Petra Bachmaier has been collaborating with her partner Sean Gallero for over ten years, together they are known as Luftwerk.Their work combines the visual elements of light and projected video with the sculptural facets of architecture and design. Through their work, Luftwerk transforms and creates settings that enhance visual and temporal experiences that invite viewers to be spectators as well as participants.
Their work has been exhibited in unique and diverse locations including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House and Fallingwater; Chicago’s Millennium Park; P3 Studio in Las Vegas; the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi; and an abandoned Woolworth’s store in New Orleans.www.luftwerk.net. Ms. Bachmaier graduated with a BFA in performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received her MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany.