Roland Meyer

Roland Meyer is an Adjunct Professor at Ruhr University Bochum, previously serving as an academic assistant at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg (2018–2022). He holds a doctorate in Art History and Media Theory from the Karlsruhe Academy of Art and Design (2017). His research focuses on visual history of identifiability, cultural techniques, and the interplay between art, architecture, and technology.

Education:

• Doctorate: Karlsruhe Academy of Art and Design (2017)
• Studies in Art History and Media Theory

Research interests span the technical image, exhibition practices, and mediating architecture. He led the Department of The Technical Image at Humboldt University (2017/18) and curated the exhibition The Face: A Search for Traces (2016/17). His work bridges art history with media theory, exploring how visual practices shape cultural narratives.

Notable contributions include organizing the Cottbuser Workshops and the Summer Academy for East German Art. He has authored monographs and essays on portraiture, identifiability, and cultural mediation.