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With 15 I started commuting to computer school in vienna. Soon I came in contact with 80s punk subculture.
During a stay in Amsterdam, summer 1989, I was impressed by Mutoid Waste Company's sculptural works.
1990, I quit school and travelled to India for a few months.
At that time I did a lot of drawing and neared the awareness I wanted to call myself an artist.
At ars electronica 1990 I was impressed by the presence of Leary, Gibson, Minsky, Sterling, from who's work i had previously drawn a lot of inspiration.
1991 I had my first exhibition of paintings in Raab, Upper Austria.
1992/1993 I focused on working with clay pottery. Forming and painting 3 dimensions, yay!
I frequently sold works at Mödling's arts&crafts market.
On the side I started a second computer education at TU Wien.
Actually that's where I met Chris Veigl!
2 US-trips, 1993/1994 brought me in contact with Seattle's exciting cocktail (and rock) culture.
I have to thank my friend Russell Scheidelman for infecting me with the Tiki-virus then.
1994 I returned with an extension card for my PC that's a Mindmachine: it enabled me to use a quite out of the ordinary interface for music composition.
Binary Drug and Mocking Minority's Music were resulting projects..
1995 I had an exhibition of paintings together with Anne Suttner in Vienna.
1995/1996 I also took part in performances of Kurt Schwitters "Zusammenstosz"
1996, together with Jakob Lediger, Gerhard Grasböck, Mandana Eibegger, Christof Veigl and Gerhard Grestenberger I founded SHIFZ,
the syntharturalistic art association.
Activities since:
"Abstract Brainbody Circumstances" - series of events,
Wien, 1996
Participation at "Labyrinth" Festival,
Kopenhagen, Sept/Okt 1996
Exhibition "Jam", Semper Depot, Akademie
für Angewandte Kunst, Wien (participation)1997 (featured on "Seitenblicke")
Exhibit, VEKKS, autonome Kunstgallerie,
Wien, 1997
Exhibit, Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin,
1997
escape-lounge, public-netbase forum, Mediaspace,
Messepalast Wien, 1997 - EEG-music
Exhibition "Verstandsaufnahme", Schloß
Gloggnitz, 1998(participation)
SHIFZ-o-Vision - 2 x ½ hours television
on TIV, Mai/Juni 99
Performance "Brainwashingmachine"zur
E-55 Rallye 99 at RHIZ - Live-broadcast on Radio Orange
Participation in "Wahrnehmungsralley E55",
Wien-Berlin, '97 u. '99
"Rapid-Brainwash", Cafe Zapata, Berlin, '99
Exhibit & Performances "Brainwashingmachine",
KunstGalerieBunker Wiesbaden, '99
Exhibit "Brainwashingmachine", Vitrine
i .d. Babenbergerpassage, Wien, '99
Exhibit of "Cock-Bot-One", british short
film night, WUK, Wien '99
ROBÖXOTICA
'99 - VEKKS,
Wien - featured on TIV
cooperation w/ NurSchrec (VitalReality and
Space-Navigation), Berlin
concerts with brain/computer-interface "Binary Drug": TÜWI, Arena, Flex, Wien '95-'97
2000:
"AL" surveillancerobot in coop w/
NurSchrec, Vitrine Babenbergerpassage, Wien
24h brainwash - Vitrinen-Installation in
Babenbergerstrassen-Passage/Wien / shortfilm (Fragment zum Spülfim
0.5)
Body of work exhibition SHIFZ 1995-2000 (Bericht in Tools&Toys)
Participation an Hearings des Institut für
Transakustik (iftaf)
Participation "Der Staat, der Tod, ..." (P.
Handke), Stift Griffen (Kärnten) - Installationen, Musik, Klang (s.
Pressespiegel)
shortfilms: Fragmente zum Spülfim 0.6,
0.7
Participation in Georg P. Thoman-Symposium, ars electronica 2000
Participation "4000 revolutions" - Soundinstallation
im Riesenrad
transart-Festival: Zagreb, Netclub mama:
Installation of Brainwashing-Salon and neuronal guided tour of Vienna
participation exhibit "superheroes", podroom,
Wien
Installationen of Cocktailrobot I at
British Shortfilm Nights
Publication of an article/transcript
in Sinn-haft and installation "BrainRacing" at presentation of the
magazine.
ROBÖXOTICA
2000 - Berichte auf TIV
2001:
participation am Prix Ars Electronica Cyber Arts
2001 - interactive arts.
TBS prototype 1.0 - Tacheles
/ Berlin
Wien Gondel - Tacheles/Berlin
ROBOEXOTICA 2001
WienGondel - VEKKS / Wien
WienGondel - iftaf / Wien
2002: Phlow-Interview on ROBOEXOTICA (in german)
March: TBS prototype 2.0 - Basis Wien
- cooperation with EvaT.
April: SHIFZ organises a russian tour
with shows at SKIF-Festival for the bands Art Reform Unit, Fuckhead
and Naked Lunch
May: Wien-Gondel, Arena (Kühlraum2)
Sept: cooperation w/ EvaT. - "Screenies",
Galerie am Park, Wien
Nov: Organising of ROBOEXOTICA
2002 Electric Ave., Museumsquartier
Wien, hosted by monochrom
Dezember:
Annual Cocktail Robot Awards at Kallco-Haus,
Breite Gasse 6
Lecture/Powerpoint-presentation
at Magasin, 3., Hegergasse 21,
as part of the event "Interdisziplinär"
2003:
Jan: Lecture at Buryzone, Bratislava
Feb: SHIFZin´ gears / mediated spaces - im magasin,
1030 Wien
April: Kunst am Park
May: Zippie-Fest
June: Soho in Ottakring
July: Wurml ch am Park
Nov: ROBÖXOTICA 2003
2004:
Jan.: art's birthday
May-Aug.: Andererseits: Die Phantastik
July: Wurml ch
Okt: netznetz
Nov: ROBÖXOTICA 2004
2005:
Jan-April: UPDATE
Sept: Open Knowledge Architectures / MediaArtCafe hosted by SHIFZ: Innovative Musical Practices
Okt: Open Knowledge Architectures / MediaArtCafe hosted by SHIFZ: Testing the Turing Test
Nov: ROBOEXOTICA 2005
Dec: Production of ROBOEXOTICA feature (4hrs.) on Okto TV
Participation re.sonance.005
Article/Interview by Sergey Teterin in Russian, Nov. 2005
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My "diary" on 
- my personal blog
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