Felina Russ studierte Kunst, Gestaltung und Medien in Stuttgart und anschließend den Master Design and Future Making in Pforzheim. Schon früh spezialisierte sie sich auf neue Medien, Technologien und deren experimentelle Anwendungen. Ihre Praxis bewegt sich an der Schnittstelle von Virtual Reality und Augmented Reality. Durch die Erforschung neuer Technologien und digitaler Ästhetiken hinterfragt sie die Beziehung zwischen virtuellen und physischen Räumen. Sie sieht es als ihre Aufgabe, den Zugang zu neuen Medien zu schaffen, um so einen Austausch zu ermöglichen und Fragen über unsere digitale Zukunft aufzuwerfen. Ihre Arbeiten reichen von interaktiven Installationen über spekulative Designs bis hin zu virtuellen Welten und reflektieren die Rolle von Technologie als Medium zur Wissensvermittlung und Zukunftsgestaltung.
Felina Russ studied Art, Design, and Media in Stuttgart, followed by a Master's degree in Design and Future Making in Pforzheim. Early on, she specialized in new media, technologies, and their experimental applications.
Her practice operates at the intersection of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. By exploring new technologies and digital aesthetics, she questions the relationship between virtual and physical spaces. She sees it as her mission to create access to new media in order to foster exchange and raise questions about our digital future.
Her work ranges from interactive installations and speculative design to virtual worlds, reflecting on the role of technology as a medium for knowledge transfer and shaping the future.
Her practice operates at the intersection of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. By exploring new technologies and digital aesthetics, she questions the relationship between virtual and physical spaces. She sees it as her mission to create access to new media in order to foster exchange and raise questions about our digital future.
Her work ranges from interactive installations and speculative design to virtual worlds, reflecting on the role of technology as a medium for knowledge transfer and shaping the future.
Awards & Nominations
Gold Award „Internet, here is a musical for you“
ADC Talents Award 2023, Art & Experiment / Communication Arts
ADC Talents Award 2023, Art & Experiment / Communication Arts
Nomination „Internet, here is a musical for you“
Expanded Media Preis für Network Culture, 35. Stuttgarter Filmwinter.
Expanded Media Preis für Network Culture, 35. Stuttgarter Filmwinter.
Nomination „Waving Graphs“
Medienkunstpreis, 24. Deutscher Multimediapreis mb21.
Medienkunstpreis, 24. Deutscher Multimediapreis mb21.
Exhibitions
Group Exhibtion Something.bigger 2024
"The Essence of Dots" (VR Installation) at Schellens Fabriek, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Group Exhibtion Medienfestival 2022
„Waving Graphs“ (Interactive Installation) Kraftwerk Mitte, Dresden, Germany.
Group Exhibtion Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media 2022
„Internet, here is a musical for you“ (Browser Performance) at Wagenhallen Stuttgart, Germany.
Knowledge & Skills
XR Development
Augmented Reality (Schwerpunkt IOS), Virtual Reality (Vive, Meta), Mixed Reality (Varjo XR1 & 3), Unity C#.
Extras
Unity VFX, Blender, Cinema 4D, Figma, Adobe Cloud Progams, Arduino, Git Hub, Microsoft Office, Miro.