RALF BAEKCER
*1977 in Düsseldorf, Germany
| since 1998 | freelance Programmer |
| 1999 – 2001 | Computer Science at the University of Cologne, Germany |
| 2002 – 2007 | Media Art at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne Germany, Diploma |
| 2007 | Research assistant, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar |
| 2010/11 | Teaching position, University of the Arts Bremen |
lives and works in Berlin and Bremen
AWARDS/GRANTS
| 2007 | Förderpreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen für junge Künstler(innen) -Sparte Medienkunst-, Düsseldorf |
| 2008 | Arbeitsstipendium der Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn |
| 2008 | Honorary mention “digital sparks award 08″, Bonn |
| Honorary mention “CYNETart 08″, Dresden | |
| 2009 | Honorary mention “Share Prize 2009″, Turin IT |
| 2010 | Stiftung Niedersachsen work stipend for Media Art 2010, Oldenburg DE |
| 2011 | Honorary mention “VIDA 13.0 Art & Artificial Life Award”, Madrid ES |
TALKS/LECTURES
| 2011 | Life: Scinece Versions, Center for Contemporary Art WINZAVOD Moscow RU |
| 2009 | Share Festival, Turin IT |
| Kunstverein Bochum DE | |
| 2006 | 3. SuMa-eV Forum, Berlin DE |
| The Graduates, Upgrade Amsterdam NL |