Dr. Hendrik Wahl was born and grown up in Germany. After graduating the “Burg Giebichenstein”, University of Art and Design, Halle as “Diplomdesigner” he has been employed as Digital Artist, Team-leading Supervisor and Creative/Art Director in the Media-Industry where he gathered a broad range of experience being in charge with various major CGI and IA-Media projects in Germany and overseas. Dr. Hendrik Wahl joined AUD in August 2012. In 2000 he became faculty member at HFF, Film and Television University in Potsdam-Babelsberg at the department of Animation. Beside his lecture in computer-graphics, computer-animation and the design of interactive media, he was responsible for the conceptual development of the digital-media infrastructure of the university. In addition to that, he has been member of several committees at the university. Being a “visual person”, the intellectual focus of Henrik Wahl is not only narrowed to the practical aspects of visual design and animation, but also theoretical implications arising from the interdependency between the phenomena of the visual mind and the traditional philosophical ideas of picture and image marks a field of his intellectual engagement. From 2006 till 2009, Dr. Wahl has been engaged in the development of a graduate school in Seoul. Living in the Republic of Korea for 3 years, he widened his horizon in the field of international collaboration in higher education. Being a chief researcher and assistant professor, he was able to conduct his independent research in the field of visual studies - in order to achieve the academic grade “Doktor der Philosophie” in 2010, commissioned by the department of media studies of the HFF, Film and Television University in Potsdam-Babelsberg and the department of Philosophy of the Ruhr - University Bochum. Beside his professional work, he likes outdoor activities as sailing, hiking and biking. He is widespread interested in visual arts, design, history, philosophy as well as in time-based media.

Visual Studies, Industrial Design, Interactive Media