My name is Zoe Herveva Bertram.

My interests range from architecture, photography, film, lighting, fashion design to dance and performance. By exploring this broad spectrum since my youth, I have acquired extensive knowledge and learned how to combine these different fields. My artistic representations reflect the result of these diverse influences. 

I was born in Berlin and have lived in Greece (Athens) and Switzerland (Zurich), among other places. I have been studying architecture at the Universität der Künste since 2018, where I completed my bachelor’s degree in 2023. 

In addition to architecture, I was already involved with scenic spaces in film during my studies and repeatedly worked on graduation films by external students. For example, at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf for the graduation film “Nach dem Zorn” (2019), at the BHT Berlin for the graduation film “Metamorphose” (2023) or for the graduation film “Hotpants am Polarkreis”, also at the BHT Berlin. 

After graduating, I did a stage design internship at the Deutsches Theater, where I was part of the production “Mein Herz dein Bunker 290 BPM” by Paula Thielecke. Over the last year, I also had the opportunity to design my own stage design for the play “Unburning” by Rahel Scharabi at LOFFT in Leipzig. At the moment I am part of the production “King Lear” by Anne Lenk as a stage design intern at the Schauspielhaus Zurich.

I enjoy working across disciplines, including architecture, film and theater, and see communication between all those involved as crucial to a successful project. I personally enjoy working intensively with spaces of all kinds. Both real and fictional worlds give me the freedom to transform them, tell stories and visualize them. The imaginary world always serves as a basic element of my creativity and idea generation. Through my work, I aim to provide a sense of artistic, political and expressive freedom and to create a safe space for exchange.