Portfolio
Research & Teaching
Hi, I'm Jonny-Bix. I'm a Berlin-based curator, dramaturg, artist and researcher working across performance, AI and digital culture.
I create exhibitions, performances and public programmes that explore how new technologies shape the way we relate to one another, tell stories and imagine the future.
I'm interested in making complex technological and social questions tangible through artistic experiences that invite curiosity, conversation and new perspectives.
About
Self-Representation as Curatorial Practice
OnCurating Academy x HEK Basel
April 4 – May 30, 2025 --- 24x7 live online platform of HEK, Basel
In the digital age, the self becomes a curatorial practice: we stage, edit, and present our identities, shaping avatars, social media profiles, and digital personas. Whether in virtual spaces or social networks, our self-images are constantly evolving, influenced by platform logic, algorithms, and societal expectations.
The exhibition ATTENTION IS ALL I NEED explores how digital self-representation transforms into an artistic practice. A diverse group of media artists examines the tension between individual autonomy and algorithmic control: What freedoms does the digital self offer? What constraints arise from the mechanics of visibility? Through a fusion of deepfakes, 3D avatars, and social media performances, the exhibition investigates how technology shapes identity—oscillating between playful reinvention and capitalist determinism.
Moving beyond a purely narcissistic perspective, the exhibition shifts focus to global contexts. Self-representation is always both social and political: it crosses cultural boundaries and redefines gender, origin, and belonging. ATTENTION IS ALL I NEED brings together a diverse group of participants from the OnCurating Academy and international media artists to reflect on how digital identity can become a form of participation and resistance.
Artists: allapopp, Carla Streckwall, Charmaine Poh, Damjanski, Kim Albrecht, Orhun Mersin aka kekik
Common.Garden Design: Yun Kuo
Curated by: Jonny-Bix Bongers
OnCurating Academy Project Lead: Dorothee Richter
Contributions and Collaborations: Carlos Moore, Christopher Goscomb, Dan Kanin, Evgeniia Skvortsova, Leonie Rinze, Leo Kerrigan, Martina Menegon, Maya Malik, Miguel ‘EdKe’ Keerveld, Quinnie Tan