TRATTI
smart object / musical instrument for kids
with Laura Beloff / fi

famulus
smart object (in progress)

sevenmileboots
wearable art piece
with Laura Beloff / fi & Erich Berger
2004 kusternes hus, oslo
2004 isea, tallinn
2004 ars electronica, linz

clocks
installation
2006 jabberwocky, ok center for contemporary art, linz
2005 jabberwocky, dschungel, vienna
2005 update, künstlerhaus, vienna

das spiel vom kommen und gehen
video installation for the performance with LFO
2006 sammlung essl
2006 university of applied arts

corrosion
video installation
with thomas grill
2004 freebitflows, künstlerhaus, vienna

life - pkd edition (inkubation 2)
video installation
with thomas grill
2004 pink light, freiraum / museumsquartier, Vienna

horizon
video installation
2003 gallery esc, graz

inkubation - the birth machine
video installation
with MACHFELD
2004 radiokulturhaus, Vienna

abstractv
streaming video
with MACHFELD
2002 riga

wolperding
public live streaming event
with MACHFELD
2003 machfeld.net

phonophon
audio installation
2002 public space, Vienna

the TRATTIs are screaming devices for children. they are musical instruments for playing together. TRATTIs generate noise and sound and music (depending on your ear) according to what the kid is looking at. the children can play together with the TRATTI. each TRATTI is different, yet all are similar.

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the FAMULUS project consists of an intelligent modified vacuum cleaner and the FAMULUS server. it is a replacement of the ubiquitous desktop metaphor feature of the trash bin. instead of moving unwanted trash into the bin, it is sent over to the FAMULUS, that consumes the digital debris for the satisfaction of the user. the FAMULUS features an empirically modelled realistic sounding vacuum cleaning noise that expresses the complexity of the object sucked in. plug-ins are used in order to hand over as many data types as possible. currently, FAMULUS can successfully imbibe e-mail messages and RSS feed items. the latter even opens up the chance to automatise the process of digital scavenging.
this is the prototype website. you can already send mail directly to FAMULUS and even include urls of RSS feeds in the mail. FAMULUS will download the RSS feed once and trash all information as well as the original mail. the web-interface is yet to come...

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the seven mile boots are a telepresent experience. while wearing them the user can travel through space (by normal means of walking) and hyperspace (through a sensor system an a computer built into the boots). the user is thus put in a schizonphrenic position. walking in virtual space happens by logic association and machinistic logic, while the natural walking follows different rules. the parallel experience radically alters the way we perceive both spacess.

die siebenmeilenstiefel ermöglichen telepresente erfahrungen. während sie getragen werden kann der träger durch den realraum (mittels einfachem gehen) und den virtuellen (durch eingebaute sensoren, die das gehen in virtuelle bewegung übersetzen) reisen. der beutzer gerät so in eine schizophrene position. gehen im virtuellen raum basiert auf basis von logischer assoziation und maschineller logik, während das natürliche gehen auf anderen regeln beruht. diese parallele erfahrung verändert in radikaler weise unsere sicht auf beide räume.

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seven mile boots (ars electronica 2004) photos

seven mile boots (isea 2004) photos

the second anti-projection is based on a tv set and a pipe. when the visitor looks into the pipe the gazes are reflected on the inside of the tube, transforming abstract images into something that she places meaning into.

die zweite antiprojektion basiert auf einem fernseher und einem rohr. wenn die besucherin durch das rohr sieht werden ihre blicke auf dessen innenseite so reflektiert, dass ein abstraktes muster so viel system erhält - dass es von ihr mit sinn erfüllt wird.

the antiprojection used a still image as a replacement for the real image. as a result, time stands still. since there would be no movement to be seen anyway, the result is rather subtle.

die antiprojektion verwendet eine photographie anstatt dem angenommenen realen bild. dadurch läßt sie die zeit stillstehen. da soundso keine bewegung zu sähen wäre ist der effekt eher subtiler natur.

Interpretation of a series of color scores titled "The play of coming and going" by Robert Lettner. DVD in production.

done in 1999/2000 i was completely surprised to get curated for the microwave media art festival with this piece. i will have to write more about it in the future but for now i will place here the slides of my artist talk i gave there.

 artist talk

corrosion is a process of transformation. it is what happens to material that is exposed to other material and thus reacts to form something new (on the surface). taken for granted that interface correlates to surface and media always has an interface, corrosion is what transforms cultural material to something new (on the surface), when exposed to new cultural influences.

The structure implies that the narrative/frame hierarchies must be this complex to control the proliferating narratives. At the same time, the greater complexity leads to the possibility of multiple interactions between levels, so that the space is opened to narrative proliferation again. As chaos leads to order, and order back to chaos, the narrative comes to resemble an organism that grows by periodically dissolving and reassembling, each time at a higher level of complexity. In this sense the narrative is a cybernetic organism, manifesting within itself the same self-organizing processes that the stories take as their subject.

Hayles, N. Katherine. "Chaos Bound: Orderly Disorder in Contemporary Literature and Science". Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1990.

the installation corrosion acts on base of footage taken from peer to peer networks. it is therefor a (incredibly incomplete) mirror of a cultural group. the mundane activities of peer to peer networking get externalized in the piece, as well as the quality of the traded materials. the installation therefor reflects the state of the involved people on sharing networks. content shaped by communities and anonymous as the underlying principle: a panoptikon.

filesharing eludes control through technical organization. repetition of files itselft is the equivalent of the repetition of the control units of filesharing. in modern peer to peer networks, there are no servers involved. thus, the network is but a technical manifestation of the underlying principles and goals. control and responsibility are shared just as Madonna‹s mp3.

the video and audio data that is transformed, triggered, altered and spit out by corrosion comes entirely from peer to peer networks. it is thus more a conceptual than a technical solution to visualization: the social dynamic is described in metaphorical and not technical ways, yet technology plays the role of the director and narrator (in sense of structuring the narrative). a subcultural narrative. responsibility is transferred to machines, mirroring the process that takes place in peer to peer networking. and the machine is connected to the pool / is part of it.

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corrosion (freebitflows) photos

part of an exhibition for the 30th anniversary of philip k. dicks epiphany.

in philip k. dicks works the quest for life is essential. wether it is the androids in "do robots dream of electric sheep / blade runner" or himself in valis. even in minority report, the sages are seeking nothing more than real life. this is the origin of robot feelings - freudian robot traumatas emotionalising them. what if the machine is already alive, just waiting to be made perceived as living being?

individuals never fullfill all requirements to be counted as alive. sometimes they are not able to reproduce, sometimes they are not able to move. but even in that cases, they house other populations that do reproduce / move / seek living. bacteria and viruses live within all higher life forms. they form the basis of what is called life by mathematically simple behaviour.

is the collective of machines that is spread in an interconnected way around the globe already to be counted alive? there is software that reproduces. it even sometimes alters the code when doing so. there is a lot of copying happening. most of it is perfect, yet we humans serve as talented mutation creators sometimes (remix). the evolution of technological devices is following the rules of reproduction, mutation, selection and isolation. the origin of life will always be a birth.

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horizont (horizon) is a very personal work. it is a series of video projections that are based on footage shot from my flat in vienna. every sequence resembles one whole day. at the first exhibition this day was extended over the whole week so that dusk was at the start of the exhibition and sundawn at the end.

horizont ist eine sehr persönliche arbeit. es ist eine serie von videoprojektionen, die auf aufnahmen, welche von meiner wohnung aus geschossen wurden, beruht. jede sequenz stellt einen ganzen tag dar. bei der ersten ausstellung wurde dieser tag auf die ganze woche ausgedehnt, so dass am ersten tag der woche sonnenaufgang und am letzten sonnenuntergang zu sehen waren.

inkubation ist “brüten”: a brooding on. es ist die entwicklung einer krankheit von ihrem auslöser zum ausbruch. to develop the life within, by any process. nur wenn das produkt der kunst/technik lebendig ist, kann es als solche erfasst werden. sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams. wie orakelhaft sind ihre/unsere träume? welche zukunft gebären wir hier? the development of a disease. ist das, was wir als kunst/technik verstehen nichts als eine krankheit. einige indizien sprechen dafür. kommunikation hilft, den virus weltweit zu verbreiten. abiogenese.

“Im Zentrum des Labyrinths lagert die im Dunkel liegende Geburt, der durch das Geheimnis von sich selbst losgelöste und durch die Entdeckung zu sich selbst zurückgeführte Ursprung”
michel foucault

die videoinstallation “inkubation” besteht aus lehrfilmen und sonstigem bildmaterial, welches sich mit geburt/-en beschäftigt. der vorgang des inkubierens, des brütens, findet in dieser seine vollendung. das auslösen der geburt wird jedoch dem besucher überlassen (und darüber hinaus muss er nicht vor ort sein). eine gebärmaschine tritt an die stelle der geordneten zeitfolge. 9 monate kulminieren in tausend gleichen momenten. abfolgen erzeugen erst zeit.

the video installation inkubation is built on educational videos about birth. the process of incubation, of brooding is fulfilled within video, the factual birth is left for the audiences imagination. a birth machine replaces the systematic nature of numbers. 9 months culminate in thousand equal moments. order generates time.

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kuntradio

artsbirthday.net

financed by graz2003 - cultural captitol of europe

the project udo is a framework project that manifested in several ways during the exhibition mentioned above. the base of udo is a network sniffer - a program that is able to analyze data that flows by a computer on an arbitrary network. the purpose of udo was to transform this data into an experience - to interweave humans and technology. using realtime software and analogue counterparts to digital means we established a intuitive working environment. an art piece that is taylored to a specific localtion and situation while it still maintains a technologically high level. an art piece that can be improvised upon at set up and during the exhibition by purpose.

das projekt udo ist ein rahmenprojekt, das erstmals und in mehreren manifestationen auf der obigen ausstellung zu sehen war. die basis bildet ein netzwerk sniffer - software, die daten eines umgebenden netzwerkes analysiert. das ziel von udo war es, diese daten in eine erfahrbare dimension zu transferieren - den mensch und die maschine näher zueinander zu bringen. durch echtzeitsoftware und analoge ergänzungen zu den digitalen mitteln war es uns möglich ein intuitives arbeitsumfeld zu schaffen. ein kunstwerk, das auf die umgebung und die situation massgeschneidert werden kann und dennoch technologisch hoch entwickelt ist. ein kunstwerk welches improvisation als teil des konzeptes erlaubt und niemals fertig sein kann.

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udo.mur.at

video stream to gaisma pills to a gallery in riga.

videostream zur veranstaltung “gaisma pills” in einer galerie in riga.

Privacy is restrained in times of increasing security. Biometric data in passports, Section Control Systems and other surveillance techniques have one point in common: the private person is treated as a suspect, a potential culprit. We created a pleasing spying devices that were used by voluntary participants. While they thought they were scanning for wireless networks, their tracks were recorded. Thus we have acquired their patterns of movement, ready to be interpreted. The )( PIONEER Exhibition connected those tracks to actual events. We worked out pseudopsycologic profiles of the suspects, linking them to actual crime and faked pieces of evidence.

In Zeiten eines verstärkten Sicherheitsbedürfnisses wird die Privatsphäre immer mehr in den Hintergrund gedrängt. Die Eintragung biometrischer Daten in Reisepässe, Section Control Systeme und andere Überwachungstechnologien machen in den Augen der Überwacher aus jeder Privatperson einen potentiellen Täter. Als Antwort konstruierten wir selbst Spionagegeräte, die wir Freiwilligen übergaben. Während diese glaubten, nach Wireless Networks zu scannen, wurden in Wirklichkeit ihre Wege aufgezeichnet. Die Bewegungsprofile wurden verknüpft mit tagesaktuellen Ereignissen interpretiert. Die Ausstellung )( PIONEER stellte solche Interpretationen aus, sie gleicht also einer gefälschten Rasterfahndung. )( PIONEER war eine Ausstellung zur Förderung der Wachsamkeit im Alltag.

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4 texts about cutting were cut to 4 pieces and then read aloud by 4 people for 4 times. video live streamed.

4 texte über das schneiden wurden in 4 teile geschnitten und von 4 personen gleichzeitig 4 mal vorgelesen. live video stream.

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16V stands for 16 Volt - it is the voltage of an electric cow fence. the fence was installed in the gallery during a group show, to save the art from the audience. 16V steht für 16 Volt - die spannung eines elektrischen weidezaunes. der zaun wurde in einer galerie aufgestellt um die kunst vor den menschen zu schützen.

the installation was torn down continuously as it was built. due to this no footage from the setup exists. the pictures above show the remainders as they were rearranged the next day (for the rest of the show).

experiment results

an interactive video installation that used rubber balls as an interface. video image and sound resembled mechanical water - flowing like fluid.

eine interaktive videoinstallation die gummibälle als interface verwendete. bild und ton waren mechanischem wasser nachempfunden - fliessend wie flüssigkeit.

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a realtime audio streaming project as part of the worldwide radiotopia event.

ein audiostreamingprojekt im öffentlichen raum als teil des internationalen events “radiotopia”

the game happened twice. first in the real world - the audience was allowed to command a person without any restrictions but spatial ones. then it happened in the virtual with the same rules. strange enough, the virtual part was harmless and playful compared to the real one.

das game passierte zwei mal - zuerst im realen raum und dann im virtuellen. beide male durften die zuschauer einer person kommandos erteilen. die einzige beschränkung war räumlich. seltsamerweise war der virtuelle teil viel harmloser und verspielter als der reale.

pages only composed of the word "blabla" were added as centerfolds of a local newspaper. for the presentation a shopping window was used.

seiten mit artikeln die nur aus dem wort "blabla" bestanden wurden sonntags in die kronenzeitung gelegt. die präsentation erfolgte in einem schaufenster

newspaper page