About
Work Experience
Research Associate in Department Game Design for Minor Program "Digital Play".
Teaching Assistant in Interaction Design Department coordinating the BA program and co-teaching the courses Physical Computing, Embodied Interaction & Graphic User Interface
Mentoring for numerous art installations.
Freelance work in custom art installation building
4 Month Internship at MIM - Mühlenbau und Industriemontage
Writing
This paper examines emerging theories of perception and their relation to metabolic processes and presents the interactive installation Guilty Pleasures, informed by these theoretical principles. The metabolic nature of perception is particularly apparent in the experiences relating to the oral cavity, and this work explores this through an intra-oral electronic interface, combined with other modalities for enacting illusory sensations of eating, together with the exploration of the phenomenology of craving and the pica condition.
Education
Unfinished Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Schwerpunktfach - Physik und Anwendungen der Mathematik / Ergänzungsfach – Informatik
Projects
Ongoing work.
Last exhibited at Bits n Bolts in February 2023.
A Non Food Dining Experience
The exploration of a non-food three course meal through a tactile, olfactory and visual experience.
Collaboration with Simon Risi on his work «simply sleepy or 9.8m sequence of associations», last exhibited at Helmhaus Oct. 23 - Jan. 24
«Sexploration» is an interactive, sensory installation that delves into the complexity of sexuality by utilising a collection of materials associated with sexual experiences. Through a playful approach, visitors can engage with personal stories on an emotional level, advancing empathy and understanding. By integrating sensory stimuli intimately tied to the narratives, we create an immersive experience that encourages self-awareness and fosters open-mindedness. As visitors explore these, interplay between materials, stimuli and personal stories, they gain a deeper understanding of the impact societal norms have on us, ultimately leading to more inclusive conversations and reflections on this essential aspect of human life.
Diploma Project Jun. '23 by Eleonora Bonorva & Johannes Reck
Mentored by Dr. phil. Björn Franke & Luke Franzke
Parse String
Wearable & Performance - Nov. '22 by Sandro Beti, Eleonora Bonorva, Janosch Tillich, Johannes Reck, Fabrizio Willi
Objects and people can serve as sources of information to which attention can be paid. Attention can be shifted between them, resulting in different information being received. This information is manifested abstractly on strings on the body with varying colors and intensities.
We imagine our work to be an interplay between a fictional and a real scenario. We want to work with the materialisation of non-tangible data and thus make the invisible visible. Furthermore we connect strings to the body in order to limit the movements, but also to underline the direction of the movements in space. At the same time, the costume turns the body into an abstract figure, capable of describing data through geometry and movement.
Performer: Nicola Olivia & Sandro Beti
Mentored by
Joëlle Bitton
David Wollschlegel
Interactive audio visual experience by Eleonora Bonorva, Delia Gregori, Johannes Reck, Laura Schwarz.
Mentored by Florian Faller & Verena Ziegler
Lichtinstallation mit Profilscheinwerfer & dynamischer Lichtprojektion von Apparatur mit Kürbiskernöl
Sept. '21 by Nicola Bischoff, Johannes Reck, Sissy Kuhlmann
Audio-visual collage inspired by the chronicles of Amaterasu by Johannes Reck, Jonas Peyer, Taiga Nakazaki - Feb. '21
Wearable device experience with the ability to discern the quality of the surrounding light by audible differences in the generated tones making mostly indivisible qualities more tangible for the user to experience.
Nov. '21 by Johannes Reck, Janosch Tillich, Rejané Schrago, Silvan Weber
Mentored by Luke Franzke & Paulina Zybinska
Resident Artist & Deputy Lighting at SAD since 2020 till now.
Musical & VJ - Performer and organiser at numerous events in Zurich underground Techno Scene.
2018 - now
Vjing & Lighting Artist for numerous events in Zurich underground Techno scene
2018 - now
Music Label
2012 - 2018 independent
2018 - now Smalltalk w/ Snakes
2020 - now SAD
Features
1st Iteration of the work "Guilty Pleasure" is presented in position paper by Luke Franzke.
1st Iteration "Guilty Pleasure" Nov. '22 by Elena de Carlo, Johannes Reck, Noe Arnold, Tabea Feuz
Development of two audio-reactive games (Tilt Maze & Meditation) for TOFI-Device is featured in research paper from Luke Franzke, Jonas Gartman, Dominik Bachmann, Tino Töpper, Karmen Franinović
Referenzarbeit für Kurztext von Prof. Dr. Dieter Mersch