FIBER space // Vol 2

Marlene Kager (she/her) schloss 2025 ihr Diplomstudium an der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien in der Klasse für Grafik Design / Design und Narrative Medien ab. Sie lebt und arbeitet in Wien als Grafikdesignerin, Kuratorin und Künstlerin. Im Zentrum ihrer Praxis steht die Auseinandersetzung mit unterschiedlichen Klangsphären und deren erzählerischem Potenzial. Ausgehend vom Grafikdesign entwickelt Kager eine künstlerische Sprache, die sich zunehmend in den Bereich von Klangkunst und forschungsbasierter visueller Praxis verlagert, mit einem besonderen Fokus auf immersive, narrativ geprägte Raumkonzepte. In tone-deaf a world of key, dem ersten Teil einer fortlaufenden Werkreihe, untersucht sie den Einsatz akustischer Waffen und deren psychologische Wirkung. Ihre Arbeit manifestiert sich vorwiegend in Soundinstallationen, in denen Soundsysteme nicht allein als Verstärkung, sondern als eigenständige Instrumente verstanden werden. Subwoofer fungieren in ihrem Werk als klangkörperliche Resonanzräume; Sound selbst begreift sie als eine Kraft, die zugleich heilend wie auch zerstörerisch wirken kann.

Andreas Trobollowitsch (he/him) is an Austrian composer and sound artist working at the intersection of sound, installation, and performance. He creates works using prepared or self-developed instruments, modified everyday objects, and kinetic systems, often activated by rotating mechanisms or changing states of matter. His works have been presented internationally at venues including Konzerthaus Vienna, Instituto Moreira Salles (São Paulo), Renaissance Society Chicago, and Novas Frequências Rio de Janeiro. His recordings and soundtracks have been released on labels such as Schraum (Berlin), Monotype Records (Warsaw), Crónica (Porto), mAtter (Tokyo), Sonoscopia (Porto), Futura Resistenza (Brussels/Rotterdam), and Filmarchiv Austria (Vienna).

Ramiro Wong (he/him) is a transdisciplinary artist, living and working between Linma, Peru and Vienna, Austria. His work follows a research-based approach. Through installations and performances, he explores themes such as migration, identity construction, and the aesthetics of othering. Operating at the intersection of social practice, and material storytelling—often incorporating elements such as food, scent, sound, and other non-visual media.

Wong studied Civil Engineering with a minor in General Sciences at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, as well as a Diploma in Art Direction and Production Design for film and advertising. He earned both a BA and an MA in TransArts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

His work has been presented at institutions such as the Museum of Art Lima (MALI), Qorikancha Museum Cusco, 21er Haus, Dom Museum Vienna, Kunsthalle Wien, and the Vienna Secession. He has also participated in international projects and residencies in Serbia, Mexico, and Lithuania, and is currently collaborating with An(other) South+, a platform that supports artists from the Global South.

Overall, Wong’s practice is not aimed at mere representation but is conceived as processual spaces—sites where collective memory, care, and the questioning of normative narratives can emerge.