Pau Waelder
Born in Palma, Spain, 1974. Art critic and freelance curator.
He has curated various contemporary art and digital exhibitions, including: Extimidad. Arte, intimidad y tecnología, Es Baluard Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, 2011; Colmena, Fundación Pilar y Joan Miró in Mallorca, 2010; FLOW, CCA Andratx, Mallorca, 2008; and Metapaisatges. El paisaje a través del arte digital, Deichtorcenter Hamburg, Germany / Fundación Pilar y Joan Miró in Mallorca, 2007-2008.
He has sat on the jury of prizes such as FILE PRIX LUX 2010, São Paulo, 2010; Premi Ciutat de Palma 2010 and Premio Pilar Juncosa y Sotheby's 2009, Palma, 2009.
As an art critic and researcher in digital culture and art, Waelder has collaborated with various publications, with a special mention for the contemporary art magazines ETC Magazine (Canada), art.es (Spain) and a:minima (Spain), besides academic publications like Leonardo (USA), M/C Journal (Australia) and Artnodes (Spain), among others. he is currently the editor of the Media Art section of the art.es magazine, editor and writer for the Arte, cultura e innovación blog at LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial and UOC-Univeristat Oberta de Catalunya and art critic for Diari de Balears. Furthermore, he regularly contributes articles and essays to catalogues and monographs on digital culture and art.