Mats Staub (1972) lives and works in Berlin. His educational background covers theatrical and religious studies and journalism. He worked as a journalist for various publications between 1996 and 2001, and as a dramatic assistant at the Neumarkt Theater in Zurich (2002-2004). Since 2004 he has developed his own artistic projects, which link the fields of theater, art exhibition, literature and science through memory and biographical research.