Ingmar König - Spatial Interaction Developer

Spatial experiences that examine
how we perceive and navigate
unfamiliar environments.

Ingmar König's work is grounded in the installational art tradition. where the viewer's physical presence becomes a key element to function existence ofthe work. As his practice evolved, he became interested in reducing the installation footprint while remaining immersive. When he did his MA in Interior Architecture at the Piet Zwart Institute, he explored spatiality cleared from materiality, graduating with a 20-minute animation written in code, weighing less than a single megabyte.

For the past five years, he has been developing his work primarily with game engines and 3D modelling software. König lectured at the Willem de Kooning Academy, collaborates with Jasmijn Visser on The Weather Has Been Cancelled, and is currently developing Detourist.

His work has been exhibited worldwide, amongst others at Nest The Hague, Art Brussels, Chongqin Air China, Tokyo Creative Salon, and more.

Past

Master of Interior Architecture
Piet Zwart Institute
(cum laude)

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Utrecht University of the Arts
(with honours)

collaborations Jasmijn Visser | Jitivi Banthaisong | Yiyang Lui | Nest The Hague

teaching Willem de Kooning Academy - Lecturer - Bachelor students, year 1-4 of Advertising & Beyond '22-'25

skills 3D modelling and animation, game development, project management and building physical art installations and exhibitions with digital interfaces.

tools Blender, Unity, C#, Python, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Arduino, EPS32, After Effects, Premiere, Davinci, Final Cut, Photoshop, Illustrator, Zbrush, Sketchup, VScode

languages Dutch, English, German

awards Finalist Creative Hack Award - WIRED | Alumni Research Award - MIARD | Shortlist Piet Bakker Prijs - HKU

stipends PRO Invest - Stroom | Jong Talent + Opdrachtgever - MondriaanFonds | Jong Talent - MondriaanFonds | Contemporary Art Fund - Outset

solo Stroom Ondertussen - Stroom | Contraband - Galerie Gabriel Rolt | Detourist - P///akt

residencies Freizeit Normal - Ampelhaus | Oktoberfest - Hotel MariaKapel

fairs Art Brussels - 1 HOUR SOLO | Art Rotterdam - Represented by Galerie Gabriel Rolt | Art Rotterdam - Mondriaanfonds Prospects & Concepts | Unfair Amsterdam | Unfair x Christie's Auction

reviews Metropolis M - Nostalgie in een.. - George Vermeij | Metropolis M - Invest Week #5 - Bob van der Sterre | Metropolis M - Misfit Love - George Vermeij | Metropolis M - Spel/Buitenspel - Julia Steenhuisen | Metropolis M - Interne Logica - Tessa Verheul

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2025 Cultural-Climate-Models.org | Lecturer Advertising & Beyond - WdKA 2023 - 2024 Under The Weather - w/ Jasmijn Visser | Phosphorus's Detour (working title) - proximity reaction based game | Cultural Climate Models (visual identity/website) w/ Jasmijn visser | Tokyo Creative Salon 2021 - 2022 Finalist Creative Hack Award - WIRED Japan | MIARD Alumni Database & Infrastructure Project | Lecturer at Advertising & Beyond, Willem de Kooning Academy 2018 - 2020 Master Interior Architecture (cum laude), Piet Zwart Institute | Research Award, Piet Zwart Institute | Under Matters, Cookies HQ (group) | Project Management Buildup Unfair Amsterdam; with Boris de Beijer | Loophole, Roodkapje (group) | Reading Picture, Chunart Museum Shanghai (group) | Project Management Buildup Unfair Amsterdam; with Boris de Beijer 2017 Studio visits at BFA 4th year, Utrecht School of the Arts | Review Metropolis M, Nostalgie in een lo.. by George Vermeij | Happy Like Yesterday, Nest (group) | Lecture at History,Culture&Communication, Erasmus University | Art Brussels, Plague in collaboration with Nest, The Hague | Stroom Ondertussen, Stroom (solo) 2016 Unfair Amsterdam | Metropolis M, Invest Week Interview #5,by Bob van der Sterre | Art Rotterdam, Prospects & Concepts, Mondriaan Fund | Studio visits at BFA, Utrecht School of the Arts | Christies auction with Unfair X Christies | Stipend Mondriaanfonds, werkbijdrage J T + Opdrachtgever (Nest) | 2015 Contraband, Galerie Gabriel Rolt (solo) | Lecture at History,Culture&Communication, Erasmus University | Art Brussels, 1-hour solo, NL/BE 120 Minutes Project | Stipend Stroom; PRO Invest | Review Metropolis M, Misfit Love,by George Vermeij | Misfit Love, Galerie Gabriel Rolt (group) | Art Rotterdam, represented by Galerie Gabriel Rolt 2014 Stipend Mondriaanfonds, werkbijdrage Jong Talent | Unfair Amsterdam | On Observation and Construction, Chongqin Air (group) | Concept Store, Nest (group) | Freizeit Normal, Ampelhaus DE (residency) | Review Metropolis M, Spel/Buitenspel Julia Steenhuisen 2013 Detourist, P///akt (solo) | Piet Bakker Prijs (shortlist), Academie Galerie (group) | Oktoberfest, Hotel Mariakapel (group) | Incentive Award Cayacz | Let There Be Light, Nest (group) | Review Metropolis M, Interne Logica, by Tessa Verheul | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Utrecht School of the Arts

1988, Amersfoort
The Netherlands

Future

The following projects are in development or upcoming.

The Weather Has Been Cancelled
Is a collaboration with Jasmijn Visser. More info here.

Will be previewed at Shifting Weathers in Villa Heike Kunstverein, Berlin. Together with works from Susanne Kriemann & Luiz Zanotello (19/03-25/04)

Wander
Unique handheld device with embedded interactive fiction that will only come out in a limited edition of 15. Narrative, Concept, Design, Development, Hardware, Electronics, Software all by Ingmar König. More information and pre-order soon available at irhk.games. Currently in development.

Detourist
proximity reaction game. In development, long term project. For more information and a trailer, visit the Steam page.

esC
immersive interactive device. nonvisual handheld with spatial-audio.

Contact

If you need help with the creation of an interactive work, and are interested in collaborating, reach out at:

Ingmar is not active anymore on major social media platforms, but can sometimes be found at: