Image showing Steffen Müller using his virtual reality installation in which handheld sensors control a modular synthesiser that is generating sounds. these sounds are interpreted by the software tounchdesigner as animated images that get send to VR

Electromagnetic Propaganda is me, Steffen Müller. I am a German designer and audiovisual artist currently based in Düsseldorf. My work spans illustration, motion design, video art, live immersive experiences, audiovisual installations as well as performances and virtual reality. It has been featured in galleries and public spaces across the world including Folkwang Museum (GER), Los Angeles Art Association (USA), Red Dot Design Museum (GER), Bal de la Fête Nat’, Paris (FR), Grad Tivoli (SVN).

My audiovisual and performance works have been part of festivals and tours such as Urban Art Forms (AUT), Moers Festival (GER) and Levi’s Colors of Noise Tour (EU). I am know for my artistic work with emerging technologies in real time to explore the relationship between sound, image and architecture in spatial augmented reality, and visualising live music performances. 

Decorations

2023 Best Project, A.I. International Film Festival, Salt Lake City Utah

2023 Best Experimental, Music Video Awards, Los Angeles California

2012 Art Price, Contemporary Art Ruhr, Essen Germany

2009 Best Student Paper Award, ICMI – Workshop for Innovative Computer Based Music Interfaces, Berlin Germany

2008 Prix-*diy – Festival for Mechatronic Art, Zürich Switzerland

2006 D&AD in-book-entry, Category Interaction Design