SURSUMA WORLD

Sursuma is your go-to magazine for the creatively curious. Bridging technology, art, design, architecture, and fashion, it’s all about exploring fresh ideas, sparking cross-disciplinary conversations, and celebrating innovation.

Whether you’re a culture enthusiast or just love discovering and learning new things, Sursuma is here to inspire and connect the dots in the most exciting ways.

PEOPLE

  • Lucija Šutej is an independent contemporary art curator with a background in Fashion Design and Technology. She has curated for institutions like MGLC/ The International Centre of Graphic Arts (Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts), the Austrian Cultural Forum London, Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing, Austrian Cultural Ministry, and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Recently she led the Mayfair Art Weekend, co-launching Art After Dark with Central London-based commercial art galleries and museums.

    In 2022, she founded infra (now Sursuma) - an online art, design, architecture and technology platform. She created aura space that she co-curates with Johannes Kreutzner.


  • Vera Gan, an independent researcher with a diverse range of experiences across art museums, academic research, and cultural projects. With a background of cultural studies and communications, she engages in interdisciplinary practices that encompass contemporary art and cultural studies, merging critical theory with curatorial roles to explore dynamics between art, culture, and society.

    She currently works at Exhibition Department of the Pingshan Art Museum (PAM) in Shenzhen, China.

  • Johannes Kreutzer studied Chemistry at Graz and Istanbul Technical Universities, with research stays at Syracuse University and the University of Novi Sad. After completing his PhD at Vienna University of Technology, he explored 3D printing as a postdoctoral researcher at Johannes Kepler University and as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow in Istanbul.

    In 2017, he transitioned to science publishing, becoming an editor at Nature Communications, where he now leads a team covering bio- and organic chemistry. Passionate about the intersection of materials chemistry, art, and architecture, Johannes blends science and creativity in his work.

Contributions also by: Ben Chuan Qin, Fancy Luo, Skylar Yu

AURA SPACE

Aura Space is the pop-up, physical heartbeat of Sursuma. Migrating between a gallery space, library and study room, created by Lucija Šutej and co-curated with Johannes Kreutzner. The exhibition programme is a playful exploration of materials and objects from both cultural and scientific perspectives.

Think of it as a space where everyday items spark big conversations. Each exhibition is paper-based as an homage to publishing - blending art, design, and stories to create an immersive entry point into the world of Sursuma.

HONORARY ADVISORY BOARD

  • Wonseok Koh is a curator and writer based in Seoul. Currently, he is the Director of the Line Cultural Foundation, where he launched Project Space Line in 2024, and is developing a new museum set to open in 2026. Previously, he served as Chief Curator at the Seoul Museum of Art (2018–2023) and held key roles at the Busan Museum of Art, Asia Culture Center, and Artmia Foundation in Beijing.

    His recent projects include When All Scenes Are in Harmony (2024) and Oksun Kim: The Story of You and Me (2023). Koh’s notable past exhibitions feature artists like Edward Hopper, Kiki Smith, and Lee Bul, alongside the SeMA Mediacity Biennale.

  • Nevenka Šivavec is a curator, editor, and, since 2011, the director of the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC) in Ljubljana, where she has overseen the last six editions of the Biennial of Graphic Arts. She was also the artistic director of the 32nd (2017) and 34th Biennale of Graphic Arts (2021). She is a board member of the International Biennial Association. 

    Prior to working at MGLC, she was for many years a curator at the Centre of Contemporary Arts in Celje, Slovenia.

  • Dr. Sirikit Amann is a cultural manager and expert in contemporary art and education. With a background in Political Science and Theater Studies, she has led the Cultural Education Department at KulturKontakt Austria and now heads the Department for Education and Society at OeAD-GmbH.

    For almost 10 years she was an advisor in the cabinets of the Austrian Minister for Culture and the Minister for the Chancellery. Her area of responsibility included contemporary art in all its facets.

    Since 1998, she has been a jury member for the Prix Ars Electronica and curates Young Animation at the Ars Electronica Festival, focusing on new technologies in cultural education.

  • Jason Zhu is a lawyer and art lover based between London, UK, and Alcacer do Sal, Portugal. He currently lives and works in London as a corporate lawyer specialised in finance and restructuring sectors and he grew up in China, France, and the US, where he went to school and came to develop a passion for the arts.