Svea Bräunert

Dr. Svea Bräunert is a Research Associate and Co-Project Manager in the Volkswagen Foundation-funded project “Limits: Operational Relationships of Climate and Migration” at the Department of Design, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (since January 2024). She concurrently serves as Acting Professor for Digital Media Culture (W 2) at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn (2024). Her research focuses on modern and contemporary art, media theory, and media aesthetics, with emphasis on intersections of climate, migration, and drone imaging.

Key research projects include Drone Imaging: War, Climate, Migration (monograph) and the collaborative Limits project. Her academic work bridges art criticism, cultural theory, and visual culture. Exhibitions such as Seeds: Containers of World to Come (2025, Washington University) reflect her interdisciplinary engagement with contemporary art and societal issues.

Bräunert’s academic contributions include the book Method: Sasha Kurmaz (2016), analyzing contemporary artistic practices. She holds no listed scientific awards but is actively involved in funded research initiatives and curatorial projects. Her advisory and grant activities are tied to her roles in university-funded projects. She is affiliated with the Department of Design at Potsdam and the Digital Media Culture program at Bonn.