Environmental Humanities
Political Ecology
Artistic Research
Writing & Publishing
Design
Master of Arts ZFH (2012–2013)
Specialization in Editorial Design
Zurich University of the Arts
Zurich, Switzerland
Bachelor of Arts and Design (2008–2011)
Programm Intermedia
University of Applied Sciences
Vorarlberg, Austria
Bachelor Visual Communications (2010, exchange sem.)
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Christoph Miler is a writer, researcher and designer, as well as one half of Offshore, the design studio he founded with Isabel Seiffert. In his work, he explores the power structures and imaginaries within the fields of globalization, migration and ecology by interweaving multiple modes of knowledge production and artistic expression. His multi-layered practice incorporates editorial design and publishing, as well as artistic research, image-making and writing. Christoph’s work is disseminated through books and other editorial formats, as well as exhibitions, readings and lecture performances. Ever since the start of his carrer he is passionate about pedagogy, which is why he teaches at various European art and design schools.
Zurich University of the Arts (2021–present)
BA Visual Communication
Semester modul on Signs and Symbols
HfG Karlsruhe, Germany (2024)
Program Communication Design
Semester workshop on visual research
University of the Arts Bern (2023–2024)
Bacholor Visual Communication
Semester class on Visual Identity
University of Toronto (2022/23)
Architecture + Design program
critique and workshop in the framework of
counterhegemonic architecture and visual research
Design Academy Eindhoven (2021–2024)
Bachelor Design Program
Tutor in the BA studio Technogeographies
HfG Karlsruhe (2021)
Program Communication Design
Semester class on editoral design and visual research
Zurich University of the Arts (2020)
Master of Arts in Design
Visual Research Workshop
University of the Arts Bern (2019)
Bachelor Visual Communications
Editorial Design Workshop
Zurich University of the Arts (2018)
Master of Arts in Design
Visual Storytelling Workshop
IDEP Barcelona, Spain (2017)
Master in Graphic Design
Layout-Workshop
Unruly Natures (2020–present)
“Unruly Natures” is an ongoing multi-year collaborative international research project and network in the Environmental Humanities. The aim is to study socio-natural subjectivities, promote transdisciplinary conversations, and organize innovative ecopolitical initiatives.
Managing the Wild & The Myth of Memory (2020–present)
The long-term project Managing the Wild investigates the return of wolves to Western European landscapes through artistic research. In multiple chapters, Offshore (Isabel Seiffert & Christoph Miler) explore the techno-scientific, political, social and mythological ramifications that are triggered by the renewed presence of the predator.
Visible upon Breakdown (2019–2024)
The publication Visible upon Breakdown examines the cultural, political and spatial dimensions of infrastructure in a transdisciplinary discussion between photography, social sciences and architecture. The focus is on the relationship between the material elements of railroad networks, water supply and communication systems on the one hand, and their inherent political and social meanings on the other. Published by Spector Books.
Migrant Journal (2016–2019)
The six-issue publication series Migrant Journal explores the circulation of people, goods, information, fauna and flora around the world and the transformative impact they have on space.
Nowhere Men (2012–2015)
The publication Nowhere Men synthesizes six biographies of irregular migrants and interweaves their lives with a network of global relationships and power structures. From Mumbai's slums to Iraq's oil fields, from the offices of multinational cooperations and powerful politicians to Disneyland, subsea internet cables, airport strikes, super markets, the coast guards of Lampedusa and Swiss election campaigns. Nowhere Men explores the consequences of a globalized world and investigates the relationship between the journeys of irregular migrants and the rest of the world. Published by luftschacht Verlag.
Fellowships and Grants
Awards and Nominations
Selected writing, editing and publishing: