Gretchen Fan Weber comes from Beijing, China, and is now based in Hamburg. She is a video artist, musician, and engaged in psychological research.

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Her artistic work has always been influenced by her psychological studies. After completing her master’s degree, she continued her doctoral studies in the psychology of aesthetics in Hamburg. Her research areas include long-term memory, music, cultural differences, and aesthetic experiences. With this background, she employs psychological metaphors in her video design style, visualizing them through a variety of techniques.

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As a video artist, she designed and produced videos for the Oper Bonn productions of "Faust" (Goethe/Gounod), "Leonore 40/45" (Liebermann), "Arabische Nachtmusik" (J. Weber), and "Rigoletto" (Verdi), and also contributed videos for the Theaterfest 2023. Additionally, she was responsible for the video design in the production of "Das Rheingold" (Richard Wagner) at Theater Erfurt. In 2024, Gretchen Fan Weber collaborated as a stage, costume, and video designer for the world premiere of "Die Reise nach Westen" in Rostock (Yuejia Chen).

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In the following year, 2025, she will be involved as a video artist in the productions of "Elias" and the world premiere of "Die Blaue Sau."

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