Constanze Ruhm was born in 1965 in Vienna and lives in Vienna and Berlin. She deals with video and installation works, curatorial projects, publications, and takes part in symposia (Vienna Secession, haus.0 program at Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, Neue Galerie Graz, Center for Art and Media Technology Karlsruhe, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna). Constanze Ruhm was Professor for Film and Video at Merz Academy Stuttgart (2004–2006). Since 2006, she is Professor for Art and Media at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.