KAAN ATELIER

Sheron Pimpi-Steiner

• Co-founder of the KAAN atelier

• European artist, set designer, and interdisciplinary visual artist
• Ph.D. in Cultural Studies – Culture, Art, and Literature in the European Context (specialization in Scenography), Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
• Master’s degree in Fine Arts, (Major in Graphic Arts) Academy of Arts in Osijek
• Employed at the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Department of Creative Technologies, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek

Her artistic work focuses on scenography, lighting design, and visual composition within live and multimedia performance. She explores the relationship between space, material, and atmosphere, merging fine art principles with contemporary approaches to performance.

She collaborates with theatres and cultural institutions in Croatia and abroad, creating scenic environments, visual concepts, and puppet technologies that connect visual art and narrative expression.

She is a member of the Croatian Association of Visual Artists (HDLU Osijek). In addition to visual arts, she has also been involved in music for over 12 years. She has extensive vocal experience as a member of the Vocal Ensemble Brevis.

Selected Projects and Performances

  • The Call of the Wild – scenography, Croatian National Theatre Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2025.
  • The First King – scenography, Academy of Arts and Culture Osijek, 2025
  • Hansel and Gretel – scenography & light design, Puppet Theatre Niš, 2025
  • Circus. Literally. – scenography, Theatre Collective Susret, 2025
  • Rumpelstiltskin – scenography, Marin Držić Theatre Dubrovnik, 2024
  • The Vidra Case: Dundo Maroje – costume design, Theatre Collective Susret, Osijek, 2024
  • The Miser – scenography, National Theatre Tuzla, 2023
  • The Boy – scenography, Marin Držić Theatre Dubrovnik, 2023
  • Play It Again, Sam – scenography, Croatian National Theatre Osijek, 2023
  • New Year’s Concert – scenography, Croatian National Theatre Osijek, 2022 & 2021
  • Who’s Playing Whom – Pension Zone – scenography, Kerempuh Theatre Zagreb, 2022
  • The Elixir of Love – scenography, Croatian National Theatre Osijek, 2022
  • The Little Match Girl – scenography, Žar ptica Theatre Zagreb, 2022
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream – scenography, Croatian National Theatre Osijek, 2021
  • Doctor Heal-All – scenography & puppets, Sisak City Theatre, 2020
  • Mary Stuart – scenography, Croatian National Theatre Osijek, 2019
  • The Paul Street Boys – scenography & puppet design, Puppet Theatre Mostar, 2019
  • Rain – puppets & scenography, City Puppet Theatre Rijeka, 2019
  • Lunch for Six – puppets & scenography, Gllugl / Pinklec, 2018
  • Christmas Tale or How It All Began – puppets, Gllugl Varaždin, 2017
  • Who Are You – puppets, Academy of Arts Osijek, 2017
  • The Ugly Duckling – scenography, Children’s Theatre Osijek / Vinkovci, 2017
  • Dindim about Tenderness – puppets, Gllugl Varaždin, 2017
  • The Ugly Kitten – design & scenography, Puppet Theatre Mostar, 2017
  • Journey to the Center of Oneself – puppets & scenography, Academy of Arts Osijek, 2016
  • Rumpelstiltskin – visual & set design, Naranča Theatre Pula, 2016
  • You’re It! – stage design & puppets, Croatian Home Vukovar, 2015
  • Revenge – costume & set design, City Theatre Požega, 2012
  • Trenk Cabaret – costume & set design, City Theatre Požega, 2012
  • Water Dreams – artistic design, costumes, masks, props, stage & light, Academy of Arts Osijek, 2010