It is with great pleasure that we can present Maya Byskov Gadegaard as The Independent AIR's new artistic director. Gadegaard is a social scientist with a profound interest in aesthetics and contemporary visual culture. She has worked as the director of a contemporary art gallery in Berlin specialised in photography, as well as a curator and editor for various publications and international festivals. She holds an MSc in Economics and Development Studies from Copenhagen Business School and a BA in International Relations from the University of Southern Denmark.