods of language analysis from “The Concept of Mind” on the word “sense”.
