Camilla Dina Smolders, born 1995 in Auckland, New Zealand, is a set designer and visual artist based in Vienna, Austria.

Her work is characterized by the application of animation and the development of digital techniques in performance contexts, with a focus on examining and eliciting visceral experiences within herself and her audience. Her practice consistently references contemporary culture, integrating these elements into her visual constructs. Her output prioritizes the technical manipulation of digital media to establish immersive environments.


After studying Theatre, Film and Media Studies and Gender Studies under Nikolaus Müller Schöll and Lina Magdalanie at Goethe University Frankfurt a.M., as well as Stage and Film Design, which she graduated with honors at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna in 2024, she is currently pursuing a Masters in Theatre and Digitality and Experimental Game Cultures. 

Since 2017, she has worked in various areas of theater and film, including as editorial assistant at the F°LAB Festival of Performing Arts (2017), as stage and costume assistant for Tanz and A Divine Comedy (2019&2021, choreography: Florentina Holzinger) and as a set designer for Der Soldat Monika (2024, director: Paul Poet). Her current focus is on digital theater, 3D animation, and AI. Most recently, she created interactive gameplay at the Academy for Theater and Digitality in Dortmund that could be followed live on stage.




SET / VIDEO DESIGN
2025 GROUP A, Academy for Theatre and Digitality
2023 Der Soldat Monika. D: Paul Poet

EXHIBITIONS
2025 Back to Athens 12", International Art Meeting
2025, « The Division of Life – a review » (ATHENS)
2024 Yet Another Group Show, DTONLAGER
(VIENNA)

ASSISTANCE TO THE STAGE DESIGNER
2021 A Divine Comedy, D: Florentina Holzinger
2020 Die Odyssee, D: Jan-Philipp Stange
2019 TANZ, D: Florentina Holzinger
2017 F°LAB Festival for Performing Arts