Tanja Bastamow is digital artist who has been working as a freelancer in virtual set design, 3D animation and post production for virtual & augmented reality, film, television and experimental games since 2000. In addition to this, she has a long career in teaching digital design methods as a full-time lecturer as well as a part-time teacher. Her key areas of interest are immersive virtual environments, finding new visual styles in digital expression, how new technology affects visual storytelling, and integrating digital tools with analogue working methods. She is currently studying for PhD, doing research on the performative and aesthetic possibilities of real-time virtual scenography.