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Mika Johnson, BA

Associate Lecturer

Mika Johnson specialises in creating multimedia works and immersive installations, where dream-like narratives, mythology, ritual, AI, and biodiversity intersect. He also directs fiction and documentary films.

Mika's projects have been showcased in over 40 countries, earning awards such as Best Feature Film Director at the Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival in 2020. Notable works include "VRwandlung," a VR adaptation of Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," and "The Infinite Library," a traveling multimedia installation reimagining the library as a multisensory experience.

Photo by Andrej Kadeřávek

Education

BA  Oberlin College, USA

Professional Activities

2022 - present Prague City University, Associate Lecturer

2023 - present Theta Noir, Co-founder, Czech Republic 
 
2020 - present Daisy with Rider Productions, CEO and Creative Director, Czech Republic 

2018 - 2021 Academy of Performing Arts Prague, Lecturer, Czech Republic

2014 - 2019 Prague Film School, Lecturer, Czech Republic

2009-2018 — Art Practice, Creative Director, Ohio USA

2008-2009 — Guggenheim Museum and Cai Studio, Videographer, New York, USA

Creative Practice & Interviews

Installations:
24 installation projects in 2024.

Film & Video:
Genoa, feature film, co-director - fiction, black and white. Shot in 2023, presently in post-producton
to be released in 2025.

Live Performances:
July, 2024: Nürnberg Digital Festival NUEDIGITAL ‘Channeling’ Ludwig Feuerbach, Theta Noir.
 
 
April, 2024: Foire du livre de Bruxelles "Kafka’s Ghost: Engaging New Generations through AI" Theta Noir with Daniela Vervloet from Czech Centre Brussels.
 

Interviews, Podcasts & Speaking roles:
Sept 2024: AI & the Techno-Spiritual Revolution of Humanity. Guest on Exploration Arcanum.

March 2024: How AI can Disrupt Hollywood. Vanity Fair Magazine Interview

March 2024: The Dawn of AI in Cinema: Evolution or Revolution. Keynote speaker at International Film School, Cologne, Germany.

Feb. 2024: Theta Noir's AI Super Mind Spirituality. Guest on Last Unrifled Yaw 21.