is a philosopher and cultural scientist. His dissertation was concerned with phenomenology and the history of mathematics. He was a member of the DFG postgraduate programme »Codierung von Gewalt im medialen Wandel« at Humboldt University Berlin. He has been chief scientist and curator of numerous exhibitions, e.g. »SCHMERZ« at the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin / Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum (2007); »10+5=Gott. Die Macht der Zeichen« at the Jewish Museum Berlin (2004); »ARBEIT. Sinn und Sorge« at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden (2009–2010).