Ralf Baecker (born 1977 in Düsseldorf) is a German artist known for his installation works that use complex electronic systems. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Baecker studied media art at Cologne's Academy of Media Arts. ^{[4] [2]}

Baecker's Irrational Computing, created in 2014, used elemental quartz crystals to create a basic signal processing unit. ^[5] Created the same year, Mirage employed a luminous red light projection based on readings of the Earth's magnetic field. ^{[6] [7] [8]} In 2015 he received an Honorary mention at Ars Electronica for Mirage. ^[1] In 2017 his work Order+Noise (Interface I), which uses background radiation data to control mechanical movements, received the grand prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival. ^{[9] [10]} His 2018 work Putting the Pieces Back together Again involves an array of 1250 stepper motors that create a swarm-like display of mechanical movement. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Baecker is a professor of experimental design of new technologies at the University of the Arts Bremen. ^{[14] [15]}