Andreas Matt & Sarah Funk
Berlin, Germany
The Paseo Project, in partnership with Hotel Willa, is pleased to welcome Andreas Matt and Sarah Funk as October 2026 Artist-in-Residence Fellows. Working at the intersection of mathematics, art, and public engagement, the duo will lead a participatory residency exploring creative expression through mathematical form.
Titled “Math & Me / The Shape of Me,” their residency centers on the idea of mathematical self-expression—inviting participants to create visual works derived from algebraic equations. Using a tool called SURFER, which generates images from mathematical formulas, participants will “photograph” abstract mathematical surfaces and transform them into personal, expressive artworks.
Through a series of workshops and collaborative sessions, community members will explore questions at the intersection of art and science: What does it mean to understand something abstract? How can invisible systems—like mathematics—be used to express identity, emotion, and ideas? The residency will culminate in a public exhibition featuring works created by participants alongside contributions from the artists.
Matt and Funk bring extensive international experience in participatory formats and collaborative knowledge production. Their work emphasizes accessibility, co-creation, and the ability to engage diverse audiences in complex ideas through hands-on, creative processes.
Public programming throughout the residency includes:
Artist Talk with Andreas Matt & Sarah Funk
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 5:30 pm
The Gallery @ Hotel Willa
Free and open to the publicFamily Workshop
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 11 am - 1pm
Twirl, Taos
An interactive, all-ages workshop introducing mathematical image-making through creative playExhibition Opening: Math & Me / The Shape of Me
Friday, October 23, 2026, Time TBD
The Gallery @ Hotel Willa
Featuring works developed during the residency in collaboration with community participants
The Paseo Project’s Artist-in-Residence Program supports visiting artists in developing new work while fostering meaningful exchange with the Taos community. Matt and Funk’s residency continues this commitment, offering a unique opportunity to engage mathematics not as a distant or technical discipline, but as a creative, expressive, and deeply human practice.
About the Artists
Andreas Matt is a visual mathematician and director of IMAGINARY, a Berlin-based nonprofit dedicated to the communication of contemporary mathematics through art, design, and open collaboration. With a background in artificial intelligence and mathematics, he has co-organized over 600 exhibitions in more than 70 countries, working across disciplines to make complex scientific ideas accessible and engaging.
Sarah Funk is a Vienna-based science communicator specializing in participatory approaches to public dialogue and collaborative knowledge production. For over a decade, she has developed interactive, community-based formats that connect science with everyday experience, with a focus on accessibility, inclusion, and multilingual engagement.
