Harshini Karunaratne
New Media Curator, Social Media Strategist, Founder
3AM:ENERGY
Berlin, Germany
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About me
Harshini J. Karunaratne (they/she) is a Sri Lankan-Peruvian digital artist working at the intersections of film, theatre and technology.
Harshini graduated in Film & New Media and Theater from New York University Abu Dhabi in 2018 and in 2021 migrated to Berlin to pursue their Masters in New Media Design. Harshini has had their work shown in the UAE, Italy, Germany, Japan, at the FILE Festival in Sao Paulo, Burning Man in Nevada, the Athens Digital Art Festival, and at Art Dubai.
Based in Berlin and London, Harshini is a lecturer at the University in Europe for Applied Sciences and at SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, specializing in media theory and performance studies. Harshini is the organizer and lead curator for MANIFEST:IO, a symposium for new media and electronic art that launched in Berlin in February 2023 and the co-founder of Berlin New Media Week which saw its first edition take place with in September 2025 with 14 partnering venues.