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Nilufer Musaeva was born in Moscow, Russia, has Azerbaijani roots and lives in Bremen, Germany. She is a multimedia artist, designer and researcher. Has interface and graphic design skills, highly interested in finding non-profitable ways to use them, as well as research the institutions behind graphic design education. Main interests are: grotesque infrastructures, humour in digital media, media archaeology.
Education
October 2020–present
Digital Media Master Studies (ongoing)
in University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2019
An exchange semester in University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2019
The Contemporary Art Field in Estonia — Estonian academy of Arts Summer School, Tallinn + Narva, Estonia
2018
Numbers and Cognition in Urban Area — Estonian academy of Arts Summer School, Tallinn, Estonia
2016–2020
BA Design and Coding programme + BA Design and Contemporary Art programme, HSE Art and Design School, Moscow, Russia
2017–2020
Minor in History of Philosophy course, HSE Art and Design School, Moscow, Russia
2016–2018
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Teens Team Curating programme, Moscow, Russia
2015–2016
Moscow Polytechnical Museum Teens Team Curating programme, Moscow, Russia
Languages
Russian, Azerbaijani — native speaker
English — C1, IELTS band 7.5
German — B2, Goethe Institute course
Turkish — intuitive speaker
Skills and apps
Microsoft Office, Google Workspace;
Adobe PS, AI, ID, AE, Figma, Glyphs;
HTML, CSS, JS, Processing, Arduino;
Fusion 360, Blender;
Lasercutting, 3D printing, plotting, soldering and electronics;
Analog printing, photography, bookbinding, clay and porcelain modelling;
Teaching and lectures
2024
A workshop based on These URLs will save the IRL publication at Braunschweig school of arts
2024
A talk about These URLs will save the IRL publication at the Stand-In EKA School in Berlin
2024
A talk about These URLs will save the IRL publication at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen
2023
Workshop “Amateur poster makers“ for students of University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022
Workshop “These URLs will fix the IRL” for Klasse Digital Grafik students in University of Fine Arts Hamburg, Germany
2022
Workshop “Juicy Presentations” for students of University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2020
A workshop about impostor syndrome for Garage Teens Team participants, GarageMCA, Moscow, Russia
Jobs
2024
Intern at Slavs and Tatars, Berlin, Germany
2021–present
Event organizer team, Zine Fest Bremen, Germany
2022–present
A scholarship advisor in STIPA, University of Bremen, Germany
2022
A registrar in The Dynamic Archive, Bremen, Germany
2020
A scholarship advisor in Unidays, Moscow, Russia
October 2020–present
Digital Media Master Studies (ongoing)
in University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2019
An exchange semester in University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2019
The Contemporary Art Field in Estonia — Estonian academy of Arts Summer School, Tallinn + Narva, Estonia
2018
Numbers and Cognition in Urban Area — Estonian academy of Arts Summer School, Tallinn, Estonia
2016–2020
BA Design and Coding programme + BA Design and Contemporary Art programme, HSE Art and Design School, Moscow, Russia
2017–2020
Minor in History of Philosophy course, HSE Art and Design School, Moscow, Russia
2016–2018
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Teens Team Curating programme, Moscow, Russia
2015–2016
Moscow Polytechnical Museum Teens Team Curating programme, Moscow, Russia
Languages
Russian, Azerbaijani — native speaker
English — C1, IELTS band 7.5
German — B2, Goethe Institute course
Turkish — intuitive speaker
Skills and apps
Microsoft Office, Google Workspace;
Adobe PS, AI, ID, AE, Figma, Glyphs;
HTML, CSS, JS, Processing, Arduino;
Fusion 360, Blender;
Lasercutting, 3D printing, plotting, soldering and electronics;
Analog printing, photography, bookbinding, clay and porcelain modelling;
Teaching and lectures
2024
A workshop based on These URLs will save the IRL publication at Braunschweig school of arts
2024
A talk about These URLs will save the IRL publication at the Stand-In EKA School in Berlin
2024
A talk about These URLs will save the IRL publication at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen
2023
Workshop “Amateur poster makers“ for students of University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022
Workshop “These URLs will fix the IRL” for Klasse Digital Grafik students in University of Fine Arts Hamburg, Germany
2022
Workshop “Juicy Presentations” for students of University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2020
A workshop about impostor syndrome for Garage Teens Team participants, GarageMCA, Moscow, Russia
Jobs
2024
Intern at Slavs and Tatars, Berlin, Germany
2021–present
Event organizer team, Zine Fest Bremen, Germany
2022–present
A scholarship advisor in STIPA, University of Bremen, Germany
2022
A registrar in The Dynamic Archive, Bremen, Germany
2020
A scholarship advisor in Unidays, Moscow, Russia
Works and exhibitions
2024, role: designer
These URLs will fix the IRL exhibited at It's a Garden @ It's a Book festival, HGB Leipzig
2023, role: artist
Age of Dust @ Constant, workshop + installation Brussels, Belgium
2023, role: artist
Hochschultage in University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2023, role: artist and communications designer
Master project exhibition “Iterations”, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022, role: artist
Group exhibition “Gedankenexperemente”, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022, role: artist
Hochschultage in University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022, role: artist
Group exhibition “Learning to draw”, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2021, role: artist
Group exhibition “My home, my castle, my grave, my cave”, curator Raphael Sbrzesny, Kunstverein Wilhelmshöhe Ettlingen, Germany
2020, role: artist
Group exhibition “What do the machines do when we sleep?”, curator Ralf Baecker, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2018, role: artist
Garage Teens Team Interactive installation “Handmade Future”, curator Anastasia Mityushina, GarageMCA, Moscow, Russia
2018, role: artist
Moscow International Biennale of Young Art with installation “Untitled: Familiar Smells”, curators Natela Pilia, Anastasiya Volynova, Tretyakov State Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2017, role: designer and researcher/article writer
PTEENS Magazine release as a part of public programme dedicated to culture of the 90s, GarageMCA, Moscow, Russia
2017, role: artist
“???” exhibition, curators Maria Pogodina, Diana Salakheddin, Moscow, Russia
2017, role: artist
“Last week” solo exhibition, curator Alexander Zhuravlev, CCI Fabrica Moscow, Russia
2017, role: artist
“XZ” exhibition, curators Maria Pogodina, Diana Salakheddin, Moscow, Russia
2016, role: curator
Gijs van Bon’s “Scriptum”, curatorial work with Polytech Teens Team, Polytech Festival Moscow, Russia
Awards
2024
It's a book — Selected Students Projects
2023
Hochschultage Digital Media first prize, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022
H. A Bockmeyer travelgrant (special mention), Bremen, Germany
2022
Hochschultage honorary mention, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2020–2022
DAAD Grant: Postgraduate Studies in the Fields of Fine Art, Design, Visual Communication and Film, Germany
2020
Laureate of the competition of scientific research works of undergraduate students, HSE Moscow, Russia
Publications in English
2024
Research contribution for type.today: Extended Latin: Khinalug
type.today/en/journal/khinalug
2023
These URLs will fix the IRL — a guide to German art schools’ websites
these-urls-will-save-the-irl.de
2022
Wobbly.txt, a mini-essay
wishious.de/wobbly-text
2022
Laughter in Digital Media, an essay
laughterdm.cargo.site/
2019
Development of Marx’s view on nature and its relevance in modern society, an essay
link
2024, role: designer
These URLs will fix the IRL exhibited at It's a Garden @ It's a Book festival, HGB Leipzig
2023, role: artist
Age of Dust @ Constant, workshop + installation Brussels, Belgium
2023, role: artist
Hochschultage in University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2023, role: artist and communications designer
Master project exhibition “Iterations”, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022, role: artist
Group exhibition “Gedankenexperemente”, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022, role: artist
Hochschultage in University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022, role: artist
Group exhibition “Learning to draw”, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2021, role: artist
Group exhibition “My home, my castle, my grave, my cave”, curator Raphael Sbrzesny, Kunstverein Wilhelmshöhe Ettlingen, Germany
2020, role: artist
Group exhibition “What do the machines do when we sleep?”, curator Ralf Baecker, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2018, role: artist
Garage Teens Team Interactive installation “Handmade Future”, curator Anastasia Mityushina, GarageMCA, Moscow, Russia
2018, role: artist
Moscow International Biennale of Young Art with installation “Untitled: Familiar Smells”, curators Natela Pilia, Anastasiya Volynova, Tretyakov State Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2017, role: designer and researcher/article writer
PTEENS Magazine release as a part of public programme dedicated to culture of the 90s, GarageMCA, Moscow, Russia
2017, role: artist
“???” exhibition, curators Maria Pogodina, Diana Salakheddin, Moscow, Russia
2017, role: artist
“Last week” solo exhibition, curator Alexander Zhuravlev, CCI Fabrica Moscow, Russia
2017, role: artist
“XZ” exhibition, curators Maria Pogodina, Diana Salakheddin, Moscow, Russia
2016, role: curator
Gijs van Bon’s “Scriptum”, curatorial work with Polytech Teens Team, Polytech Festival Moscow, Russia
Awards
2024
It's a book — Selected Students Projects
2023
Hochschultage Digital Media first prize, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2022
H. A Bockmeyer travelgrant (special mention), Bremen, Germany
2022
Hochschultage honorary mention, University of Arts Bremen, Germany
2020–2022
DAAD Grant: Postgraduate Studies in the Fields of Fine Art, Design, Visual Communication and Film, Germany
2020
Laureate of the competition of scientific research works of undergraduate students, HSE Moscow, Russia
Publications in English
2024
Research contribution for type.today: Extended Latin: Khinalug
type.today/en/journal/khinalug
2023
These URLs will fix the IRL — a guide to German art schools’ websites
these-urls-will-save-the-irl.de
2022
Wobbly.txt, a mini-essay
wishious.de/wobbly-text
2022
Laughter in Digital Media, an essay
laughterdm.cargo.site/
2019
Development of Marx’s view on nature and its relevance in modern society, an essay
link