INTRODUCTION

My work explores how human beings navigate transformation, communication, perception, systems, and participation across cultural, technological, healthcare, and organizational environments.

Emerging from early experiences in participatory media, immersive environments, interactive communication systems, and interdisciplinary artistic practice, my journey evolved into healthcare transformation, strategic business development, leadership consulting, clinical logistics, and human-centered innovation.

Across decades, I have continuously explored the relationship between humans, systems, communication, adaptive environments, and emerging technologies.

 

 

EARLY MEDIA, NETWORKS & PARTICIPATORY SYSTEMS

1984 – 1992

1984 — inteam

While still in school, selected in the “Marilyn Monroe Look-alike” casting at Bavaria Film Studios, Munich.

Appearance in the short film inteam shown during the premiere of The Hit by Stephen Frears at Filmfest München and Gloria Palast Munich.

1984 – 1986 — New York & Rio de Janeiro

Extended independent stays in New York and Rio de Janeiro during early adulthood.

1986 – 1987 — Hamburger Kunsthalle

Student Assistant within the Hamburger Kunsthalle.

Early involvement in museum education, cultural communication, and interdisciplinary exhibition environments.

1986 – 1987 — Art Network / Hamburger Kunsthalle

Project Assistant within one of the world’s first user-oriented interactive computer applications in an art museum environment.

Participation in the pioneering interactive exhibition Kunst im Netzwerk / Art Network exploring associative navigation, participation, and digital knowledge systems.

1987 — Hamburger Kunsthalle

Assistant to Prof. Dr. Werner Hofmann, Director of the Hamburger Kunsthalle.

Early exposure to museum leadership, curatorial environments, cultural communication, and institutional perspectives on art and society.

1987 — European Museums' Network / Forte di Belvedere, Florence

Project Assistant within the European interactive museum project European Museums' Network in Florence.

1988 — Neuendorf AG / early Artnet environment

Assistant within the international art trading environment surrounding Hans Neuendorf and the early development context of Artnet.

Exposure to early digital market information systems, international art commerce, and emerging network-based communication structures.

1988 — 1993 — International Art Fair Environments

Experience within international gallery and art fair environments including Art Basel, Art Cologne, Art Frankfurt, and Art Paris. Art Basel Miami Beach.

Worked across client communication, art sales support, collector relations, and international exhibition contexts for Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf and Galerie Bernard Jordan.

1988 – 1993 — Van Gogh TV & Ponton European Media Art Lab

Member of the artist collective exploring participatory television, virtual communication systems, cyberspace, and interactive media environments.

Projects included:

• Ars Electronica, Linz (1988 & 1989)
• Hotel Pompino, Ars Electronica (1990)
• Piazza Virtuale, documenta IX, Kassel (1992)

1990 — Towards the Immaterial Gesamtkunstwerk in Timeless Space – From Product to Process

Conceptual working text developed for the Siemens Cultural Program competition Arbeitsräume heute und morgen (“Workspaces Today and Tomorrow”).

Exploration of process-oriented thinking, immaterial systems, and future-oriented communication environments.

1992 — Museum der Arbeit Hamburg

Assistant to founding director Prof. Gernot Krankenhagen during the development phase of the Museum der Arbeit Hamburg.

Exposure to institutional development, cultural communication, public engagement, and interdisciplinary perspectives on work, society, and transformation.

1992 – 1995 — Co-creations with Bernhard Cella

Development of communication-oriented artistic formats and participatory event concepts within European cultural and diplomatic environments in Hamburg, Linz, and Vienna.

Projects included:

• Die Kunst der Veredelung — Hamburg
• Die Videoarkade — Linz
• Das goldene Kalb der Subvention — Vienna

IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS, COMMUNICATION & HUMAN EXPERIENCE

1992 – 2006

1992 – 1996 — Dieter Roth Foundation

Curatorial and interdisciplinary collaboration within the artistic environment surrounding Dieter Roth.

Strong influence from Fluxus, Happening, Eat Art, installation art, participation, communication spaces, and experimental cultural practice.

1992 – 1995 — Co-creations with Bernhard Cella

Development of communication-oriented artistic formats and events within European consulate environments in Hamburg, Linz, and Vienna.

1996 – 2006 — Immersive Environments, Installations & Participatory Projects

Development of immersive installations, artist-designed rooms, performances, communication environments, and participatory artistic formats across Germany, Canada, Greece, and Italy.

Selected institutions and collaborations included:

• Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
• Volksbühne Berlin
• Schauspiel Frankfurt
• Kunstverein Heidelberg
• Goethe Institut Toronto
• Eastern Front Gallery Toronto
• [Bracket] Gallery Toronto
• Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin

HEALTHCARE, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN-CENTERED TRANSFORMATION

2004 – Present

2004 – 2008 — Founder & Senior Consultant

THEOPHANU in TECH

Toronto, Canada | Germany | International

Founded an international consulting practice supporting organizations operating within clinical logistics, healthcare operations, executive search, and regulated healthcare environments.

• Led Executive Search, Talent Consulting, and Business Development initiatives within healthcare and clinical logistics ecosystems
• Built trusted relationships across pharmaceutical, healthcare logistics, and innovation-driven sectors
• Supported organizations in identifying and placing highly specialized professionals within operational and healthcare-related environments

2008 – 2012 — Director Business Development

ICON plc Clinical Research Organisation

Business Development within international CRO and Life Science environments across the DACH region.

Since 2012 — Founder & Managing Director

SUBLIME of CHANGE

Consulting boutique operating across healthcare transformation, leadership, organizational development, digital health, and human-centered innovation.

Since 2018 — Speaker & Facilitator

Leadership, healthcare transformation, human-centered innovation, women in tech, and social design.

Since 2021 — SOCIOPLEASURE

Social Design Project exploring participation, perception, otherness, communication, and human connection.

Since 2023 — The Creative Act in Research of the Erratic in a Post-Purpose Era

Ongoing interdisciplinary research and communication platform.

CURRENT INTERESTS

• Human-Centered AI
• Adaptive Healthcare Systems
• Communication Architectures
• Emerging Human-Technology Relationships
• Participatory Digital Culture
• Organizational Transformation
• Future Healthcare Systems
• Meaningful Digital Transformation

CLOSING POSITIONING

My longstanding interest in human-centered systems emerged through early involvement in participatory media, interactive communication environments, associative navigation, immersive spaces, and adaptive digital knowledge systems.

Today, I bring this interdisciplinary perspective into healthcare transformation, clinician-centered innovation, strategic business development, and AI-supported environments.