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Herwig Turk

Born in 1964 in St. Veit/Glan, Austria, lives and works in Vienna and Lisbon
1982 University of Applied Arts, Vienna
since 2003 Project leader, BLINDSPOT, interdisciplinary research project on perception
1996 Founding member, inclination group vergessen©
1996 - 2000 Projects with Neigungsgruppe vergessen©
1992 Founding member, HILUS Intermediale Projekforschung, Vienna
1992 -1996 HILUS projects

Selected Exhibitions

2007     This is Happening, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
2006     paradise_paradox, ACF Austrian Cultural Forum, New York (with Günter Stöger)
             BLINDDATE, TESLA Labor für mediale Künste, Berlin (with Günter Stöger and Paulo Pereira)
             I still love the 20th Century, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna (paradise_paradox,
             with Günter Stöger) Kunst & Medizin. Schnittstellen zum Körper, Steirische Landesausstellung
             Gesundheitszentrum Bruck an der Mur (BLINDDATE Installation, with Günter Stöger and Paulo Pereira)
             Kunst & Medizin. Schnittstellen zum
             Körper / Körpermedien - Medienkörper, Kunstverein Medienturm, Graz
             Körperchen, Medienwerkstatt Wien, Italian Cultural Institute, Vienna (setting 04_0006,
             with Günter Stöger and Paulo Pereira)
2005     BLINDDATE, Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art,
             Vienna (with Günter Stöger and Paulo Pereira)
             paradise_paradox, Felsenhalle Kreuzbergl, Klagenfurt (with Günter Stöger and Paulo Pereira)
             SIMULTAN. Zwei Sammlungen Österreichischer Fotografie, Museum der Moderne, Salzburg*
2004     Der Himmel ist nicht blau, er ist violett, Medienwerkstatt Wien, Vienna (with Paulo Pereira)
             Contemporary Austrian Photography, House of Photography, Poprad (with Patricia Almeida)*
2003     Operation Figurini, public space project in Vienna
2002     thanatotronics, Galerie mini, Dokumentarfilmfestival, Duisburg (with G. Sengmüller und monochrom)
2001     can you see it?, Ex Essiccatoio Bozzoli, St.Vito Al Tagliamento
2000     immer ärger mit dem realen, Galerie 60, Feldkirch
             Körper II, Fotogalerie, Vienna*
             New Austrian Spotlight, University Marmara, Istanbul*
             Der Anagramatische Körper, ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe*
1999     Fin de Siecle, Grazer Stadtmuseum, Graz*
             Blood is 95% Emotion, Santa Clara Hospital, Rotterdam (with Doris Moser)
             within the framework of INTRACORP)
1997     never age - never die - never live, former septic operation room, LKH Wolfsberg*
             Jenseits von Kunst, Ludwig Museum Budapest, Neue Galerie Graz*
1996     parallelaktion, Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art, Vienna* 2002      
             deep freeze islands, Ex Essiccatoio Bozzoli, St.Vito Al Tagliamento*
             Happy End, Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf*
             HYBRID, Forum Stadtpark Graz
             Version 2.2, Saint Gervais de Geneve, Geneva*
1995     Transmission from Austria, Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut*
1994     suture - Phantasmen der Vollkommenheit, Salzburger Kunstverein*
1992     Zeitschnitt, Messepalast Wien, Vienna*

Festivals

2007     setting 04_0006, transmediale, Berlin (with Günter Stöger)
2006     paradise_paradox, Austrian Filmfestival
             Diagonale 2006, Graz (with Günter Stöger)*
             paradise_paradox, Numero Festival, Lisbon (with Günter Stöger)
2003     LUX Lisboa, on the occasion of Videolisboa - the International Videofestival, Lisbon (BLINDDATE,
             with P. Almeida, D. Robnik, P. Hoermanseder)*
1999     Anonym, Erste Fototriennale Hamburg, area of the central market for meat, Hamburg

Selected Projects with HILUS

1999     translocation (new) media / art, Generali Foundation, Vienna*
1993     UNITn, Projektraum WUK, Vienna
1992     Open Circuit - a round table conference about art and media systems, organized by HILUS

Selected Projects of Inclination Group vergessen©

1998     2 week-long vergessen©Projekt in the city area and FUNDERwerk3, St. Veit/Glan*
1997     Symptoms and Home Remedies, Brno*
             Downtown Arts Festival, New York (forget/ting Kiosk)
             Opening of the vergessen©Shop in Vienna
             July - August, 800 vergessen©Posters throughout Vienna (supported by gewista)
             Diagonal-vergessen, radio transmission Ö1,
1996     Website start up: http://www.vergessen.com

 

  contact: turk@monochrom.at