SELLING THE NET

„Es ist nun von entscheidender Bedeutung, daß diese auratische Daseinsweise des Kunstwerks niemals durchaus von seiner Ritualfunktion sich löst. Mit anderen Worten: Der einzigartige Wert des »echten« Kunstwerks hat seine Fundierung im Ritual, in dem es seinen originären und ersten Gebrauchswert hatte. Diese mag so vermittelt sein wie sie will.“ Walter Benjamin, Das Kunstwerk im […]

THE GIFT

In 2005 i started a series of currently 9 opulent collages, all of which are presented online on their own websites and are available for download. I took the images for the collages from the internet and deciceded to give my work back to it. All images are available for download.Please feel free and do […]

SELLING THE GIFT

Two halves make a whole: The project SELLING THE GIFT consists of two interwoven strands of work. One part called THE GIFT is an opulently visual and visually stunning narrative about the beginnings of the digital capitalist spectacle. The other part SELLING THE NET is a strictly conceptual part, which reflects and thinks further on […]

CONFIGURATION NO 5

Abteilung für alles Andere, Berlin there is a black cube in the center of the room. A computer with a USB slot is built into the cube, and all the attached works are saved on the computer as high-quality JPGs. as soon as a visitor to the exhibition inserts the USB stick they have brought […]

CONFIGURATION NO 4

In order to be able to show the digital pictures in their original state in White Cube and not having to resort to physical reproductions, I built a digital picture frame out of a Mac Mini and a TFT flat screen. showroom b-l-a-s-t, Cologne, 2008 – digital collage on flatscreen and mac mini in wooden […]

CONFIGURATION NO 3

The originals are digital. They are often reproducible without loss and formally adaptable to the site-specific conditions again and again. An exhibition in virtual space was obvious and offered itself. Around 2006, global hype developed around the first Metaverse platform called secondlife.com.I developed various hybrid show concepts in virtual and physical space around an exhibition […]

CONFIGURATION NO 2

THE MOST EXCITING DAY on presentation at the academy of medi arts, cologne in 2006

CONFIGURATION NO 1

MASSIVE STRUCTURAL OVERLOAD at ‚DIE GROSSE‘ Düsseldorf 2006