Petko Tanchev was born in 1985 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In 2010 he graduated as an MA in Scenography at the National Academy of Arts, Sofia, and later continued his studies as a PhD student in Digital Arts. Since 2016 he has been teaching the course "Visual Programming Tools" in the same specialty. He is co-founder of the audiovisual collective Melformator and Senselab studio. In his work as a visual artist, Petko Tanchev uses software systems and media content with an experimental focus. His professional activity includes a number of original installations for national and international festivals, digital performances, scenographic projects, mapping projections, video art works, interactive designs in the field of performing arts.

rawlab (Roslana and Radina) is a research-based collective working at the intersection of art and technology.

Through their practice, the duo explores the complexities of language, perception, and the ever-evolving dynamic between humans and technology.

Considering the limitations and vulnerabilities inherent in new media and artificial intelligence, rawlab examines the technical, practical, and behavioral workings of our networked practices.