Felix Sattler
Felix Sattler works at the Hermann von Helmholtz Center of Cultural Techniques at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Since 2013 he is the Curator for the Tieranatomisches Theater – Exhibition Research Space of the Humboldt University. From 2017 to 2018 he was Priority Research area Leader of »Collecting & Exhibiting« at the Cluster of Excellence »Image Knowledge Gestaltung«.
He studied Media Art & Design and Media Culture at the Bauhaus Universität Weimar and Photography/Time Based Art at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney.
Since 2002, Felix Sattler has been developing exhibitions and museological research into display practices about natural and cultural objects and institutional narratives.
Edited Volumes & Exhibition Catalogues
Samuel, N., Sattler, F. eds. 2022. Museale Reste. Bildwelten des Wissens, 18. Berlin/München/Boston: De Gruyter.
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110733372
Simandiraki-Grimshaw, A., Sattler, F., Angermüller, K. eds. 2022. Replica Knowledge: An Archaeology of the Multiple Past. Forthcoming. Berlin: K. Verlag.
Articles in Edited Volumes
Sattler, F. 2021. »Between Bodies. The Space between Animal and Human.« In zwischen körpern/among bodies, edited by Kleine Humboldt Galerie. Berlin: K. Verlag, 10–13.
Sattler, F. 2020. »Gesteine im Museum werfen keine Schatten.« In Oliver Thie. Die Wahrheit über den Ursprung der Welt. Exhibition catalogue, Tieranatomisches Theater, Berlin, edited by Thie O., Sattler, F. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Sattler, F. 2020. »Kurzer Prozess, lange Wirkung. Das Temporäre Objektlabor im Tieranatomischen Theater.« In Das Temporäre Objektlabor. Ein Experiment zur Erforschung von Objekten aus wissenschaftlichen Sammlungen, edited by Thie, O. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Cluster of Excellence »Image Knowledge Gestaltung«.
https://books.google.de/books?id=Dy_ezQEACAAJ
Articles
Le Calvé, M., Miodragović, N., Samuel, N., Sattler, F., Stein, C., Winkler, C. 2022. »The virtual tour as digital fieldwork between art and anthropology. A multimodal inquiry on the transitional, transformative and leaky nature of the exhibition space at the Tieranatomisches Theater (Berlin).« Forthcoming.
Exhibitions
Douny, L. (curator), Krauthausen, K. (curator), Sattler, F. (curator), Thindi, T. (film installation). DAOULA | sheen. West African Wild Silk on Its Way. Exhibition. In cooperation with Séré, A., Sawadogo, S., Dayo, L., Dayo, H., Fofana, A., Sakira, S., Dao, D., Sanogo, B., Séré, M., Konate, A., Ilboudo, M. in Burkina Faso and Bonavia, E., Buch, S., Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Farmer, J., Hathroubi, S., Hengge, R., Hernández Lobato, J. I., Illing-Günther, H., Hassoune, S., Mählmann, J., Panzer, M. M., Rešetar, I., Rosenthal, N., Santos Thomas, C., Sauer, C., Sermonet, J., Shone, J., Schneider, M., Strauß, W. in Germany. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Tieranatomisches Theater. 17 November 2022 - 29 April 2023.
https://tieranatomisches-theater.de/project/ausstellung-ab-17-november-2022daoula-sheenwest-african-wild-silk-on-its-way/
Sattler, F., Becker, S., Korp, J. (curators) The Meshwork of Things – Sammlungsschaufenster. Exhibition. Idea and original concept: Sattler, F., Hennig. J. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 21 October 2019 - 31 December 2020.
Talks & Presentations
Bonavia, Elaine, Farmer, Jessica, Douny, Laurence, Krauthausen, Karin, Sattler, Felix, Dierichs, Karola. Weaving with the Data Glove - From the Cocoon into the Computer and Back Again. DAOULA | sheen. West African Wild Silk on Its Way, Tieranatomisches Theater (Veterinary Anatomy Theater), Berlin. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 16 February 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/10084/weaving-with-the-data-glove-from-the-cocoon-into-the-computer-and-back-again
Events & Workshops
Douny, L., Krauthausen, K., Sattler, F., Ilboudo, M., Sawadogo, S., Fofana, S., Séré, A., Dayo, L. Daoula/West African wild silks: preparation of the Berlin/Ouagadougou exhibition. Musee de la Musique Georges Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou. 10 July 2022 - 21 July 2022.
Press Articles
Ingolf, P. 2023. »Gemeinsam spinnen. Von Afrikas Wissen für die Zukunft lernen.« About the exhibition »DAOULA | sheen« of Douny, L., Krauthausen K. and Sattler, F. Tagesspiegel, 19 January 2023.
Patz, I. 2023. »Gemeinsam spinnen. Von Afrikas Wissen für die Zukunft Lernen.« On the exhibition »DAOULA | sheen« curated by Douny, L., Krauthausen, K., Sattler, F. TAGESSPIEGEL, 19 January 2023.