Photo: Manuela Clemens
Prof. Angelica Böhm
Scenographer | Production Designer | Artistic Researcher
Professor of Scenography
Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Potsdam, Germany
Angelica Böhm is a scenographer, professor, and artistic researcher working at the intersection of spatial design, storytelling, and future imaginaries.
Her work explores the poetic and political power of images and spatial narratives. Since 2013, she has served as Professor of Scenography at Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. In 2024, she joined the board of the university’s Institute for Artistic Research (IKF).
Her teaching, research, and artistic production intersect design, ecology, and future literacy. She believes that collaborative creation across disciplines can spark the imaginaries we need for sustainable transformation.
Camilla Plastic Ocean Plan (CPOP)
A long-term artistic research project exploring marine ecosystems, plastic pollution, and specu- lative futures through immersive scenography and transmedia storytelling.
– 300+ international participants
– collaborations with scientific institutions (e.g. Alfred Wegener Institute)
– exhibitions at Ars Electronica and international venues
– State Teaching Award Brandenburg (2022)
Art for Futures Lab (AFFL)
Co-founded with curator Nicole Loeser, AFFL is a transdisciplinary platform for speculative worldbuilding and climate futures.
It connects artistic research, storytelling, and collaborative design to develop positive future imaginaries across film, exhibitions, and digital formats.
Teaching & Research Approach
Böhm’s teaching integrates artistic research, spatial thinking, and interdisciplinary collabora- tion. Her formats combine studio-based production, site-based exploration, and experimental methodologies that position scenography as a tool for knowledge production and cultural transformation.
Selected Film Work (Production Design)
- Doctor Proctor’s Bathtub Time Machine (2015)
- Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder (2013)
- Sushi in Suhl (2011)
- Life Goes On – ARTE / Hessischer Rundfunk (2001, Emmy Award)
- Exhibitions & Presentations (Selection)
Exhibitions & Presentations (Selection)
- Ars Electronica (Linz, 2020)
- Film Museum Potsdam – CPOP & Art For Futures Lab (2022–2024)
- CX Center Potsdam – CPOP & Art For Futures Lab (2024–today)
- ELIA Biennial Conference, Helsinki (2022)
- Brandenburg Parliament, Exhibition on CPOP (2022)
Selected Publication
Futuring – A Framework for Climate Storytelling In: ELIA Arts Plural Reader (2024)
→ elia-artschools.org / Arts Plural Reader
Awards (Selection)
- State Teaching Award Brandenburg (2022)
- Creative Event Award, City of Potsdam (2019)
- Special Prize for Production Design, Filmkunsttage Sachsen-Anhalt (2015)
Professor of Scenography, Film University Babelsberg (since 2013)
Board Member, Institute for Artistic Research (since 2024)
Member: German Film Academy, ELIA Network
Languages
German (native), English (fluent)