Hi, I am Janosch. (b. 1995)
I am a communication designer, teacher, dancer, and visual artist. My practice is based on an interdisciplinary approach.
I hold two master's degrees, one in Critical & Speculative Design from the Iceland University of the Arts on the Icelandic history of immigration and one in Communication Design from the University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe on cartography, oppression, terraforming and bodies.
In my artistic practice, I combine hard design skills such as coding, bookmaking, image manipulation, videography, and typography with methodologies of theory and fiction such as writing, dramaturgy and research. I focus on topics of body/technology, geopolitics & myths.
I hold a seasonal teaching position at the Iceland University of the Arts for the course Digital Methodologies (10 ECTs), in which students learn to read, code, sketch, and design websites.
Files:
Here is my CV
UPCOMING & ONGOING
1)
Reykjavík Arts Festival 2026
05.06. – 19.07.2026 /
Exhibition
Curating a group exhibition “To Move an Ancient Stone” as “HINUM MEGIN/the other side” for the Reykjavík Arts Festival 2026
Kling og Bang, Marshallhúsið
PAST
Release: www.saraflindt.com
10.06.2026, 15:00 – 21:00 /
Website release
Hamraborg Festival Performance Night
29.04.2026, 20:00 /
Curated Program
Fít Awards 2026
19:00 /
Competition
CV
Education
2024 Master in Communication Design & Media Art (Diplom)
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
2021 Master in Design
MA Design "Explorations & Translations"
Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavík
Internships
2017 Studio Katja Gretzinger internship
2020 Studio Garðar Eyjólfsson internship
2022 LungA Festival internship
Workshops & Programs
2022 Nordic Noise Curating the North Program
2025 Barrandien AA Visiting School Prague Workshop
Teaching
2022 Community Publication Making - "Inhabitants"
MA Design "Explorations & Translations", LHÍ Reykjavík
2023 Community Publication Making - "Heapology"
MA Design "Explorations & Translations", LHÍ Reykjavík
2023 Community Publication Making - "Whales"
BA Product Design, LHÍ Reykjavík
2026 Digital Methodologies – Creative Coding
BA Graphic Design, LHÍ Reykjavík
Contact
mail hi@janoschkratz.eu
insta janoschkratz.eu
I speak German and English
I code in HTML, CSS, jquery, javascript, PHP, VVVV, processing
INTERESTS
fav books
1 An Apartment on Uranus Paul B. Preciado
2 Caliban and the Witch Silvia Federici
3 Flights Olga Tokarczuk
4 Solaris Stanisław Lem
5 Comedia Dante Alighieri
6 Die Phsysiker Friedrich Dürrenmatt
7 Der Nachbar Franz Kafka
8 The Blue Fox Sjón
fav animes
1 Akira movie
2 Neon Genesis Evangelion show
3 Night on the Galactic Railroad movie
4 Jin-Roh movie
5 Ghost in the Shell movie
6 Princess Mononoke movie
7 Nausicaä movie
8 Kaiba show
9 Mushishi show
fav movies
1 Suspiria movie
2 ExistenZ movie
3 Toni Erdmann movie
4 First and Last Men movie
5 Melancholia movie
6 Alien & Prometheus movies
7 Rocky Horror Picture Show movie
8 Bacurau movie
9 Only Lovers Left Alive show