OPN Studio

OPN Studio is a collaborative artist duo formed in 2007 by Susana Ballesteros and Jano Montañés. Based in Spain, the studio operates as a creative practice rather than a conventional manufacturing company, producing interactive installations, sculptures and multimedia artworks that explore the convergence of art, science and technology within a social context. Their work is articulated through electronics, robotics, audiovisual media, programming and artificial intelligence. The duo's research reflects on the individual in a broad context, focusing on themes related to the human condition — as a social being, as a mortal entity, and as a corporeal substance. Through nearly two decades of experience, their creations have been featured in museums, art institutions and festivals worldwide, examining how human identity flows, reshapes and rebuilds in the digital age. Their artwork has been exhibited across Europe, America and Asia. Notable venues and events where OPN Studio has presented work include the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria; the Beijing Art Fair; ARCO Internacional contemporary Art Fair; CBA Círculo de Bellas Artes Madrid; NTMOFA Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts; Würth Museum; MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona; LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial; IAACC Pablo Serrano Museum; LACDA Los Angeles Center for Digital Art; and Kapelica Gallery. The studio also conducts workshops and talks, such as a workshop at Fundación Telefónica in Madrid and a talk at NTMOFA in Taichung, Taiwan. Susana Ballesteros Boullosa, born in Zaragoza, Spain, holds an MSc in Marketing and Communications Management from Oxford Brookes University (UK), a specialization in Service Design from the University of Zaragoza, and a Degree in Product Design from San Valero University in Zaragoza. For the last 20 years she has explored the social implications of media transformation, cybernetics, transhumanism and the human-machine relationship. Jano Montañés co-founded the studio and collaborates on its artistic and technical production. OPN Studio remains an active, independent artist-run practice, with no parent company or public listing. Its output spans interactive art, workshops and talks, positioning it within the international media art and digital art community.

OPN Studio was formed in 2007 by Susana Ballesteros and Jano Montañés as a collaborative artist duo. From its base in Spain, the studio developed a practice centred on the intersections of art, science and technology within a social context, producing interactive installations, sculptures and multimedia works. Its creative language draws on electronics, robotics, audiovisual elements, programming and artificial intelligence. Over nearly two decades, OPN Studio's research has focused on the individual in a broad context, examining the human condition as a social being, a mortal entity and a corporeal substance. The duo investigates how human identity flows, reshapes and rebuilds under the influence of the digital age. This thematic orientation has positioned their work within the international media art and digital art scenes. The studio's artworks have been exhibited in Europe, America and Asia. Venues and events that have featured OPN Studio's work include the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria; the Beijing Art Fair; ARCO Internacional contemporary Art Fair; CBA Círculo de Bellas Artes Madrid; NTMOFA Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts; Würth Museum; MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona; LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial; IAACC Pablo Serrano Museum; LACDA Los Angeles Center for Digital Art; and Kapelica Gallery. Beyond exhibitions, OPN Studio engages in knowledge dissemination through workshops and talks. Examples include an interactive installation presented at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, a workshop at Fundación Telefónica in Madrid titled «Tropo, creación de ilusiones a través del arte y la ciencia», and a talk at NTMOFA in Taichung, Taiwan, titled «Energy Utopia- Organic Reality». These activities reflect the studio's commitment to exploring emerging technologies and their implications for human identity. Susana Ballesteros Boullosa, born in Zaragoza, Spain, brings an academic background that includes an MSc in Marketing and Communications Management from Oxford Brookes University (UK), a specialization in Service Design from the University of Zaragoza, and a Degree in Product Design from San Valero University in Zaragoza. Her research over the last 20 years has addressed the social implications of media transformation, cybernetics, transhumanism and the human-machine relationship. Jano Montañés co-founded the studio and contributes to its artistic and technical output. As of the available evidence, OPN Studio remains an active, independent practice with no parent company or public listing. Its history is one of sustained artistic production and international exhibition rather than commercial expansion or corporate restructuring.

• 2007

  OPN Studio founded by Susana Ballesteros and Jano Montañés.

• Interactive installation presented at Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria.

• Workshop «Tropo, creación de ilusiones a través del arte y la ciencia» at Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain.

• Talk «Energy Utopia- Organic Reality» at NTMOFA Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan.

Independent artist-run studio creating interactive art at the intersection of art, science and technology, exhibited internationally in museums, art institutions and festivals.

• Interactive installations

• Sculptures

• Multimedia artworks

• Workshops

• Talks

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