# Picaroon – Interactive Art by Rebecca Gischel
> Picaroon is the artist name of Munich-based installation artist Rebecca Gischel (born 1989). She creates interactive light, sound, and kinetic art installations since 2013. She also works in abstract painting.

## About
Rebecca Gischel studied Interaction Design (MA) at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, graduating in 2013. After exhibiting her first interactive installation "Global Sounds" at the Ars Electronica Festival 2013, she founded Picaroon and pursued a full-time career as an installation artist. She is based in Munich, Germany.

The name Picaroon [ˌpɪkəˈruːn] is an archaic English word meaning "adventurer", reflecting the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of her work.

Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Gischel

## Installations

### Take Comfort
An interactive light and music installation offering comfort through warmth, presence, and gentle sound. Visitors are invited to immerse themselves in a soft, responsive light environment.
URL: https://www.picaroon.eu/take-comfort.php
Exhibitions: Ars Electronica Festival 2025 (Linz, AT), Speculum Artium 2024 (Trbovlje, SI), Solo exhibition Munich 2025, Solo exhibition Galerini Munich 2023

### Surface X
An interactive installation questioning the discrepancy between our self-created digital surface and the real-world substance underneath.
URL: https://www.picaroon.eu/surface-x.php
Exhibitions: Ars Electronica Festival 2018 (Linz, AT)

### Global Sounds
An interactive installation connecting cultures and people in public space through shared musical experiences.
URL: https://www.picaroon.eu/global-sounds.php
Exhibitions: Ars Electronica Festival 2013 (Linz, AT), Aurora Light Festival Dallas 2015 (USA)

### Tangible Orchestra
An interactive light and sound installation combining electronic and classical music perceived individually in three-dimensional space.
URL: https://www.picaroon.eu/tangible-orchestra.php
Exhibitions: 3D Printshow London 2014, Glasgow Science Centre 2014

### Leistungszeit
An interactive projection in public space inviting people to reflect on their time and how they spend it.
URL: https://www.picaroon.eu/leistungszeit.php

## Abstract Paintings
Rebecca Gischel also creates abstract paintings under her own name. Her paintings start from strong, wordless feelings and are created impulsively over several nights through layering, scraping, and overpainting.
Series: Sediments, Monochromatics, Of Ashes and Dreams, The Beauty of No Return, Interactive Paintings
URL: https://www.picaroon.eu/paintings.php
Exhibitions: Solo exhibition Sediments, Schwabinger Kunstverein Munich 2023; Group exhibition Galeria Azur Madrid 2022; Solo exhibition Sediments, Runde Ringe Munich 2022
Also at: https://www.rebecca-gischel.de/

## Biography
- Born 1989, Moosburg, Germany
- MA Interaction Design, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland (2013)
- Lecturer for Interactive Experiences, Napier University Edinburgh (2013–2015)
- Based in Munich, Germany since 2015
- Full-time artist since 2022
- Funded by: Goethe-Institute, Arts Trust Scotland, ideasTap Britain

## Contact & Links
- Website: https://www.picaroon.eu/
- Biography: https://www.picaroon.eu/biography.php
- Contact: https://www.picaroon.eu/contact.php
- Abstract Paintings: https://www.rebecca-gischel.de/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/picaroon_interactiveart/
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Gischel