OPN Studio is an artist duo formed in 2007 by Susana Ballesteros & Jano Montañés. Their practice explores the intersections of Art, Science and Technology within Social context through interactive installations, sculptures and multimedia works being articulated through the language of electronics, robotics, audio visual, and programming as well as artificial intelligence.

OPN Studio’s research reflects on the individual in a broad context, focusing their study on the vicissitude related to the human condition, as a social being, as a mortal entity or corporeal substance.

Through almost 20 years of experience their creations have been featured in museums, art institutions and festivals worldwide to examine how human identity flows, reshapes and rebuilds by the digital age.

Their artwork has been exhibited in Europe, America and Asia. Highlighting, Beijing Art Fair, ARCO Internacional contemporary Art Fair, CBA Círculo de Bellas Artes Madrid, NTMOFA Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts, Würth Museum, MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, IAACC Pablo Serrano Museum, LACDA Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Kapelica Gallery or ARS Electronica.

Susana Ballesteros Boullosa (born in Zaragoza, Spain) holds a MSc in Marketing and Communications Management from Oxford Brookes University (UK). She has also completed the specialization in Service Design promoted by the University of Zaragoza (Spain). Besides she is a graduate in Product Design from San Valero University in Zaragoza (Spain). For the last 20 years, Susana has explore the social implications of media transformation, cibernetics, transhumanism and the human-machine relationship, assessing approaches between the new languages in the digital age and our identity, exploring how emerging technologies reshape our understanding of what it means to be human. All these developments have led to lectures, workshops and presentations in universities, museums, festivals and art institutions such as «Energy Utopia- Organic Reality Conference» NTMOFA Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts Taichung (Taiwan); «Bubble, speculative criticism Talk» MEET Digital Culture Center Milan (Italy); «In Search of Autonomous Voices» Trash Table WROART Wroclaw (Poland); «The Pure Voice – Nowka Sztuka Speaks Conference» Cracow University (Poland) or by taking part in «Aproximaciones al Arte V, Bioarte y Vida Artificial Conference» Jon Astorquiza’s lecture in Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Spain).

Jano Montañés Garrido (born in Zaragoza, Spain) holds a Master in Financial Markets and Derivatives. He also earned a Degree in Business Administration and Management. He has also completed the specialization in Service Design promoted by the University of Zaragoza (Spain). For the last 20 years, Jano has investigated human identity as a complex construct shaped by biological, social, psychological and cultural factors. He has analyzed its physical forms, emotional experiences, cognitive abilities and social interactions rooted in today’s society and rethinking them within the current socio-technological paradigm shift. All these developments have led to workshops, lectures and presentations in museums, art institutions, universities and festivals such as «Tropo» a workshop through ProFuturo, educational innovation program with technology launched by the Telefonica Foundation Madrid (Spain),«EMO-Draw the sound Workshop» Wurth Museum. La Rioja (Spain), Millennials, Arte y Tecnología en la generación Millennial Lecture» LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial. Gijón (Spain);«Technology as a transmitter mean Lecture» Technarte Los Angeles California (EEUU).

United in their creative vision, Susana Ballesteros & Jano Montañés continually redefine the intersections of art, technology, and social dialogue, crafting impactful works that resonate with and inspire global audiences.