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## Max Franklin

_mx[at]suroh.tk_<br>
_+33 (0) 7 66 14 33 99_<br>
_[@suroh@post.lurk.org](https://post.lurk.org/@suroh)_

### 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

### Teaching

_Willem de Kooning Academie_<br>
2020 - current // Rotterdam, NL<br>
Tutor within the Graphic Design Major

_Paris College of Art_<br>
2014 - current // Paris, FR<br>
Faculty Member within the Communication Design department

_LISAA Graphic Design_<br>
2020 - current // Paris, FR<br>
Faculty Member within the Graphic Design department

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

### Selected Exhibitions & Events

_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.

### Recent PRogrammes & Resdencies

_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.

### Sound

#### Performances
_alternative echelons_<br>
2020 // UBIK, Rotterdam, NL<br>

_Design Days Finnisage_<br>
Espace 15<br>
2019 // Paris, FR

_Read My Lips: No New Taxes_<br>
Galerie Lecq
2019 // Rotterdam, NL

_E-ARTHA_<br>
DePlayer
2018 // Rotterdam, NL

_North Sea Jazz Around Town_<br>
VARIA<br>
2018 // Rotterdam, NL

_POST TOAST_<br>
Red Light Radio<br>
2018 // Amsterdam, NL

#### Soundtracks

_alternative echelons_ (trailer)<br>
by Amy Pickles<br>
2019

_Ghost Terminal_<br>
by Ryan Cherewaty<br>
2019

_Memory of Death's Dream_<br>
by Ryan Cherewaty<br>
2019

### 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>