Max Hattler

Experimental animation artist, scholar, educator and curator. Professor at School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.

Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR

About

Max Hattler is an experimental animation artist, curator, researcher and educator. He works across abstract and expanded animation and audiovisual performance. Max holds an MA in Animation from the Royal College of Art and a Doctorate in Fine Art from the University of East London. More: www.maxhattler.com/about Specialties: experimental animation, abstract narrative, expanded stereoscopy, visual music, audiovisual performance, live visuals, fine art, visual art, contemporary art, video art, motion graphics, video installation, music videos, abstract animation, experimental film, curation, film festivals, jury member, teaching, workshops, lectures, seminars, masterclasses, panel discussions, conference presentations.

Experience

  • City University of Hong Kong (11 yrs 8 mos)
    • Associate Professor
      Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    • Assistant Professor
      Aug 2016 - Jul 2022 · 6 yrs

    • Visiting Assistant Professor
      Dec 2014 - Jul 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Artist and Filmmaker at Max Hattler
    2001 - Present · 25 yrs 7 mos

    Audiovisual artist

  • Chairman, Co-Founder, Curator at Relentless Melt
    Dec 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

    Chairman, co-founder and curator of Relentless Melt, a society for the appreciation, production, promotion and dissemination of abstract and experimental moving images in Hong Kong and beyond.

  • Member Board of Directors at The iotaCenter
    Jun 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

  • Editorial Board Member at animation: an interdisciplinary journal (SAGE Journals)
    May 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos