NAHUM
Founding Director
berlin, earth
KOSMICA is directed by the internationally renowned artist Nahum described by VICE Media as “a truly visionary artist who is creating new views of how we should get closer to our planet and the universe we inhabit”. He has developed cultural and artistic projects with ESA, NASA, Roscosmos and SpaceX. Nahum was the first artist to be recognised as a Young Space Leader by the International Astronautical Federation for his contributions to astronautics and space exploration. He is an Adjunct Faculty member at the International Space University where he lectures about art, humanities and creativity in space activities. Nahum has presented his work alongside Nobel Laureates and international leaders in the fields of technology, science and culture.
Contact:
nahum@kosmicainstitute.com
RESEARCH
MARIE-PIER BOUCHER
TORONTO, EARTH
Dr. Boucher’s research focuses on the design of habitats for sustaining life in extreme environments. She is currently working on a book project, which looks at the relationship between health, architectural design and perceptual activity in a range of extreme environments (physical and symbolic) to examine how the changes in direction and orientation induced by levitation and microgravity can inform the design of Earth-based habitats. She is also working on an umbrella project, Interplanetary Habitation: The Earth, the Moon, Mars and the City, which investigates the socio-technical future of planetary life in relation to growing concerns over health and biotechnology, mobility and artificial intelligence.
FELIPE CERVERA
SINGAPORE, EARTH
Dr Felipe Cervera is a Mexican theatre and performance maker, lecturer and researcher based in Singapore since 2012. His academic work centres on the intersections of astronomy, astronautics and performance theory, as outlined in his doctoral thesis Planetary Performance Theory, which received the faculty nomination for the Wang Gungwu Award and Medal for Best PhD Thesis in the Social Science and Humanities at the National University of Singapore. He is currently working on his first monograph, tentatively titled Planetary Regimes: Performance and The Extraterrestrial.
MEXICO
MANUEL DÍAZ
MEXICO CITY, EARTH
Multidisciplinary artist exploring the relationship of the human being with the universe, the most extraordinary dimension of being and the search for truth. His work seeks to be an instrument of reflection on what goes beyond our natural experience in the world. Manuel’s artworks have been developed in various media including video, photo, installation and drawing. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts and Design of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, festivals, art fairs and alternative venues in Mexico, Russia, Spain, Cuba, Canada, USA, Germany, France, Argentina, Italy, among others.
MARIANA PAREDES
MEXICO CITY, EARTH
Visual artist and a graduate from the Faculty of Arts and Design, UNAM. Her transdisciplinary work explores invisibility as a matter of the structures that create the identity of the human being, focusing on social and political practices that explore concepts such as beliefs, myth, territory, technology, science and knowledge. The latter through decolonial education, installations, sculpture, workshops, talks, educational devices and digital media. She participated in the educational program of the 56th Venice Biennale, Biennale Sessions: All the Worlds Futures. Her work has been exhibited in museums, universities, science centres, galleries, international festivals in Mexico, Brazil and Italy.
MAGAZINE
VIRGINIA VIGLIAR
Barcelona, EARTH
Virginia is a writer, poet, and researcher questioning current paradigms through poetic lens. Her work highlights the revolutionary character and power of creativity, inner knowledge, and art, focusing on deconditioning through storytelling. Over the past 15 years, she has passionately explored gender, feminism, and social justice as an activist, journalist, writer, and editor. Her writing has been featured in Atmos, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The New York Times, Vice, Let's Explore Magazine, World of Topia, and various notebooks worldwide. WAVES, her Substack publication explores mythology, feminism, and ecology, through movement, writing, and other sensory experiences. She draws inspiration from nature and mystics, and aims to illuminate the power of creativity, inner knowledge, and art in our society.
ACADEMY
Ghazal Mehrabi
Tehran, EARTH
Ghazal Mehrabi is an architect exploring the intersections of design, science, and technology interwoven with planetary care. She approaches architecture as a flexible language capable of shaping spaces from historical sites to extreme environments such as the lunar surface, while always centering human experience. Her work was recognized in the MoonStation 2050 global competition by the Moon Village Association, where she competed among participants from leading institutions.
Her current research interest focuses on how adaptive, sustainable architectural systems can support the psychological wellbeing of future space dwellers. She investigates how habitats might evolve beyond passive survival shells into living, flexible environments that flow with natural hazards instead of resisting them.
INTERNS
Anastasia kefala
Greece/denmark, EARTH
Anastasia Kefala is an interdisciplinary professional working at the intersection of culture, law, heritage, and emerging technologies. Trained in Law and Sustainable Heritage
Management, her work explores how cultural narratives, immersive technologies, and policy
can shape our understanding of both terrestrial and extraterrestrial futures.
Her professional experience spans European institutions, museums, universities, and
international cultural organisations, where she has coordinated projects in digital heritage,
fundraising, exhibition development, and innovation. From virtual reality exhibitions and
immersive storytelling to European research proposals, she is interested in creative ideas that
can be public experiences.
