BIO
 

Letta Shtohryn (UA/EU) is an award-winning artist and researcher working with XR, CGI, machinima, video, generative AI, and video games (game dev). Her work bridges speculative storytelling and XR to explore the intersection of the physical and digital realms.
 

Through a posthumanist lens, Letta investigates embodiment, considering the presence of non-human life forms, machines, avatars, aliens, monsters, and ghosts. Drawing inspiration from intuitive epistemologies, archaeology, history, weirdness, sci-fi and video games, she employs speculative investigations, world-building, and visual narratives to explore both factual and fictional storytelling and their effects IRL.
 

Letta’s project Chuly?Chuly (2024) received an Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2024. In 2022, she completed the nine-month MoCap Streamer residency at Goldsmiths, University of London, focusing on multi-user remote motion capture streaming. In 2024, she participated in the XR residency Realities in Transition at IMAL, Brussels (BE). Both residencies significantly influenced her current artistic practice, providing opportunities to explore different types of Motion Capture systems, liveness, and performance in XR.
 

Letta's academic background is in Philosophy and Sociology from the University of Vienna and Digital Arts (MFA) from the University of Malta (w/ intl.examiner Chris Meigh-Andrews, UK), where she focused on performance and video art. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Digital Arts at UoM under the supervision of Adnan Hadzi, specialising in XR, MoCap performance, streaming, liveness, and video games.
 

She has obtained official Unreal Engine certification from UT-HUB (ES), specialising in CGI environments, camera work, lighting, and animation. Additionally, she holds a diploma from CGI school SKVOT (UA), with a focus on 3D character creation, advanced textiles, and game optimisation using standard industry tools.
 

Her works have been showcased internationally, including at Deep Space 8K @ Ars Electronica Center (AT), Zinnema, Brussels (BE), Ars Electronica Festival (AT), Hellerau Biennale (DE), Friche la Belle de Mai (FR), Centre Pompidou (FR), Goldsmiths College, University of London (UK), Kunsthalle Exnergasse (AT), MUZA National Museum for Art (MT), Fondazzjoni Kreattività (MT), Milan Machinima Festival (IT), Frieze Art Fair (NYC), and The Box at Phillips (NYC), among others.