♥︎ ⚡︎ Me AndOther Me ♥︎ ⚡︎
Me AndOther Me is a new media-driven artistic and architectural research studio exploring the future of our spatial experiences and communication through practical applications of social mixed reality experiences focused on online culture, counter-platforms, and the spatial web. The studio is directed by architects Cenk Güzelis and Anna Pompermaier. We are interested in how social media and the internet have evolved to accommodate online communities in networked virtual spaces that have become alternative places to practice social and cultural activities, and how these virtual spaces affect the architecture of our social lives and social selves ✖︎♥︎○◉
We are also educators and researchers at ↘︎ ./studio3, Department of Experimental Architecture, University of Innsbruck, where we conduct practice-led research at the intersection of experimental architecture, XR, and critical AI.
Our research has been presented at several conferences, including ACADIA (USA), STRAND (RS), LMDA (LV), and P+ARTS, and highlighted in diverse publications such as R.I.B.A., SOBRE (ES), and MOUSSE (IT), among others. Our works and collaborative projects have been exhibited at Ars Electronica Festival (AT), L.E.V. (ES), IDFA (NL), Laval Virtual (FR), Impakt (NL), iMAL (BE), and Daejeon Museum of Art (South Korea), among others. We have delivered keynotes at various events, including DOKLeipzig (DE) and The Future of Living Conference at Bozar in Brussels (BE), and participated in residencies such as the European Media Art Platform (EMAP) residency program in 2023 at iMAL, Art Center for Digital Cultures & Technology in Brussels. Alongside our practice, we regularly give and organize lectures and lead workshops at universities and cultural institutions. We also initiated and continuously organize the Innsbruck Immersive VR Film Festival, an ongoing platform for showcasing and discussing VR cinema, gaming, and expanded immersive practices.
We are also educators and researchers at ↘︎ ./studio3, Department of Experimental Architecture, University of Innsbruck, where we conduct practice-led research at the intersection of experimental architecture, XR, and critical AI.
Our research has been presented at several conferences, including ACADIA (USA), STRAND (RS), LMDA (LV), and P+ARTS, and highlighted in diverse publications such as R.I.B.A., SOBRE (ES), and MOUSSE (IT), among others. Our works and collaborative projects have been exhibited at Ars Electronica Festival (AT), L.E.V. (ES), IDFA (NL), Laval Virtual (FR), Impakt (NL), iMAL (BE), and Daejeon Museum of Art (South Korea), among others. We have delivered keynotes at various events, including DOKLeipzig (DE) and The Future of Living Conference at Bozar in Brussels (BE), and participated in residencies such as the European Media Art Platform (EMAP) residency program in 2023 at iMAL, Art Center for Digital Cultures & Technology in Brussels. Alongside our practice, we regularly give and organize lectures and lead workshops at universities and cultural institutions. We also initiated and continuously organize the Innsbruck Immersive VR Film Festival, an ongoing platform for showcasing and discussing VR cinema, gaming, and expanded immersive practices.
We are happy to hear from you ↘︎ we@meandother.me
Nothing would be possible without our wonderful friends and collaborators ♥︎
Luca Lazzari // image-ician
Viktoria Märkl // researcher
Paul Böhm aka Brootworth ↘︎// sound artist
Mehmet Cakir aka Memo // sound artist
Dilâ Kirmizitoprak // sound architect
Jan Contala (cera.Lab) ↘︎// ceramic 3dprinting
Ömer Gürel // evlat
Valdemar Danry ↘︎ // artist and MIT researcher
Burkart Schwaighofer ↘︎// creative technologist
Theresa Kraus // dramaturg
Yaman // sound artist
Will Stafford // best voice ever
Marco Russo // philosophy department
Kristaps Austers // tonzauber
Luca Lazzari // image-ician
Viktoria Märkl // researcher
Paul Böhm aka Brootworth ↘︎// sound artist
Mehmet Cakir aka Memo // sound artist
Dilâ Kirmizitoprak // sound architect
Jan Contala (cera.Lab) ↘︎// ceramic 3dprinting
Ömer Gürel // evlat
Valdemar Danry ↘︎ // artist and MIT researcher
Burkart Schwaighofer ↘︎// creative technologist
Theresa Kraus // dramaturg
Yaman // sound artist
Will Stafford // best voice ever
Marco Russo // philosophy department
Kristaps Austers // tonzauber