Artist statement
Over the past one or two years I have been working on the concept of speed. Not the least against the background of the writings of the contemporary French philosopher Paul Virilio. In my work I currently investigate into the notion of the destruction of space through military technologies and concepts of virtual reality - two aspects of speed that are not too far apart really. 'Speed' in this context symbolises the idea of 'constant arrival' as provided by internet and virtual realities - with rates of speed increasing to almost the speed of light (electronic impulses), the aforementioned technologies enable the individual to access virtual spaces without having to visit the actual, physical space that they stand for (hence the destruction of space).
The CNN series for example is based on pictures of attacks by fighter jets and 'intelligent' weapons as prominently featured on CNN during the Iraq war, whereas the subsequent series, 'Torp' is a minimalist approach to dealing with one of the focal points of speed vectors in modern society, i.e. airports.
Qualifications and training
- 2006 MA Fine Art, Byam Shaw at Central Saint Martin's, London
- 2003 Acad. Dipl/BA Fine Art, Fr. Kunstakademie Rhein, Essen & Krefeld, Germany
- 1999 MBA, IESE, Barcelona
- 1993 MSc, University of Vienna, Vienna
Solo exhibitions
- 2010 The Speed of Light, Georg Kargl, Vienna
- 2005 MO's Aarsfest, MO, Oslo
Group exhibitions
- 2010 Frieze Art Fair 2010, Frieze/Georg Kargl Fine Arts, London
- 2010 Art/Value/Currency (part 2), Eastern District, New York
- 2010 Summer Salon 2010, The Islington Art Factory, London
- 2010 How beautiful ugliness is, Red Gate Gallery, London
- 2009 Art/Value/Currency, The Bunker Gallery, London
- 2009 LICC Award Show, LICC, London
- 2009 ARCO 2009, ARCO Madrid/Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Madrid
- 2007 Breaking the mould picking up the fragments, Front Projects, London
- 2007 Art Fair, Art Forum Berlin, Berlin
- 2007 This Is Happening, Galerie Georg Kargl, Vienna
- 2007 Sovereign European Art Prize 2006/07 Show, Rochelle School, London
- 2006 Directions 06 - Graduate show, Central Saint Martins, London
- 2006 Exposition, Mashed Potato, London
- 2006 Final Show MA Fine Art, Byam Shaw at Central Saint Martin's, London
- 2006 EXHIBITION, Nolia's Gallery, London
Residencies
- 2010 Artist in residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2009 London International Creative Competition (LICC) Award, LICC, London
- 2007 Strabag Art Award, Shortlisting, Strabag Art Forum, Vienna
- 2007 Sovereign European Art Prize 2006/07, Shortlisting, Rochelle School, London
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