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HOFSTETTER KURT
 born on July 16th, 1959 in Linz, artist, living and working in Vienna. artistic domains: concepts, sound-, light-, computer-, video-, internet- and time sculptures, media installations in public space, expermental art videos, music compositions, mathematical reflections - tilings and patterns SELECTION: 2010, Ich schaue in den Himmel, um mich zu erden. Parallelität und Kreislauf 10 - Galerie Konzett, Vienna 2009, elementary wave @ THE GAME OF THE MIGHTY - MAK, Vienna 2009, AZZURRO @ Détournement Venise - La Biennale di Venezia 2009, Venezia 2009, CIRCUM C @ YOUser 2.0 Celebration of the Consumer, ZKM, Karlsruhe 2009, semper et @ gallery AREA53, Vienna 2008, CIRCUM C @ International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville (Biacs3), CAAC, Seville 2008, Time De Lux @ ZeitRaumZeit Ausstellung, Künstlerhaus, Vienna 2008, Dreikugelskulptur N.I.C. für Dreieinigkeitsbauwerk Kurt @ Am Puls der Stadt - Ausstellung, Wien Museum, Vienna 2008, ZART - cantata moebius @ first release, Austrian Frederick and Lillian Kiesler Private Foundation, Vienna ........ events in Vienna: OST/VEST, Arsenal | Tonspur Live, MQ | ZeitRaumZeit, k-haus | Kunstradio, OE1 - ORF 2007, SPACING TIME | solstice 2007 @ paraflows 07, MAK-CAT Flakturm Arenbergpark, Vienna 2007, single field - installation @ Landpartie 2, Unter-Oberndorf, NÖ - Austria 2007, RAUMKUSS - light/sound installation , Forum Experimenteller Architektur / MQ, Vienna 2007, TWILIGHT PENDULUM - space installation, TENT Witte de With / IFFR exhibition, Rotterdam 2006, TIME DE LUX, Medienkunstlabor - Kunsthaus Graz, Graz 2006, TWILIGHT PENDULUM - sculpture, ZKM - Museum for Contemporary Art, Karlsruhe 2005, X-tense images - FTE-, CLP - sculptures, KIT - Future Design Institute, Tokyo 2005, the 'Complementary Light Pendulum' sculpture, XI. Triennale India, New Delhi 2004, ‘c light pendula’ www-client, http://www.sunpendulum.at/clp 2003, ‘pupillen sind keine schwarzen löcher’, Gasometer - G-town Vienna, Vienna 2002, ‘facing time eyes’ www-client, http://www.sunpendulum.at/fte 2001, ‘facing time eyes’ halftime installation, look around, Medienwerkstatt Wien, Vienna 2000, ‘as time goes b-eye’, sunpendulum reflection, Egyptian Embassy, Vienna 1999, ‘lips pendulum’, ‘complementary light pendulum’ personale II=0, Echoraum, Vienna 1998, ’moments in communication’, Sarajevska Zima / internat. art festival, Sarajevo 1997, ‘die Zeit pendelt durch den Raum’, Arbeit Buch Wissenschaft, Arbeiterkammer, Vienna 1997, ‘the smile that you send out returns to you’, TopCall, stock market, Vienna 1996, ‘moments underway’, art cards in Euro-City trains, Europe 1996, ‘moving moments @ pendel’, "Schrägspuren" - international video festival, Klagenfurt 1996, ‘moving moments @ pendel’, 100 Years Cinema, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna 1996, ‘moving moments @ pendel’, internat. Festival - Media Scape 4, Zagreb 1992, 'time-eye’, Im Augenblick, Haus Wittgenstein/Thurn&Taxis, Vienna/Bregenz 1991, ‘Explosion – Inplusion’, light installation, Skala, Vienna 1990, ‘Samples & Pictures’ in HPC, Industry 90, fair area - Hannover, Hannover 1989, ‘Hofstetter Pendulum Clockwork’ (HPC), World Tech Vienna, Austria Center Vienna, Vienna PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS IN PUBLIC SPACE 2009, N.I.C. - nature is cool, crossways Langegasse - Laudongasse, Vienna 2009 - 2014, one moment of time, ZKM center for Art & Media, Karlsruhe 2006, sunpendulum time-eye of the Marshall Islands, College of the Marshall Islands - RMI, Majuro 2005, sunpendulum time-eye of Tokyo, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Tokyo 2004, sunpendulum time-eye of Kolkata, Jadavpur University Kolkata, Kolkata 2003, sunpendulum time-eye of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong 2002, sunpendulum time-eye of Dubai, Zayed University Dubai - United Arab Emirates, Dubai 2001, sunpendulum time-eye of the Azores, Universidade dos Acores - Portugal, Angra do Heroismo 2000, sunpendulum time-eye of Ensenada, Universidad de Baja California - Mexico, Ensenada 2000, sunpendulum time-eye of New Orleans, University of New Orleans, New Orleans 2000, sunpendulum time-eye of Cairo, Ain Shams University Cairo, Cairo 1999, sunpendulum time-eye of Granada, Universidad de Granada - Spain, Granada 1999, sunpendulum time-eye of Bermuda, Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, Bermuda 1999, sunpendulum time-eye of Hawaii, Maui High Performance Computing Center, Maui / Hawaii 1994 - 2009, one moment of time, railway station "Vienna South", Vienna 1993, planet of the commuters with the 3 time-moons, rail & sub station "Landstraße - Vienna Middle", Vienna EXPERIMENTAL ART VIDEOS with Barbara Doser - PARALLEL MEDIA - videography (selection) 2009, 'zart_B', mini DV, b&w, 7 min, experimental 2008, 'zart_A', mini DV, b&w, 9 min, experimental 2007, 'dream'sdreams', mini DV, b&w, 13 min, experimental 2006, 'ORDER-RE-ORDER', mini DV, b&w, 7 min, experimental 2006, 'XXLux', mini DV, b&w, 37 min, experimental 2005, 'you breathe life into my bosom, Oleander', mini DV, b&w, 10 min, experimental 2003, 'SUNPENDULUM by Hofstetter Kurt', mini DV, colour, 16 min, project video 2002, 'facing time. parallel in an orbit', mini DV, b&w, 12:12 min, experimental 2001, 'runtime one', mini DV, b&w, 4:40 min, experimental 1998, 'SUNPENDULUM by Hofstetter Kurt', mini DV, colour, 16 min, project video 1995, 'crossover', HI8, colour 7:15 min, experimental | music - videography with Barbara Doser & Norbert Math: 1995, 'Mreza/Netz - a memory of the live event in Vienna', HI8, 20 min, colour and b&w, pal, stereo, documentary | music MUSIC COMPOSITIONS (selection): ------- based on parallelism and circulation -------- 1976, 'Allee' - composition for two guitars / 'ALLEE - base cut' version - 00 recorded in Ottensheim with Gary Danner / Slumberland Palace Band (1974-1978) version - 01 recorded 1987 in Vienna, since 1987 samples used in sound designs 1987, 'yumacowimi', 1', media: synthesizer, recorded in Vienna 1989, 'Konzert für Kleiderhaken', 6' 08", media: sampling keyboard, recorded in Vienna 1991, 'planet of time', 55", media: sampling keyboard / guitars / computer, recorded in Vienna music for artvideo "planet of the commuters with the 3 time-moons" by Hofstetter Kurt 1994, 'message to belgrade', 2' 16", media: sampling keyboard / e-violine, recorded in Vienna with Mia Zabelka on air: OE1 kunstradio / Radio B92 Belgrade 1995, 'cmpc', 41' 42", media: sampling / computer / electronics, by Hofstetter Kurt & Norbert Math artradio live event: "changing messages parallel crossover" by Hofstetter Kurt & Norbert Math / on air : ORF Ö1 Kunstradio / Radio Sarajevo 1995, 'crossover', 7' 15", media: sampling keyboard / computer / electronics, recorded in Vienna music for experimental artvideo "crossover" by Barbara Doser & Hofstetter Kurt 1997, 'luminers call', 27' 15", media: sampling / computer / electronics, recorded in Vienna music media performance: "luminers call - date 1" by Barbara Doser & Hofstetter Kurt, European Cultural Month - Ljubljana, SK ------- based on "Möbius-sounds" -------- "Möbius-sounds" created by Hofstetter Kurt are sound units generated by two parallel sound tracks so that being played forwards and backwards sound identical - a simply temporal version of the spatial principle of the Möbius strip 2001, 'runtime one', 4' 40", media: sampling / computer / electronics music for experimental artvideo : "runtime one" by Barbara Doser & Hofstetter Kurt / PARALLEL MEDIA 2001, 'for barbara', 43", media: computer / electronics 2002, 'sarajevo-moebius-loops', 1', media: computer / electronics, piece for radiotopia @ Ars Electronica 2002 2002, 'belgrade-cafke-moebius-memory-1', 1', media: computer / electronics, piece for radiotopia @ Ars Electronica 2002 2002, 'moebius-yaomi-1', 1', media: computer / electronics 2004, 'even odd even', 7' 30", media: sampling / computer / electronics, arranged by Barbara Doser music for experimental artvideo "even odd even" by Barbara Doser 2005, 'you breathe life into my bosom, Oleander', 10', media: sampling / computer / electronics music for experimental artvideo "you breathe life into my bosom, Oleander" by PARALLEL MEDIA 2006, 'ORDER-RE-ORDER', 7', media: sampling / computer / electronics music for experimental artvideo "ORDER-RE-ORDER" by PARALLEL MEDIA 2007, 'dream'sdreams', 13', media: sampling / computer / electronics music for experimental artvideo "dream'sdreams" by PARALLEL MEDIA 2008, 'zart - a cantata moebius', 33', media: sampling / computer / electronics premiere @ Kiesler Stiftung Vienna , April 29th, 2008 VIDEO-, SOUND- & PROJECT PRESENTATIONS in more than 30 countries WORKSHOPS / SYMPOSIA / LECTURES (selection) 2007, lecture ‘media art installations in public space’, Webster University Vienna / Art Department, Vienna 2006, lecture ‘Moebius Sounds’, Vienna University of Music / Institute of Music Theory, Vienna 2005, lecture ‘Sunpendulum - artistic intentions’, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa 2003, lecture ‘time ? experience’, Conference - The Unifying Aspects of Cultures, Vienna 2002, lecture ‘violence and video moments’, University of Vienna / Puplizistik, Vienna 2002, ’the Sunpendulum pavilion #2 & solar cells’, European Symposium on Solar Architecture, Vienna 2002, lecture ‘Sunpendulum - artistic details’, Zayed University Dubai, Dubai 2001, presentation ‘moebius in terms of time & sound’, Medienwerkstatt Wien, Vienna 2001, ‘artistic communication – former yugoslavia’, Museum of Modern Art – East&East split reality, Vienna 2001, workshop ‘moments in communication’, Summer Academy Ricsovary / Hungary, Ricsovary 2000, lecture ‘Sunpendulum - artistic details’, University of New Orleans, New Orleans 1999, lecture ‘the sunpendulum project’, University of Vienna / Institute for Cybernetics, Vienna 1999, workshop ‘moving moments’, Summer Academy Topolcianky / Slovakia, Topolcianky COOPERATIONS (selection) since 1997 'SUNPENDULUM' - architecture, research and parallel media, with the sunpendulum kernel team 2001, 'sunpendulum halftime', presentation, documentation, reflexion, with Barbara Doser / Joseph Hartmann, Museum of Applied Arts - MAK-NITE 1997, 'Luminers Call - Date 1', media performance, with Barbara Doser, European Cultural Month 1997, Ljubljana 1996, 'pendel - datapool of moments', with Ars Electronica Center, since 1996 a www-residence project / Linz 1996, 'moving moments 96', video moments exchange via InterNet, with Barbara Doser & Norbert Math, Sarajevo - Vienna 1995, 'frame 04199401.0-4', video-infrared-sound-installation, with Barbara Doser & Norbert Math, Museum of Applied Arts - MAK, Vienna 1995, 'Changing Messages Parallel Crossover', telematisches Radio-Live-Event, with Barbara Doser & Norbert Math, TRANSIT ORF-Art Radio/ Radio Sarajevo Innsbruck 1994, 'Mreza/Netz', telephone concert, with the project group Mreza/Netz in Ljubljana, Belgrade, Pula, Sarajevo, Skopje and Vienna: Remise-Vienna 1993, 'Against Violance', dance, video- and sound performance, with Zabelka, Doser, Uveric, Carneiro, Kotterer, subway station Vienna-Middle Vienna AMONG OTHER THINGS 2002, founding member of the “II=0 / Two Congruent Zero” society. 2004, bookproject "Einen Augenblick Zeit - Parallaxe" - Verlag edition selene - ISBN 3-85266-262-1 - scientific papers @ Forum Geometricorum ISSN 1534-1178: 2008, A simple compass-only construction of the regular pentagon 2008, A simple ruler and rusty compass construction of the regular pentagon 2006, A 4-step construction of the golden ratio 2005, Division of a Segment in the Golden Section with Ruler and Rusty Compass 2004, Another 5-step Division of a Segment in the Golden Section 2003, A 5-step Division of a Segment in the Golden Section 2002, A simple construction of the Golden Section - scientific paper @ Crux Mathematicorum ISSN: 1496-4309 (print 1706-8142): 2006, An Efficient Construction Of The Golden Section 1993, patent of the Republic of Austria for the "Hofstetter Pendulum Clockwork" - permanent installation in the Historical Museum of Vienna 1996, Brunel Award Commendation - Copenhagn - international award for the permanent media installation at the railway station "Landstraße - Vienna Middle" „planet of the commuters with the three time-moons“ |
