Book Chapters
Muench, Wolfgang. ''The Discrete Charm of Systems Theories: Cybernetic Intelligence and Posthuman Art Environments.'' Distributed Perception: Resonances and Axiologies, edited by Natasha Lushetich, and Iain Campbell, New York, Routledge, 2021, pp. 99-113
Muench, Wolfgang. ''No|w|here: Scenographies for SomePlaceElse.'' Space and Desire: Monitoring Scenography 03, edited by Thea Brejzek et al., Zürich, Zurich University of the Arts & Swiss National Science Foundation, 2011, pp. 154-167
Muench, Wolfgang. “A Cultural Language of Things.” Space and Truth: Monitoring Scenography 02, edited by Thea Brejzek et al., Zürich, ZHDK Zurich University of the Arts, 2009, pp. 219–29.
Muench, Wolfgang. “Lost in MySelves.” Space and Power: Monitoring Scenography 01, edited by Thea Brejzek et al., Zürich, ZHDK Zurich University of the Arts, 2008, pp. 64–65.
Academic Journals
Muench, Wolfgang. ''Men of Letters: Perspectives on Multi-Sensory Environments in the Hall-McLuhan Correspondence, 1961–1977.'' Leonardo, vol. 57, no. 3, 2024, pp. 334-339
Muench, Wolfgang, et al. “Presence/Absence: The 2005 ACM Multimedia Interactive Art Exhibition.” IEEE Multimedia, vol. 13, no. 1, 2006, pp. 9–11.
Conference Proceedings
Muench, Wolfgang. ''An Evening at the Ballroom: Whatever Happened to Televanilla?'' Conference Proceedings of RE:SOUND 2019 – 8th International Conference on Media Art, Science, and Technology, Aalborg, Denmark 08/2019, edited by Morten Søndergaard et al., BCS Learning and Development Ltd., 2020, pp. 258-267
Muench, Wolfgang. ''Signals in Time and Space: A Submerged Media Avant-gardist Attempt on Environmental Design.'' Proceedings of Impact! From Bauhaus to IKEA, Sydney 9/2019, edited by Thea Brejzek et al., IKEA x UTS Future Living Lab, 2019.
Muench, Wolfgang, and Amanda Morris. ''System Designs for Arts Pedagogy.'' Proceedings of Cumulus - To get there: Designing together, Paris 4/2018, edited by Claire Brunet and Césaap, Cumulus International Asso¬ciation of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media, 2018, pp. 1140-1158
Muench, Wolfgang, et al. “ACM Multimedia Interactive Art Program: An Introduction to the Presence/Absence Exhibition.” Proceedings of MULTIMEDIA ’05 - 13th ACM International Conference on Multimedia, Singapore, ACM, 2005, pp. 1051–52.
Media Art Catalogue & Others (selected)
Muench, Wolfgang. ''Art and AI: Educators must find ways to ease students’ fears.'' Opinion Piece, The Straits Times, 11.10.2024
2024 Muench, Wolfgang and Damaris Carlisle. “Merging Digital and Physical Arts Education”. A Trends and Foresight Report on Cyber-Physical Learning.'' SUTD, 2024, pp. 78-82
Muench, Wolfgang. ''Notes on Sound of Ikebana.'' Sound of Ikebana, edited by Naoko Tosa, Singapore, Ikkan Art Gallery & ArtScience Museum Singapore, 2014.
Muench, Wolfgang. “Dubbing, Reverse.” Luminous Echo 2007 - Exhibition Catalogue, Microwave International New Media Arts Festival, 2007.
Muench, Wolfgang et al. "Small Fish Tale." Active Score Music: Scribble, Small Fish Tale. Live Performance Recording at Bruckner Haus Linz (DVD), edited by Gerfried Stocker, ARS ELectronica / Futurelab, 2001.
Muench, Wolfgang. “Behind the Interface.” Digital Arts Edition #3, edited by Astrid Sommer, ZKM-Institute for Music and Acoustics & ZKM-Institute for Image Media, 1999, pp. 29–31.
Conference Presentations
Muench, Wolfgang, and Damaris Carlisle. ''AI-Driven Futures of Higher Education: A Speculation.'' 2nd Cyber-Physical Learning Alliance Summit 2025 , Cyber-Physical Learning Alliance, Jun 2025, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
Muench, Wolfgang, and Damaris Carlisle. ''From Romantic Authorship to AI Collaboration: A Speculative Future of Academia.'' NTU Annual Learning and Teaching Conference: From Good to Great 2025, Nanyang Technological University, May 2025, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Muench, Wolfgang. ''Ephemeral Realities: Boutourline’s Signal-Oriented Approach in the Light of Whitehead's Process Philosophy.'' Re:Generative; 11th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology, XXI International Academic Forum on Design and Creation - Media Art History, May 2025, University of Caldas & University of Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Manizales/Bogotà..
Muench, Wolfgang, and Damaris Carlisle. ''What If - GenAI is Really Happening at Higher Education Institutions? .'' HEPA Forum 2025, Higher Education Planning in Asia (HEPA) Association, Mar 2025, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Muench, Wolfgang. ''Ephemeral Realities & Epistemic Energies: Signals, Systems, and Processes.'' Contested & Erased Energy Knowledges: A Trans-Disciplinary Conference, University of Dundee, Nov 2024, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design / Online, Dundee.
Muench, Wolfgang. ''Reconfiguring Reality: Indeterminacy in Times of Counter-Culture.'' Indeterminate Futures / The Future of Indeterminacy, University of Dundee, Nov 2020, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Online / Dundee.
Muench, Wolfgang. ''Signals in Time and Space: A Submerged Media Avant-gardist Attempt on Environmental Design.'' Impact! From Bauhaus to IKEA, IKEA x UTS Future Living Lab, Sep 2019, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney.
Muench, Wolfgang and Amanda Morris. ''System Designs for Arts Pedagogy.'' Cumulus - To get there: Designing together, International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media, Mar 2018, Paris.
Muench, Wolfgang. ''The Art of Transgressing Boundaries.'' Travels in Transsensoriality: An International Symposium, LASALLE College of the Arts, Oct 2017, Singapore.
Conference Panel Chair / Moderator / Member
Panel Moderator: ''From Eco Anxiety to Action, Environmental Advocacy, and Participatory Art as Climate Intervention .'' Performance and the Environment, LASALLE College of the Arts,University of the Arts Singapore, National University of Theatre and Film I.L Caragiale and University of the Philippines Diliman, May 2025, Singapore, Bucharest, Manila.
Panel Moderator: ''Engagement Strategies for a Globalized Higher Education Landscape: International Collaboration.'' HEPA Forum 2025, Higher Education Planning in Asia (HEPA) Association, Mar 2025, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Member of Panel: ''AI in Education & Future Thinking .'' 8th Silesian Science Festival KATOWICE, University of Silesia / Katowice, Dec 2024, International Congress Centre Katowice, Katowice.
Member of Panel: ''Best-practice blended design: fully redesigning course for online, then plotting in key, strategic, face-to-face experiences.'' EDUTech Asia 2021, Nov 2021, Online / Singapore.
Chair of Panel. ''Landscapes.'' 13th Asian Cinema Studies Society Conference, Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS), Jun 2019, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore.
Chair of Panel. ''Embodied, Situated Patterns.'' Is Big Data a New Medium: An Interdisciplinary Symposium, LASALLE College of the Arts, May 2018, Singapore.
Chair of Panel. ''Generative Architectures.'' Is Big Data A New Media: An Interdisciplinary Symposium, LASALLE College of the Arts, May 2018, Singapore.
Chair of Panel. ''Now Here: The Desire for Space in Digital Nowhere.'' Monitoring Scenography 03: Space and Desire, HGKZ Zurich University of the Arts, Oct 2009, Zurich.
Chair of Panel. ''Deconstructed Truth: Socio-Cultural Aspects of Social Networks.'' Monitoring Scenography 02: Space and Truth, HGKZ Zurich University of the Arts, Oct 2008, Zurich.
Chair of Panel. ''space: globalized: delocalized.'' Monitoring Scenography 01: Power and Space, HGKZ Zurich University of the Arts, Feb 2007, Zurich.
Presentations / Lectures / Artist Talks
Guest Lecture. Muench, Wolfgang, and Damaris Carlisle. ''Collaborative Creativity: The Future of Academia in the Age of AI.'' CS-X Core | Rethinking Teaching & Learning Series, NEOM University, May 2025, NEOM U / Online, Saudi Arabia / Online.
Guest Lecture. ''Cybernetic Systems, Interactive Art, and the ZKM.'' The FCL Lunchtalk Series, NUS, Singapore-ETH Centre, Nov 2019, The Future Cities Laboratory (FCL), Singapore.
Artist Talk. ''Hardware Software Artware: Techno-Modernism as Retro-Fetishism.'' The LASALLE Research Seminar Series, LASALLE College of the Arts, Mar 2018, Singapore.
Artist Talk. ''The World of Small Fish.'' Luminous Echo 2007, Microwave International New Media Arts Festival, Nov 2007, Hong Kong.
Guest Lecture. ''Interactive Interfaces in Artistic Practice.'' Media Art & Design Programme, HBKsaar - University of Art and Design Saarbruecken, Dec 2006, Saarbruecken.
Guest Lecture. ''New Media Education in Singapore.'' WebCamTalk1.0 Series, IDC Institute for Distributed Creativity, Mar 2005, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY.
Guest Lecture. ''Machine Vision Systems in Interactive Art.'' Information and Communication Management Programme, Feb 2005, NUS National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Presentation. ''Contemporary Art Education in South East Asia.'' MAAP in Singapore 2004: GRAVITY, MAAP Media Arts in Asia Pacific, Oct 2004, NTU, Singapore.
Guest Lecture. ''Immersive Strategies and Community Art: Bubbles and Small Fish.'' International Workshop on Digital Art and Technology, Gana Art Center, Jul 2004, KAIST Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul.
Guest Lecture. ''Interactive Spaces - Spaces for Interactivity.'' Post Graduate Studies in Scenography, School of Art and Design Zurich, May 2004, HGKZ University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Zurich.
Guest Lecture. ''Aesthetics of Interactive Art: Between Art, Tech, and Science.'' Information and Communication Management Programme, Feb 2004, NUS National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Guest Lecture. ''Non-verbal Communication through Abstract Audio-Visuals in Interactive Media Installations.'' IAMAS Artist-In-Residence Lecture Series, Media Creation Graduate School, May 2003, Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, Ogaki, JP. Lecture.
Guest Lecture. ''Interactive Art and Technology: Overview and Context.'' The Art School Artist-In-Residence Lecture Series, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Jan 2003, Hong Kong.
Guest Lecture. ''Playful Man-Machine Interaction in Virtual Space.'' Szenografie Forum Zurich, NSG, May 2002, HGKZ University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Zurich.