Max Hattler

Max Hattler is a German video artist and experimental filmmaker. He created the kaleidoscopic political short films "Collision" (2005) and "Spin" (2010), abstract stop motion works "Shift" (2012) and "AANAATT" (2008), and psychedelic animation loops "Sync", "1923 aka Heaven" and "1925 aka Hell" (2010). Max Hattler was born in Ulm, Germany. He is the son of Hellmut Hattler, a German bass player mainly known for his Krautrock band Kraan. Max Hattler holds a BA from Goldsmiths (2001), a Master of Arts in Animation from the Royal College of Art (2005) and a doctorate in fine art from the University of East London (2014). He is an associate professor at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.

Hattler's work has been described in the following terms: "Max Hattler works on the thin line between abstraction and figuration, being able sometimes to create powerful political statements while eschewing the traditional constraints of narrative, choosing a poetics of implication over the mere construction of a discourse."

Hattler has exhibited internationally at museums and galleries including Erarta, Tate Britain, Pinakothek der Moderne, Tenderpixel (London), Lumen Eclipse (Cambridge, Massachusetts), MoCA Taipei, Exploratorium, Gasworks Gallery, Art Below, Fries Museum, Yota Space and Museumsquartier Vienna.

Hattler also works in the field of audiovisual performance and has performed at Seoul Museum of Art, Punto y Raya Festival and Expo 2015 Milan.