Christophe Merkle

Spatial designer and lecturer specializing in exhibition design, XR, audiovisual installations, and narrative-driven websites. My work transforms data from climate and urban research, as well as public domain sources, into immersive experiences that aim to inspire and drive change. With an MA in Film and a BSc in Media Engineering and Management, I blend space with storytelling, technology and design to create meaningful interactions. I share my insights and methods as a lecturer in the BA Spatial Design program at HSLU DFK.

Work (Click on titles to learn more)

System Relevant!

Concept & Webdesign for the ETHZ SPUR & Uni Bern research project in collaboration with the mLab of the UniBern and Designer Leon Thau

DANCE!

Spatial Design, Media Planing & Content Creation for the DANCE! exhibition at the Museum of Communication Bern with Studio M, Sonja Koch & the MfK team. Photo by Digitale Massarbeit

GeOdyssee

Concept & 3D Animation in a 340°-Film installation with François Chàlet for the institute of topology of the canton of Bern

Kunsthalle Göppingen: Playground

Virtual Space & XR workshops for the Kunsthalle Göppingen in order to find new ways on how to bring exhibitions in the digital world

Gaussian Splats, Photogrammetry & Matterport Scans

Various XR ready digital twins for cultural, retail, tourist and restoration.

Older Works

Consists of doing numerous 360°-Films for the SRF, research about them in the HSLU DFK CC VN, developing VR games in Unity & Godot, creating Virtual Reality exhibitions & festivals for the ITFS & Raumwelten and many more

Side Projects

Writing

Thoughts and comments on my substack account

Art

Paintings and more are under the pseudonym Juan Brischetta. Some of them are visible in instagram, some you can buy as postcards in the Stauffacher library in Bern and some are exhibited in the virtual Galleria Bruschetta

Music

Some musical explorations can be heard on my bandcamp site

Merch

Some designed T-Shirt can be bought on my spreadstore

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