Karin Lingnau

Karin Lingnau is an Assistant Professor at the exMedia Lab (School of Media and Fine Art) at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM). Her work bridges digital art, speculative design, and science fiction through interdisciplinary research projects like IDiA (Institute for Diachronic Artifacts) and Materiathek, exploring future artifacts, material processes, and anthropogenic transformations.

• Research Themes: Speculative materials, utopian/dystopian architectures, bionic systems, and geopolitical implications of technological mining.
• Exhibitions: Globale_Global Games (ZKM, 2015), Schwindel der Wirklichkeit (Berlin, 2014), Chaos – Komplexität in Kunst und Wissenschaft (Munich, 2012), and international installations.
• Scientific Engagement: Collaborations with institutions such as the Fraunhofer Institute and ETH Zurich, integrating artistic practice with scientific discourse.
• Awards: Danfoss Art Award Gold, Special Prize for Paradoxien des Öffentlichen, Honorary Mentions at Transitio_MX and Digital Sparks.

Her recent publications and artifacts, including Aquilithochitonaria and GeomYne, interrogate synthetic biology, nanogeometric mining, and the legacy of science fiction in shaping societal visions.