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Curiculum Vitae
1952 born in Vienna 1958-62 Primary School in Vienna 1962-70 Gymnasium in Vienna 1970-79 studies of Architecture, TU Vienna, Dipl.Ing. 1980-83 member of Medienwerkstatt Wien - Videoworks since 1983 member of the Artists group DER BLAUE KOMPRESSOR (DBK) since 1985 works with Hanna Schimek (D&S) since 1989 numerous filmworks since 1996 member of SIXPACKFILM since 2002 member of AFTER IMAGE PRODUCTIONS since 2003 artistic director Aegina Academy (1)
Main focus of artistic works
Filmworks on the phenomenology of the media film: i.e. TASCHENKINO, 1995, FILM IST.1-6 / 1998, FILM IST.7-12 / 2002, WORLD MIRROR CINEMA Episode 1-3 / 2005, FILM IST. a girl & a gun / 2009 International Festival participations, rewards und prizes, i.e.: Preis Neues Kino/Viennale 96, for TASCHENKINO and FILM IST MEHR ALS FILM, 1996 Main Price, Filmfestival Ann Arbor, for FILM IST.1-6, 2000 Curators Award, Cinema Texas, for FILM IST.7-12, 2002 Best Film, EXiS Mediafestival, Seoul, für WORLD MIRROR CINEMA (1-3), 2005
Concept, organisation und realisation of interdisciplinary Artprojects as an attempt to regain social effectiveness of Art: i.e. JARDIN DE WILTZ, 1983 -1987 (2), DIE KUNST DER REISE, Vienna 1985 / Frankfurt 1989 / London 1991 (1), ODYSSEY TODAY / THE ATHENS CONFERENCE, 1995 (1), LIGHT IMAGE - THE AEGINA ACADEMY 2003 / 2005 (1), CAFE MELANGE, 2008 (1)
Artistic research works: i.e. THE WATER-, THE PLANTS-, THE BORDERS OF THE DESERT, 1985-1994, Figuig / Marokko
Art & Environment Projects, BuildingArt: i.e. ALPENGLÜHEN/ 10000 Watt, 1998, Bielerhöhe (1), SIGNAL, 1998-1999, Wien (1), FOOD DESIGN - artistic concept guess club 2, 1999, Wien (1), CAMERA OBSCURA BUILDING, 2003, Aegina (3)
Exhibitions and participations in exhibitions, nationally and internationally: i.e. FILM IST. 1-12, 8 channel DVD Installation in the context of the International Filmfestival Rotterdam, and Wien Modern, Künstlerhaus Wien, 2002; FILM IST. 1-6, Single Channel DVD Installation in the context of "Remembrance and the Moving Image", Australien Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne, 2003; LICHT I BILD I REALITÄT - atlas, LENTOS Museum for contemporary Art, Linz, 2004 (1); FILM IST. VOICE AND SINGING, 4 channel DVD Installation, in the context of "Phonorama", ZKM, Karlsruhe, 2004; LICHT I BILD I ILLUSION - atlas / 26 PANORAMEN, Kunsthalle Wien / Projectspace, 2005 (1); TATORT - MIGRATION 1-10, 10 channel DVD Installation, in the context of "Projekt Migration", Kölnischer Kunstverein, 2005; FILM IST.1-6, Single Channel DVD Installation, in the context of "Postmediale Kondition", Neue Galerie Graz and Arco 06, Madrid, 2006; REFLECTIONS, Solo-exhibition, Galeria de Arte Cinemática Solar, Vila do Conde/Porto, 2006; FILM IST.1-12, DVD Installation in the context of "That's Not Entertainment : el cinema respon al cinema", Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, 2006, VISIONS OF REALITY -Wednesday, 28th of August 1957, 6 p.m, Pacific Palisades, Multimedia Instellation, in the context of "Edward Hopper and contemporary Art", Kunsthalle Wien, 2008/2009, VISIONS OF REALITY - Friday, 29th of August 1952, 6.a.m., New York, Multimedia Instellation, in the context of "Edward Hopper", Palazzo Reale, Milano, 2009/2010
Lectures and workshops at international renowned universities und museums: i.e. San Francisco Art Institute, Cinematheque, 1995 MIT Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Media Lab, Boston, 1996 University of Liege, Belgien, Liege, ARCHIMEDIA, 1999 Athens School of fine Arts, digital media department, 2000 Bard College, New York, film department, 2000 Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Wien, 2002 Museo Reina Sophia, Madrid, 2002 Nederlands Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, ARCHIMEDIA, 2003 Tampere Filmschool, Finnland, 2004 Österreichisches Filmmuseum, Wien, Ringvorlesung, 2004 / 2005 Kunstakademie Helsinki, Helsinki, 2006 University of Binghamton, Departement for Film, New York, 2006 Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, 2006 Academy of Fine Arts Bergen, Bergen, Norway, 2007 University of Brighton, Brighton, 2007 Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Berlin, 2008 Österreichisches Filmmuseum, Wien, 2009 Cineteca Nacional Mexico, Mexico City, 2010
Together with: (1) Hanna Schimek (2) Der Blaue Kompressor (3) Franz Berzl |