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## Max Franklin

_mx[at]suroh.tk_<br>
_+33 (0) 7 66 14 33 99_

### Teaching

_Willem de Kooning Academie_<br>
2020 - current // Rotterdam, NL<br>
Lecturer in Graphic Design department

_Paris College of Art_<br>
2014 - current // Paris, FR<br>
Faculty Member in Foundation, Communication Design and Master's in Transdisciplinary New Media departments

_École Européenne des Métiers de l'Internet_<br>
2018 - 2019 // Paris, FR<br>
Faculty Member in Graphic Design department

### Education

_Piet Zwart Institute_<br>
2016 - 2018 // Rotterdam, NL<br>
Master's in Media Design : Experimental Publishing

_Conservatorium of Sydney (University of Sydney)_<br>
2009 // Sydney, AU<br>
Bachelor Jazz Performance (Saxophone) &amp; Creative Sound Engineering

### Residencies

_Thresholds of the Algorithmic_<br>
Algorithms that Matter<br>
2018 // Bergen, NO<br>
Workshop-in-Exposition is a hybrid format that places the workshop inside an exhibition context, where the exposed works and artefacts form the basis of the workshop’s activity.

_Get a Room Residency_<br>
Frontyard<br>
2018 // Sydney, AU<br>
Research residency around Master's research on Software and Improvisation.

### Shows

_Sounds to See_<br>
Sign Gallery<br>
2019 // Groningen, NL<br>
Group exhibition. Presented _A Container in Two Movements_.

_Autonomous Archive_<br>
Het Nieuw Instituut<br>
2017 // Rotterdam, NL<br>
Archival machine, installation and research project centred around autonomous living and archival practices. Presented alongside the Architecture of Appropriation exhibition.

_TGC#3 : Euclid_<br>
De Player<br>
2017 // Rotterdam, NL<br>
Experimental sound publication object and performative instrument. Collaborative project between De Player and the Piet Zwart Experimental Publishing unit.</p>

_LowTechLabLondon2016_<br>
Saatchi Gallery<br>
2016 // London, UK<br>
International art lab organised by Raul Marroquin around the theme of Low Tech.

_Festival de Projets Scolaires_<br>
La Gaîté lyrique<br>
2016 // Paris, FR<br>
Partnership workshop show with Paris College of Art students and faculty.

_IDENTITE REVE(L)EE_<br>
*Mi Gallery<br>
Paris Digital Week<br>
2015 // Paris, FR<br>
Collaborative piece presented at *Mi Gallery as part of Paris Digital Week.

_Barcu Art Fair_<br>
2015 // Bogota, CO<br>
Presentation via Skype on Collaborative Art, Interactivity and Improvisation.

### Music

_Solo_<br>
2018 - active<br>
Solo act employing custom open source software instruments and improvised saxophone.<br>
 
_Presented :_
  - _North Sea Jazz Around Town_<br>
    VARIA<br>
    2018 // Rotterdam, NL
  - _E-ARTHHA_<br>
    DePlayer<br>
    2018 // Rotterdam, NL

_Post Toast_<br>
2018 - active<br>
Electronic duo currently playing a live meld of improvised electronica, techno, hip-hop neo-classical music and down-tempo dystopian futurism.<br>


Presented :
  - _POST TOAST on Red Light Radio_<br>
    Redlight Radio<br>
    2018 // Amsterdam, NL

_Shaolin Afronauts_<br>
2012 – 2014 // Australia<br>
Sideman on “Quest under Capricorn” and “Follow the Path”

_Debonair Gentlemen_<br>
2009 – 2012 // Australia<br>
Leftfield jazz trio

### Professional Experience

_Willem de Kooning Academie_<br>
2018 // Rotterdam, NL<br>
Publication Station teaching and technical assistant

_Freelance Graphic Designer_<br>
2009 – 2014 // Sydney, AU<br>
Web-design, poster and album design

_Linear Recording_<br>
2009 – 2010 // Sydney, AU<br>
Assistant Sound Engineer</p>