Aleksandra Nazarova is a Swiss artist and researcher working across design, sound, and time-based inquiry—mapping how chronometry, planetary dynamics, and climate-change uncertainties reshape what we consider “accurate” time. Her practice moves between speculative design and field-engaged research, often drawing from infrastructures of atomic timekeeping and Earth-rotation monitoring. Through installations, publications, and collaborative projects, she investigates temporal systems as political and cultural technologies. Her recent work, Chronotopic Fractures, connects leap-second events, planetary dynamics, and media/scientific methods to reveal the fractures and frictions in global timekeeping regimes.

Aleksandra Nazarova

Aleksandra Nazarova is a Swiss artist and researcher working across design, sound, and time-based inquiry—mapping how chronometry, planetary dynamics, and climate-change uncertainties reshape what we consider “accurate” time. Her practice moves between speculative design and field-engaged research, often drawing from infrastructures of atomic timekeeping and Earth-rotation monitoring. Through installations, publications, and collaborative projects, she investigates temporal systems as political and cultural technologies. Her recent work, Chronotopic Fractures, connects leap-second events, planetary dynamics, and media/scientific methods to reveal the fractures and frictions in global timekeeping regimes.

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Aleksandra Nazarova is a Swiss artist and researcher working across design, sound, and time-based inquiry—mapping how chronometry, planetary dynamics, and climate-change uncertainties reshape what we consider “accurate” time. Her practice moves between speculative design and field-engaged research, often drawing from infrastructures of atomic timekeeping and Earth-rotation monitoring.

Through installations, publications, and collaborative projects, she investigates temporal systems as political and cultural technologies. Her recent work, Chronotopic Fractures, connects leap-second events, planetary dynamics, and media/scientific methods to reveal the fractures and frictions in global timekeeping regimes.

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Language

French
Fluent
Russian
Fluent
English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Assistant and Art Class Instructor at Gambach High School
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Assisted teaching and supported art classes, contributing to student learning and studio organization.
Graphic Designer at La Baraque Collectif
January 1, 2023 - Present
Graphic design support for collective projects, including visual production and layout for print/digital materials.
Freelance Sound Designer at Independent clients
January 1, 2023 - Present
Independent sound design work for arts and media projects, including composition, sound editing, and production for installations and publications.
Metal Work Internship at Pascal Bettex Studio
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Metalwork internship focused on fabrication and hands-on production techniques for physical prototypes or objects.
Multi-disciplinary Designer (Junior Entreprise) at EPFL
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
Multi-disciplinary design work for junior-entreprise projects at EPFL, spanning design, digital production, and prototyping.
Ski Instructor at ESS, Crans-Montana
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020
Taught skiing and supported training for students across multiple seasons, including instruction and coaching.

Education

Master of Fine Arts and Design (Geo-Design) at Design Academy Eindhoven
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design at ECAL / University of Art and Design
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services