Life forms imprisoned in preserving glasses
elfs are small mechanical creatures powered by solar energy. Due to their chaotic output–which is based on changing light conditions–they appear alive and spirited. The immediate compassion for these life forms is an astonishing experience for the observer, even though the abilities of the creatures are very limited and their bodies seem to consist of inorganic electronics. The elf installation opposes life forms imprisoned in preserving glasses – which reminds of childhood explorations– to photos documenting their natural habitat. The vanishing antagonism of electronics and nature in both situations is a surprising experience.
Exhibitions
Biosphäre Potsdam | 11. Jun – 18. Sep 2011 | Potsdam, Germany
Uferhallen Berlin | 06. Sep – 31. Okt 2010 | Berlin, Germany
mondo mio! | 15. Jul – 29. Aug 2010 | Dortmund, Germany
Darwin Festival | 03. Jul – 05. Jul 2009 | Shrewsbury, Great Britain
Bouillants#1 | 09. Mar – 26. Jun 2009 | Rennes, Vern/Seiche, France
Wood Street Galleries | 25.Jan – 05. Apr. 2008 | Pittsburgh, USA
Palazzo delle Arti Napoli | 08.Nov – 03. Dec. 2007 | Napels, Italy
Digital Playground 07 | 16.Oct. – 06. Nov. 2007| Seoul, South-Korea
Matchmaking | 13.Oct – 12. Nov, 2006 | Trondheim, Norway
STRP | 23. – 26. Mar. 2006 | Eindhoven, Netherlands
Skuc Gallery | Dec. 2005 | Ljubljana, Slovenia
Digital Playground 05 | 21.Okt. – 07.Nov. 2005 | Uijeongbu, Korea
Ars Electronica | 01. – 06. Sep. 2005 | Linz, Austria
Siggraph05 | 31.Jul. – 04.Aug. 2005 | Los Angeles, USA
Pixelache Festival | 14. – 17. Apr. 2005 | Helsinki, Finland
Japan Media Art Festival | Feb. 2005 | Tokyo, Japan
18. Stuttgarter Filmwinter | 13. – 16. Jan. 2005 | Stuttgart, Germany
Museum’s night | 6. Nov. 2004 | Cologne, Germany
New Forms Festival | 14. – 18. Nov. 2004 | Vancouver, Canada
Artbots | 17. – 19. Sept. 20 | New York, USA
Lectures
“The fascination of artificial/electronic life”, Sketch/Poster Siggraph, Los Angeles 2005
Artist talk Siggraph, Los Angeles 2005
Artist talk / lectures NIFCA, Helsinki 2005
“The fascination of artificial/electronic life”, Pratt Manhattan, NYC 2004
“The fascination of artificial/electronic life”, Pratt Brooklyn, NYC 2004
The ‘elf’ installation is inspired by the BEAM technology of Mark Tilden and the “Living particles” by Ralf Schreiber.
