Markus Reymann (*24. 06. 1976, Germany) was trained as an actor and successfully performed on screen and on stage for many years, and in major productions. He joined TBA21- Thyssen Bornemisza Art Contemporary in 2011. With TBA21 Chairperson and Founder Francesca Habsburg, he co-founded TBA21 Academy where he subsequently took on the role of a director. As a central programming unit of TBA21, the Academy provides a moving platform of cultural production and interdisciplinary exchange within TBA21- Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary.
Between July, 2011 and August, 2015, Markus Reymann initiated and conducted numerous expeditions. Each trip is designed as a collaboration with invited artists, scientists and thinkers eager to embark on oceanic explorations. Inspired by this unusual encounter with both human and natural elements, the Academy commissions ambitious projects informed by the itinerary of the research vessel Dardanella.