Michael Akstaller (b. 1992) studied Fine Arts, Media Theory, and Engineering. In 2017, together with Jan St. Werner, he initiated the Class for Dynamic Acoustic Research at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg, which has operated as an independent collective since 2021.

He has collaborated with artists such as Alexandra Pirici (Terraform, 2020), Ulrike Ottinger (Cosmos Ottinger, 2021), and Mouse on Mars (2021), and has participated in exhibitions including the 6th Ural Biennale, Nature and State (State Art Gallery Baden-Baden), and Spatial Jitter (Kunstbau Munich).

Michael Akstaller’s artistic work explores the relationships between sound, space, perception, and movement. He researches methods of expanding spatial perception through directional sound sources and the propagation of sound in flowing water.

Through his interdisciplinary and collaborative work with artists and scientists from various fields, he has developed independent curatorial formats—such as the Raststätte Frankenwald residency, and Sometimes you just have to give it your attention…, a residency inviting non-European sound researchers to engage with the cultural heritage of Nazi Germany.