Kai Pfeiffer

Kai Pfeiffer (b. 1975) is a Berlin-based artist and academic specializing in illustration and comics. Since 2009, he has served as a teacher for special tasks at Kassel Art Academy's Illustration & Comics department and held a Visiting Professorship (2012/13). His affiliations include artist residencies at Bauhaus-Dessau Foundation (2004) and MuseumsQuartier Vienna (2004), plus guest lectures at Designskolen Kolding, HfG Offenbach, and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Pfeiffer's research focuses on:

• Documentary comics and location-specific reportage (e.g., Berlin, Basel, Chernobyl)
• Molecular drawing series like Dimension REALM (2002-2010)
• Collaborative projects with artists including Ulli Lust and Dominique Goblet
• Curatorial work exploring comics as contemporary art

His publications demonstrate consistent themes:

• Urban transformation and cultural observation
• Experimental narrative forms blending journalism and fiction
• Cross-disciplinary approaches linking art, sociology, and urban studies

Recent works like Radioactive Forever (2012) show engagement with global issues.

Awards:

• ICOM Prize (2002) for Alte Frauen
• NaFöG Scholarship (2003)

As founder of the monogatari collective and editor at avant-verlag, he bridges academic and artistic communities. His teaching integrates practical workshops with theoretical exploration of comics as a documentary medium.