Since 2009, Simon Mraz has been the Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum Moscow, where he curates Austrian-Russian and European-Russian cultural initiatives. He has organised a series of art projects involving Russian and international artists in locations across Russia, including Nadezhda—The Hope Principle, Observatory, Krasnoyarsk Biennial, and many others. You can read some of his many publications online.
Portrait: Simon, watercolor by Irina Korina, 2019, courtesy by the artist