Michael René Sell is a German artist who lives and works in Vienna. His path into the art world began at a young age, rooted in his fascination with literature and sound. Growing up in a working-class household without a connection to art, he developed his own ways and methods to realize what he envisioned. As a teenager, he recorded sounds using a dictaphone and arranged them on a computer. In order to perform these compositions live, he began to develop his own symbols for different sounds. This way of working continues to resonate throughout his practice to this day.

Sell studied Art and Digital Media at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in the class of Constanze Ruhm, and textile techniques in contemporary art at E.N.P.E.G. La Esmeralda in Mexico City under Teresa Olmedo. These experiences further shaped his interdisciplinary approach and his interest in systems, narration, and material translations of the immaterial.

Today, Sell is known as a notation artist, composer, and narrator of the invisible. He captures silent processes, fleeting moments, and abstract states, translating them into music, movement, and visual art. Through his self-developed systems of symbols, signs, and notations, he creates unique mythologies that invite audiences into worlds of sound and imagination.

Since 2024, he has been building his own planet: Planet 173. It is inhabited by 173 beings inspired by his own character traits, amplified to extremes. On this planet, he experiments freely, merging music, dance, storytelling, and visual art into immersive performances and thematic installations.

His exhibitions are shown internationally and offer audiences the opportunity to experience his works on site, discover personal favorite notations, and take home a piece of his ever-evolving artistic universe.

“Browse through my editions, discover your favorite work, and take a piece of my art home with you. All works are available as prints, and it always gives me particular joy when someone finds something that truly resonates with them.”