Markus Künzel, also known as AstralNomad, is a multimedia and projection artist with a career spanning more than three decades. His background weaves together experiences in television news, children’s programming, computer animation, and educational multimedia software development, as well as studies with Brazilian and Ecuadorian shamans. These diverse influences converge in his distinctive approach to media arts, where he explores themes of space, time, geometry, history, and human perception. Through his work, Markus seeks to open minds and expand consciousness.

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In 2022, he was invited to the SFJazz Center in San Francisco as a visiting artist, where he created striking imagery for their newly installed immersive projection system. On Maui, Markus has co-produced five of the acclaimed Art=Mixx events at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center and is an active member of the Fuzz Box media arts collective. There, he continues to collaborate with fellow artists on innovative, boundary-pushing projects.