Christian Andrés Parra Sánchez

Christian Andrés Parra Sánchez is a researcher at the Chair of Art and Art Education within the Faculty of Art and Design at Bauhaus University Weimar since 2022. Born in 1991 in Colombia, he holds a Bachelor's in Industrial Design from Universidad Icesi and a Master of Arts from Burg Giebichenstein Art Academy.

• Bachelor's in Industrial Design (2007–2012), Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
• Exchange studies in Product Design at Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
• Master of Arts (2018), Burg Giebichenstein Art Academy, Halle

His artistic and design research explores hyperobjects, post-factual dimensions, xenophobia, and performative sociocultural practices. He has led projects like Hyperobjects (SoSe 2022), Truly Fake? (SoSe 2023), and Fast Perfekt (WiSe 24/25), focusing on creative processes, experimentation, and critiques of abstract realities.

Notable Awards:

• Grassi Young Talent Award (2018)
• Herder Förderpreis (2018)
• Banco Santander Finalist (2012)
• Instituto Europeo de Diseño Runner-up (2011)
• Microsoft PhotoBooth Challenge Winner (2010)

Based in Berlin, he works as a freelance artist and designer, collaborating on projects that bridge art education, experimental design, and critical discourses on contemporary cultural and societal challenges.