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Current Writer in Residence
Photo: © Olga Hohmann
May 2026
Olga Hohmann writes essays, prose miniatures and meandering texts that are intended to be read aloud. In an almost musical form, she combines more or less fictional narratives with found footage, which combine to form a rhythmic murmur.
She recently performed at Schinkel Pavillon Berlin, Fondation Beyeler, Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Julia Stoschek Foundation Düsseldorf, Westfälischer Kunstverein Münster, Kunstverein München, K21 Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Roter Salon Volksbühne Berlin, Archivio Conz and was part of Mangrove Sunset at Martin Groupius Bau Berlin (2023). She also performed in the framework of Texte zur Kunst at Berlin’s Silent Green.
In 2022 The Overview Effect was released in collaboration with Textem Verlag Hamburg. In 2023 she gave her prose debut with Korbinian Verlag Berlin: In deinem rechten Auge wohnt der Teufel. In October 2024 she presented Stressed/Desserts in collaboration with Windpark Verlag Frankfurt.
Past
Photo: © Sharmilla Ganesan
April 2026
Sharmilla Ganesan is a Malaysian writer and critic with nearly 20 years’ experience covering culture. Her work explores identity, migration, and the politics of representation. Her cultural criticism and reporting have appeared in The Atlantic, South China Morning Post, ASEF culture360, ArtsEquator, and New Naratif. She was a radio presenter with BFM 89.9, where she created and hosted Malaysia’s first arts review radio show, as well as programmes on current affairs, film, and books. She was also a features journalist with The Star newspaper, where she specialised in arts, books, and film, and wrote an award-winning literary column. She has covered major international arts events and interviewed prominent cultural figures worldwide. She co-founded The Cipta Seni Incubator, an artist development programme for Malaysian creatives. Sharmilla was a Fulbright/Humphrey Fellow, Asia Journalism Fellow, and alum of the Global Cultural Relations Programme and Mekong Cultural Hub Fellowship.
