Michael Akstaller is a researcher and artist working at the intersection of fluid dynamics, acoustics, and spatial sound studies. His practice explores the complex relationships between sound and space, movement and performance, often through interdisciplinary and collaborative formats. Akstaller’s work spans scientific research, artistic production, and curatorial projects.
His work has been presented internationally at institutions and exhibitions such as the German Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale (2024), Turkish Pavilion Venice Architecture Biennale (2025), Silent Green, Berlin (2023), Lenbachhaus, Munich (2021, 2022), Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (2021, 2022), the 6th Ural Industrial Biennial, Ekaterinburg (2021), and Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin (2021), among others. Akstaller has held research and teaching positions at various scientific and academic institutions, including the Federal Institute for Hydraulic Engineering, Karlsruhe; the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg; and the Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz.
Michael Akstaller teaches Sound Practice Research at Folkwang University of the Arts.