Carsten Stabenow, born in 1972, works as independent curator, producer, communication designer, and artist on the intersection of artistic production and mediation. He studied communications and postgraduate interdisciplinary studies in Berlin and is the initiator of several festivals, formats, and initiatives within the context of new media, art + science, and sound art. Stabenow is the founder of the German Media Art Festival Garage, initiator and artistic director of Tuned City, and co-founder of the Berlin Art and Media Production Platform DOCK. He teaches in the field of art and design and realizes his own artistic projects and installations internationally. In his work, he is interested especially in physical, social, and political parameters of space.