Place of Residency
Stayerhofweg, Wanssum
*1978 in Halle/Saale. Lives and works in Essen.
His work includes installations, sculptures, video, performance, books with a focus on art in public space and ephemeral monumentalism. His works have been on view at Skulptur Projekte Münster (2017), Gropiusbau Berlin (2019), S2 Sommergallery, Tel Aviv (2018), Wiels Brussels (2017), Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf (2018), and Goethe Institute Chicago (2012), among others. In addition to his international exhibition activities, he has taught at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Beijing Normal University and HSD Düsseldorf.
Discipline
fine arts
The starting point of my work is the interest in processes of perception and the question of how reality emerges in a social, societal and economic context. In questioning these processes and mechanisms, concepts emerge that interact with the given reality or change it. His interdisciplinary approach lies in the intermediate area of fine arts, architecture and design. Research is the basis of his work and he understands the process of examination as part of the respective work. The formulation shows itself in installations, performances, sculptures and books. Central concepts for his work is the ephemeral, the temporary and the fleeting. The focus is on the city as a space of experience and working in public space. How does built reality, through its design, order and function, determine social-urban coexistence?
Year of participation
2021
The project for Nieuwe Uitzichten begins with an intensive investigation of the urban conditions. More precisely, the project is developed from research on the conditions on site (situation), the green as a sociologically connoted image in the city (hanging gardens) and the question of new resource-saving, technological implementation possibilities (digital production possibilities, e.g. 3D printing). A performative approach will also be pursued, which understands the concept of the mobile immobile as part of the urban environment.
Discipline
fine arts
The starting point of my work is the interest in processes of perception and the question of how reality emerges in a social, societal and economic context. In questioning these processes and mechanisms, concepts emerge that interact with the given reality or change it. His interdisciplinary approach lies in the intermediate area of fine arts, architecture and design. Research is the basis of his work and he understands the process of examination as part of the respective work. The formulation shows itself in installations, performances, sculptures and books. Central concepts for his work is the ephemeral, the temporary and the fleeting. The focus is on the city as a space of experience and working in public space. How does built reality, through its design, order and function, determine social-urban coexistence?