I am a Golden Calf Winner
I am a Golden Calf Winner
‘Luna not Luna’ 2024, in collaboration with Uta Eisenreich
‘Luna not Luna’ 2024, in collaboration with Uta Eisenreich
registration Digital Wellness Show, Paradiso, 10 min
registration Digital Wellness Show, Paradiso, 10 min read more
Us By Night, Antwerp
Us By Night, Antwerp read more
Public Spaces Conference, Amsterdam, image: Lotte van Dale
Public Spaces Conference, Amsterdam, image: Lotte van Dale read more
Nederlands Film Festival 2024, Storyspace Artists Talks, Utrecht, image: Emma Broholm
Nederlands Film Festival 2024, Storyspace Artists Talks, Utrecht, image: Emma Broholm read more
Nederlands Film Festival 2024, Storyspace Artists Talks, Utrecht, image: Emma Broholm
Nederlands Film Festival 2024, Storyspace Artists Talks, Utrecht, image: Emma Broholm read more
G10 Festival of the economy, philosophy and the arts, Amsterdam ,2024, image: studio HER
G10 Festival of the economy, philosophy and the arts, Amsterdam ,2024, image: studio HER read more
Us By Night, Antwerp, 2024
Us By Night, Antwerp, 2024 read more
International Design and Culture Conference (IDCC), SNU Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
International Design and Culture Conference (IDCC), SNU Museum of Art, Seoul, KR read more
Public Spaces Conference, Amsterdam, 2024, image: Lotte van Dale
Public Spaces Conference, Amsterdam, 2024, image: Lotte van Dale read more
Digital Wellness Show, Paradiso Amsterdam, 2024, image: Roel Backaert
Digital Wellness Show, Paradiso Amsterdam, 2024, image: Roel Backaert read more
Moonshot, Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, 2023
Moonshot, Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, 2023 read more
Pixel Perceptions, Noorderlicht, Groningen, 2024, image: Sven Sleur
Pixel Perceptions, Noorderlicht, Groningen, 2024, image: Sven Sleur read more
Stil from recording at Swiss Design Network symposium, Lausanne, CH
Stil from recording at Swiss Design Network symposium, Lausanne, CH read more
Transformation Digital Art symposium, Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, NL
Transformation Digital Art symposium, Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, NL read more
SXSW, Austin, Texas USA, 2024, image: Paulien Dresscher
SXSW, Austin, Texas USA, 2024, image: Paulien Dresscher read more
Iterations 2024, Den Bosch, image: Pauluz
Iterations 2024, Den Bosch, image: Pauluz read more

Luna Maurer
Emoticons Don't Have Wrinkles

In a world saturated with seamless digital experiences, mixed media designer and performer Luna Mauer advocates for reintroducing friction as a catalyst for meaningful engagement and innovation. While having a yellow emoji face Luna wants to inspire us to rethink how we deal with our digital futures, offering an alternative techno-optimist perspective that encourages a paradigm shift in how we design and interact with digital technology. The performance is based on the manifesto Designing Friction, written with Roel Wouters.

Luna wears a self-developed helmet that holds her mobile phone (camera) in front of her face, recording her emoji face as she speaks. During the performance, viewers witness a monologue where pleasure, self-assertion, and vulnerability alternate. Real emotions seep through the emoji makeup.


Emoticons Don’t Have Wrinkles won the Golden Calf 2024 (Dutch Oscar) for best Digital Cultural Production.

Recent performances

2024 Dec 6
Iterations, creative coding festival, Den Bosch, NL

2024 Dec 4

Swiss Design Network Symposium, ECAL, Lausanne, CH

2024 Nov 20

Symposium on Trust and Humanity, Municipality of Amsterdam, NL

2024 Nov 9

International Design and Culture Conference (IDCC), SNU Museum of Art, Seoul, KR

2024 Nov 1

G10 Festival for the Economy, Amsterdam, NL

2024 Oct 27

Pixel Perceptions, Noorderlicht, Groningen, NL Opening performance

2024 Oct 23

Embassy Culture Days, NutshuisThe Hague, NL

2024 Sep 27

UsByNight Antwerp, creativity festival, Antwerp, BE

2024 Sep 24

NFF Conference, Zonder wrijving geen glans, Utrecht, NL

2024 Sep 2

The Digital Wellness Show, Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL

2024 Jun 13

MozFest, Mozilla Festival Amsterdam, Tolhuistuin Amsterdam, NL

2024 Jun 11

Immersive Experiences, Centre of Expertise and Creative Innovation, Amsterdam, NL

2024 Jun 6

Public Spaces Conference, Willem de Zwijger, Amsterdam, NL

2024 Apr 17

CalArts, California Institute of the Arts,  Los Angeles, USA

2024 Apr 15

USC Roski, School of Art and Design, Los Angeles, USA

2024 Mar 21

Transformation Digital Art symposium, Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, NL

2024 Mar 11

SXSW, Austin, Texas USA

2023 Dec 11

Moonshot, Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, NL

2023 Nov 9

IDFA DocLab opening night, Amsterdam, NL

Credits

Performance: Luna Maurer

Concept: Luna Maurer, Roel Wouters

Producer: Luna Maurer

Script: Luna Maurer

Sound: Philipp Johann Thimm

Helmet: Thomas Boland

Costume: Logocomo