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Katya Bryskina was born in 1988 in St. Petersburg, Russia, and lives and works in London.
One of the latest projects, Future Protein, is focused on mussel farms as a part of our future food system STARTS Hungry Ecocities Residency 2023-2024, with a demonstration event at Studio Other Spaces and Olafur Eliason studio in Berlin, Germany.
She was commissioned for the Constructing Clouds and Albedo project by Art Centre Nabi in Seoul, Korea, addressing geoengineering and planetary restoration strategies. A consistent presence in exhibitions since 2008, Katya was awarded the Global Talent UK by the Art Council of England in 2022 and is currently a resident at Somerset House in London.
LIFORM: The Living Megastructures project explores mycelium intelligence presented in multiple institutions, including New Holland Island (Saint-Petersburg, Russia), Extractive Architecture Exhibition, V-A C Zattre Venice, where Katya was a resident in 2021-2022, and the Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia.
She is continuously involved in academia as an invited speaker, guest lecturer, and juror. Katya spoke at Climate Matters Week School in 2023 at the Architectural Association. She has also taught at various institutions, including UCL Bartlett, AA school, Digital Futures, and Strelka Institute.
She was a resident and collaborated with SPACE10, Ikea’s Innovation Lab, on Bio-Fold, which challenges the conventions of furniture design with earth-friendly materials, organic shapes, and simple constructions.
She holds a Master's Degree in Emergent Technology and Design from the Architectural Association School of Architecture (London, UK) and the postgraduate program The New Normal from Strelka Institute (Moscow, RU).
EDUCATION
2018
Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, The New Normal Postgraduate Programme, Moscow, Russia
2015-2017
Architectural Association, M.Arch. Emergent Technologies and Design, London, UK
2005-2011
St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design, M.A. Spatial Design; B.A. Spatial Design, St. Petersburg, Russia
COMMISSIONS:
2022
Constructing Clouds and Albedo, Art Center Nabi East Meets East, Seoul, Korea
2020
Bio-Fold, SPACE10, Copenhagen, Denmark
SELECTED TALKS
2023
Climate Matters Week, Architectural Association, London UK
2022
EmTech Masterclass, , Architectural Association, London
Art Center Nabi East Meets East Conference, Korean Cultural Centre UK, London, UK
Living Materials and Circular Design Strategies, Green Building Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel
Non-Extractive Architecture Exhibition at V-A-C Foundation, Venice, Italy
2021
Non-Extractivism, an Architecture of Transformation Panel, French Pavillion, The 17th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, Italy
2020
Bio-Fold Session, Space 10, Copenhagen, Denmark
St.Petersburg Design Week, St.Petersburg, Russia
Innovation Pitch, Futurebuild, ExCel, London, UK
2019
EmTech Talk, Architectural Association, London, UK
Keynote: Robots, Mushrooms and Natural General Intelligence Systems in Architecture Strelka Institute, Voronezh, Russia
Future Architect Conference, Strelka Institute, Moscow, Russia
Lecture "Natural General Intelligence" with Monogroup at Minsk Design Week
2018
Conference: In the City, Strelka Institute, St.Petersburg
Lecture, House of Scientists, Troitsk, RU
Lecture, Faculty of Economics, Moscow State University
Lecture, Art Belarus Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
Future in the City Conference, MIBC, Moscow, Russia
SELECTED AWARDS
2024
Artist of the Month, Zima Magazine, London, UK
2023
Regenerative Futures: A SPACE10 AI Design Competition Shortlist, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022
Exceptional Talent, Arts Council England, UK
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Future Protein demonstration event at Studio Other Space and Studio Olafur Eliasson, S+T+Arts Hungry Ecocities Residency, Berlin, Germany
2023
Regenerative Futures: A SPACE10 AI Design Competition Shortlist and Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021
Non-Extractive Architecture Exhibition curated by Space Caviar, V-A-C Zattere, Venice, Italy
Group exhibition Museum of Artificial History, The State Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia
2021
LIFORM: Water Sensitive Device, group exhibition “Museum of Artificial History”, The State Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia
2020
Solo exhibition LFORM: Living Megastructure, Orekhov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Futurebuild, ExCel, London, UK
2019
Eyes of the City, Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, Futian CBD, Shenzhen, China
Kombucha-Dostoevsky Residence Exhibition, OK16, Minsk, Belarus
This is the Beginning, or Virtual Genius, NOVA ART Contest Winners Exhibition, New Holland Island, St. Petersburg, Russia
Minsk Design Week, OK16,Minsk, Belarus
2018
Showcase, Strelka Institute, Moscow, Russia
2016
Project Review Exhibition, Architectural Association, London, UK
2015
Group Exhibition “I Love You” curated by Andrey Bartenev. Faсtory, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia
2014
Hey Jude, MakerLabs, Vancouver, Canada
2013
The Third Festival of Contemporary Art Forma, Artplay, Moscow, Russia
Art Space Event, Gogol-Center, Moscow, Russia
The exhibition "Analysis of Research", Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia
New Sankt Petersburg, NIEUW DAKOTA, Amsterdam, Holland
Festival Forma, Krasnaya Presnya Park, Moscow, Russia
2012
FORMS Lab. Gallery ART re.Flex, St. Petersburg, Russia
Rejected Reality, Moscow Museum of Modern Art in Artplay, St. Petersburg, Russia
Elastic Arts, The Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art Erarta”, St. Petersburg, Russia
Experience, Nevskii 8, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009
LAKE, LAVA, DROPS, in association with creative studio Rare 3, Antwerpen, Belgium
2008
Art Parade Festival, Loft Project Etaji, St. Petersburg, Russia
Errorism vol.1, St. Petersburg, Russia
RESIDENCIES
2024
2023
S+T+Arts Hungry Ecocities Residency funded by Horizon 2020.
2023
Regenerative Futures: A SPACE10 AI Design Competition Shortlist and Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021
Non-Extractive Architecture curated by Space Caviar, V-A-C Zattere, Venice, Italy
AiNIN Online Residency
2019
SPACE10, The Research and Design Lab, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Kombucha Dostevesky Residency at oK16, Minsk, Belarus
TEACHING
2024
Adaptive Infrastructure of Tomorrow Workshop, UCL Bartlett B-Pro, London, UK
Diagrams as art, Softculture, Online
Diploma Unit 22 Workshop, AA School, London, UK
2023
AA Media Studies, UK
Bartlet B-Pro, London, UK
Digital Fabrication Course, ASK [Architecture for Society of Knowledge], Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
2022
AA Media Studies, London, UK
Bartlet B-Pro, London, UK
Programmable Matter: Material Intelligence Course, ITMO University, St.Petersburg, Russia
2021
Bartlet B-Pro, London, UK
Digital Futures, Online
2019
Robotic Fabrication Workshop, Future Architect Conference, Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture, and Design, Moscow, Russia
2018
Robotic Fabrication Workshop, In the City Conference, Strelka Institute Week, St.Petersburg, Russia
Workshop, Future in the City Conference, Moscow City Museum, Moscow, Russia
PUBLICATIONS
2023
Constructing Clouds and Albedo Article, East Meets East Catalogue, Art Center Nabi, Seoul, Korea
2022
The New Normal book, Strelka and Park Books ISN: 978-3038602200
2021
Strelka Mag Article: LIFORM - Living Megastructure
Article by Elena Redaelli, ARTEMORBIDA, Textile Arts Magazine
2020
Interview by Ellen Rozhnova (edited by Marine Birot), ArtyGeberation
Interview, SPACE10 Journal
Bio-Fold Article, SPACE10
CONSULTANCY
Marguerite Humeau, London, UK
Gilles Miller Studio, London, UK
Hepp, London, UK
Wolfgang Buttress Studio, Nottingham, UK