Jan St. Werner is a Berlin-based electronic music artist and composer. Widely known as one half of the electronic music group Mouse on Mars, Werner always seeks a dialogue with the visual arts and architecture in his sound works. Werner has initiated collaborative projects such as the Transnational Sound Initiative and curated events and festivals such as the Sound of Distance at HKW Berlin or docu/fiction at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. His work has been presented at, among other venues, Ural Biennale, documenta 14, Lenbachhaus Munich, ICA London, daadgalerie, and MSU Zagreb. In 2023, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden presented his first solo exhibition, Space Synthesis. He is currently one of six artists representing Germany in the 2024 Venice Biennale. Werner has previously taught at the MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology, and was Professor for Dynamic Acoustic Research at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg. He is a member of music groups including Mouse on Mars and Microstoria, and is known for his collaborations with musicians such as Mark E. Smith, Lee Scratch Perry, Stereolab, David Grubbs, and The National.