The Cultural Circle of German Business and Industry (DKI) will award this year’s Ars Viva Prize for work on the theme of mise en scène. The four recipients are Israeli artist Keren Cytter (*1977), German artist Manuel Graf (*1978), Danish artist Simon Dybbroe Møller (*1976), and British artist Tris Vonna-Michell (*1982). The jury was swayed in particular by what they consider the conceptual significance to the actions and experiences of visitors to the exhibition of the scenarios presented by Simon Dybbroe Møller and the installations and performances by Tris Vonna-Michell. In Keren Cytter’s short films and Manuel Graf’s installations, the experimental processes employed to make presentational strategies visible played an important role. This publication introduces these four young artists.