Philippines

Kat is an interdisciplinary artist working across writing, sequential art, and painting. Drawing from folklore, memory, and migration, her work explores isolation, emotional and cultural landscapes, and the blurred boundaries between reality and myth. At the core of her practice is storytelling, moving between fiction and nonfiction, digital and traditional media, and integrating text and image as each story demands.

Germany

Jeanne stands out as a rare, multifaceted artist whose work bridges an extraordinary range of musical and creative disciplines. As Catenation, Jeanne is an accomplished live performer using hardware synthesizers to create physical, immersive sound experiences. Her performances reflect a mastery of real-time interaction with machines, blending industrial, techno, and experimental sound worlds — sometimes also nostalgic ones — with a visceral energy. Alongside her presence in electronic music, Jeanne has built a strong voice in modern art music.

Germany

Sylvia is an internationally acclaimed recorder player, conductor, media artist, and educator based in Berlin. She studied recorder at the Berlin University of the Arts with Gerd Lünenbürger, experimental music with Dieter Schnebel, chamber music with Nigel North, and ensemble conducting at BAK Trossingen. Specialising in contemporary music and improvisation, Hinz performs worldwide as a soloist and with ensembles such as XelmYa and Umbratono, both of which she founded.

Norway

Karl Ingar Røys is a visual artist and filmmaker from Western Norway, born in Volda, based‍ between Oslo, Bangkok and Berlin. His practice consists of creating different platforms for speculation, knowledge building and exchange. Karl Ingar Røys studied law at UiT - The Arctic‍ University of Norway in Tromsø, Critical Fine Art Practice at St. Martins College of Art, London‍ and Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen where he researched cultural activism in ‍transitional societies.