Born in 1986, lives and works in Vienna and Lower Austria. Following his training as a graphic designer, Christian Murzek studied philosophy at the University of Vienna. In 2012 he started studying at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Silke Otto-Knapp, Gunter Damisch, Veronika Dirnhofer and Christian Schwarzwald.

His work focuses on the interface of digital and analogue processes, where codes and algorithms serve as the starting points of his artistic expressions and are then transformed into prints, paintings and sculptures.

Destination: SAIC – School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Residence: 31.Mai - 13.August 2025