Jens Isensee

Jens Isensee is a multimedia artist with a focus on participative art and interactive video installations. His works are mostly made of temporal materials in combination with technical elements and software. These range from motors, loudspeakers and cameras to computer hardware, sensors, game engines and experimental short films.

2003 – 2011
Fine Arts Studies, Diploma with distinction at HBK Braunschweig, University of Art  |  Film class – Prof. Michael Brynntrup  |  Video installation – Prof. Corinna Schnitt  |  Sculpture – Prof. Thomas Virnich  |  Communication design studies – Prof. Eku Wand and Prof. Uli Plank

Grants, Awards

Winner – Deutscher Computerspielpreis, ‚Bestes Expertenspiel‘, München – 2022
Winner – Green Game Jam, ‚Best in Forests‘, UN Environment Programme – 2022
Scholarship – CoLab TechArt, Goethe Insitute Bangalore, British Council – 2020
Nomination – ‚Virtual Materialism‘, A Maze Festival award, Berlin – 2019
Nomination – Azplay Festival, Azkuna Zentroa, Bilbao – 2017
Scholarship – Exchange Program – Goethe-Institut Johannesburg – 2017
Winner – Game Jam, Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin – 2017
Artist in Residence – Künstlerstätte, Stuhr-Heiligenrode – 2016
Winner – Shortfilm Contest, ‚Transit‘, Public LED screening, VB Brawopark – 2013
Winner – Performance Award, Fulldome Festival, Zeiss-Planetarium, Jena – 2013
Winner – Best Simulation Demo, Intel Level Up Award, Online Award – 2012
Winner – Interactive Implementation, ‚The Imaginary‘, Koordinaten Festival, FH-Kiel – 2012
Winner – Student film contest, ‚Neo Kuben‘, HAWK Hildesheim – 2012

Exhibitions

2023

European Games Showcase – GDC, Swissnex, San Francisco

2022

‚Arbeit‘ – Screening, 48h Neukölln, Rollwerk Atelier, Berlin
Nomination – Games Without Borders Award, Imagine Earth
Winner – 3rd Price, Serious Play Award & Devcom Indie Award

2021

Federal funding – BMWK, Imagine Earth, Climate crisis simulation

2020

Befantastic Triennial – Jaaga, Bangalore, India
Narben – Interactive app, presentation, LOT-Theater, Braunschweig
Netz Werke – Group show, re:publica, Berlin
Voyage – Interactive video installation, Luftfahrtmuseum, Wernigerode

2019

E-Dentity – Group show, KeinMuseum, Zurich, Switzerland
A Maze Game Festival – Group show, Berlin
Imagine Earth – Audience award, White Nights, Berlin