Jana Dormann

I am interested in 1970s Conceptual Art and how it relates to the histories of cybernetics and neuroscience. My research explores how Conceptualism operates on the physical mind, 
and how that leads to a depleting proliferation of lists, instructions, scores, progressions, permutations, descriptions, sentences, paragraphs, constructions, systems, sequences, and so on.

Prior to Princeton, I wrote my Master’s thesis on Lutz Bacher’s hybrid work-of-art-archive 
The Betty Center(2010–), where I also conducted archival research. However, as my thesis argues, the context of Bacher’s œuvre ultimately leads to an erosion of archival evidence.

With this thesis, I completed an M.A. in Aesthetics at Goethe University Frankfurt. 
I also hold a B.A. in Musicology and Media Culture Studies from the University of Cologne, 
and have studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. During my studies, I gained professional experience as a student assistant in the Department of 
Modern German Literature at Goethe University, and as a gallery assistant, curator, and art educator.