Michael Vienne (Michael Poetschko) is a visual artist, experimental filmmaker, and independent researcher based in Vienna. Vienne holds an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and was a studio fellow at the Whitney Independent Study Program in New York City. His work has been exhibited and projected internationally, most recently at the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow; The Commune, Beijing; the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; the Edinburgh International Film Festival; the Viennale; the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, USA; Galerie 5020, Salzburg; and Rencontres Internationales - Nouveau Cinéma et Art Contemporain, Paris.