
In his work, Robert Schnüll (*1992) attempts to demystify capitalist information technologies. He advocates a shift towards attributable, hierarchy-free and climate-just futures that result in a digitally emancipated society.
His current research evolves around the nexus of digital-physical spaces. Together with his research team medienhaus/ he investigates and prototypes networks of decentralised, autonomous and federatable communities.
Besides researching, he teaches in the context of 'New Media' at the Berlin University of the Arts.
He graduated with Master as part of Prof. Joachim Sauter's “digitale Klasse” at the Berlin University of the Arts with his thesis “attributable technology”. Previously he earned a Bachelor degree in “Media Interaction Design” at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, mostly inspired and taught by Prof. Hannes Nehls.
Before switching back to studying at the Berlin University of the Arts he worked as a researcher in the “Potentials of ambient communication environments” project and investigated the topic of ambient interactions.
His involvement in “climate crisis in art and design teaching” can be found via Klasse Klima.
Work (selection)
- Research Associate at the "medienhaus/" , UdK Berlin, 2021-now
- Lecturer in the context of the 'newmedia class', UdK Berlin, 2022-now
- Assistant Prof. at "new media class" with Prof. Ängeslevä and Assistant Prof. Luiz Zanotello, UdK Berlin, 2021-2022
- Research Associate at the "IoT" research project of Prof. Ängeslevä, UdK Berlin, 2021
- founders business with Dirk Erdmann, the Attic, 2016-2021
- Research Associate for "PACE" research project, HS Osnabrück, 2018
- Research Assistant for „PACE“ research project, HS Osnabrück, 2016-2018
- Curator and head of "Init", European Media Art Festival, 2015-2016
- Research Assistant for DFS concept Desk, 2014-2015
- founded business with Oliver Güra & Dirk Erdmann, 2014-2016
- self employed, 2012-2014
- 3D Animation & Visualisation, Krüger Kaldnes Norway, 2012-2013
Teaching
- "Crash", UdK Berlin, ss23
- "Simplicity of Complexity", UdK Berlin, ss22
- "Attributing Technology: foundations", UdK Berlin, ws21
- "new media class – legacy" with Prof. Ängeslevä and Assistant Prof. Zanotello, UdK Berlin, ws21
- "new media class – island of things" with Prof. Ängeslevä and Assistant Prof. Zanotello, UdK Berlin, ss21
- Supplementary course "network of autonomous communities", new media class, UdK Berlin ss21
- Klasse Klima, Student led Seminar, UdK Berlin ws20
- Klasse Klima, Student led Seminar, UdK Berlin ws19
Exhibitions (selection)
- Rundgang, Berlin 2021
- Kunst Raum Stadt, Berlin 2020
- European Media Art Festival - Gravity, Osnabrück 2019
- Feel Festival - 20Grad, Bergheider See 2018
- European Media Art Festival - Magnetic and Coders, Hannover 2017
- Hannovermesse - theDoorz, Hannover 2017
- DMY - here, Berlin 2016
- Cebit - Remember the warm times, Hannover 2016
- Red dot ceremony - conceptDesk, Berlin 2015
- Maker Fair - Remember the warm times, Hannover 2015
- DMY - Remember the warm times, Berlin 2015
- Resonate - Remember the warm times, Belgrad 2015
- European Media Art Festival - Remember the warm times & Annuli, Osnabrück 2015
Publications
- Separating data and design with Marcel Haupt, 2023
- Klasse Klima: Building a Resilient Collective through Tech and Education, 2021
- medienhaus/ Initial Concept Paper, 2020
- 10 2019 110 741.5 with Hannes Nehls and Felix Queisler , 2018
- 10 2018 115 729.0 with Hannes Nehls, 2018
- 10 2018 110 203.8 with Hannes Nehls, 2018
- DFS ConceptDesk- An Approach to an Intuitive UX for Air Traffic Control with Thomas Hoffmann and Dr. Jörg Bergner 2016
Awards/ Funding
- Shuttleworth Foundation "Flash Grant" 2021
- New European Bauhaus Rising Stars 2021 - Klasse Klima
- German Design Award 2017 „SPECIAL MENTION“ - conceptDesk
- DMY education Award Winner 2016 - exhibition concept and here
- Red Dot Design Award Interface Design „Best of the Best“ - conceptDesk
- UX Design Award 2015 nominee - conceptDesk
- German Design Award 2016 nominee - conceptDesk
- DMY 2015 jury selection - Remember the warm times
- aed Neuland 2015 nominee , „exhibition & public design“ - Annuli
Talks/ Presentations(selection)
- medienhaus/, ELIA Biennial Conference, 2022
- medienhaus/, Taiwan Art Biennial (remote) via 'Resist like bacteria encounter', 2022
- medienhaus/, Videosonica, Santiago de Cali, Colombia, via 'Resist like bacteria encounter', 2022
- attributable Web, Bits und Bäume, 2022
- medienhaus/, Ars electronica via 'Resist like Bacteria Encounter', 2022
- medienhaus/ cms, matrix community summit, 2022
- open sourcing an university, artshare festival, 2022
- open sourcing an university, Focus.On.Transformation., 2022
- attributable web, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, 2022
- udk/spaces, Berlin University of the Arts, 2021