Narjiss nejjar biography of michael

Michael Najjar (born in 1966 in Landau) is a German artist, adventurer and Future Astronaut.^[1] He lives and works in Berlin.^[2] In his artwork he takes a complex critical look at the technological forces shaping and drastically transforming the early 21st century.^[3]

Life and education

Najjar attended the bildo Academy of Arts in Berlin from 1988 – 1993.^[4] During this time he immersed himself in the visionary theories of media philosophers such as Vilém Flusser, Paul Virilio and Jean Baudrillard, which have markedly influenced his later work.

In 1993 he completed his studies with a diploma in media art with a focus on photography. The marked global outlook shown in his art is colored by his life and work in Brazil, Cuba, Spain, England, Japan and the United States.^[5] Michael Najjar was a Hasselblad Ambassador from 2012 – 2017.

Since 2020 he is a board member of the Karman Project, a non profit organisation,