ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: Verena Repar

Verena Repar

Austria

Stay: August 11th to September 22nd

My background in Graphic Design & Narrative Media at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, along with a pivotal year in Portugal, sparked my fascination with film, animation, and the moving image—mediums that continue to shape my artistic voice. I work with curiosity and playfulness, blending conventional and new digital techniques to create animated shortfilms, audiovisual installations and collaborative performances (mostly with musicians or sound artists).

Based on my findings, I plan to develop one of two artistic outcomes: either an experimental documentary-style animated short film, or an interactive, site-specific audiovisual installation. The first would be a poetic, animated moving-image narrative reflecting on the insights gained, fictional worlds mixed with real-life sounds or interviews. The second would be a motion-reactive, immersive artwork that invites visitors to engage physically and emotionally with the themes explored—blending color, form, and sound into a shared space of reflection.