Matthias Grund (b. 1995)
is a Cologne-based artist, designer and artistic researcher.
His work explores the structural and aesthetic conditions that shape synthetic images and their associated visual cultures. He is interested in the specific characteristics and aesthetics of images synthesised from generative systems. Viewing generative imagery as a distinct medium with its own materials, technical infrastructures and practices, Grund examines the ontological and aesthetic qualities that define it. His artistic practice focuses on experiments that reveal the underlying aspects of generative systems. Central questions include how these images are created and the visual cultures they entail.
Grund’s work has been exhibited at institutions including the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln (MAKK), Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe, Kunsthalle Trier, Fundación Ludwig de Cuba and the Deichtorhallen Hamburg, and has been presented at several academic conferences. He is a recipient of the Kölner Design Preis and Gute Aussichten 2023/24.
Contact:
hello@matthiasgrund.com
IG: matthias_grund
Current Talks & Exhibitions:
14/01/2026: (Nicht-)willkürliche Bilder: Generative Kl als künstlerisches Medium
Media.Lab Lectures, Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institut, Universität Greifswald (DE)
17/12/2025: Panel Discussion: Design Research Publishing
Köln International School of Design, TH Köln (DE)
26/11/2025: (Non-)Arbitrary Images
Post Photographic Images, HSBI Bielefeld (DE)
25/11. – 31/12/2025: Generative Aesthetics
Galerieraum HSBI-Satellit, Wissenswerkstatt Bielefeld (DE)
06/09. – 09/11/2025: Double Feature: gute aussichten 2023/24/25
PHOXXI, Deichtorhallen Hamburg (DE)
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