Picaroon

Rebecca Gischel, born 1989, is a Munich-based artist working at the intersection of art and technology. As founder of the artistic collaboration Picaroon, she creates interactive installations and acrylic paintings that address relevant social, personal and cultural themes of her generation. For her work, Gischel draws on her studies in Media and Interaction Design as well as on her experience working as a freelance interaction designer for global tech companies.

Her observations of how digital products are created and how they influence her generation on a personal and professional level constantly feed back into her artistic work. The other facet of her work reflects the longing for places untouched by digital trends and constraints of our times.

Since the founding of Picaroon in 2012, her work was exhibited at world-class festivals and venues, such as the Ars Electronica Festivals 2013 and 2018 in Linz (AT), the AURORA Light Festival 2015 in Dallas (USA), the 3D Printshow 2014 in London (UK) and the Science Centre in Glasgow (UK). She was awarded several sponsorships and funds, among others by the Arts Trust Scotland and the ideasTap Britain.