Sebastian Frisch is a storyteller whose artworks invite the audience to experience the poetic aspects of their surroundings. His research spans spatial listening, (bio)acoustic processes, and multi-sensorial environments. As an artist, musician, and developer, Sebastian interweaves natural processes with digitally crafted components to create hybrid instruments. His works serve as reference experiences, offering insights that can enrich daily life and reveal the intricate details of the world around us.

Sebastian holds a dual degree from Salzburg University of Applied Sciences: a Bachelor of Arts in Design with a focus on Sound Art and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a focus on Game and Augmented Reality. In 2014, he earned a Master of Music from the ArtScience Master’s program at the Royal Conservatory and the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. His interdisciplinary background has driven him to explore how diverse perspectives on technology and computation can open new research pathways and generate knowledge.

In 2011, Sebastian founded studio freshmania, providing a framework for his interdisciplinary research across art, science, music, and technology. His work has been exhibited at festivals, galleries, and institutions such as Ars Electronica Festival (Austria), GOGBOT Festival (Netherlands), Boom Festival (Portugal), Zone2Source in Amsterdam, and V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media (Netherlands).

Currently, Sebastian serves as a project manager at V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media in Rotterdam, where he is part of the Extended Reality (XR) and AI research cluster. His role involves managing interdisciplinary projects and integrating emerging technologies into artistic and academic research, engaging with international communities of scientists, scholars, and artists to discuss the socio-cultural implications of new technologies.

In addition to his own practice, Sebastian has co-taught the Soundworlds class of the ArtScience program at the Royal Conservatory and the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, alongside Robert Pravda. He has also been an invited artist and guest lecturer at institutions such as Anton Bruckner Private University and Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. Since 2018, Sebastian has been part of the MediaLab at Mozarteum University Salzburg.