born1985 in Vienna, Austria
lives and works in Vienna, Austria
2004-2012 study at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Prof. Gunter Damisch
Diploma 2012
2004 founding of “theclosing”
a music- and artproject with Alexander Hengl (2004-2015 as a trio with Lukas Lehner aka TSI)
releases on independent labels Anette Records (Berlin, DE), FilthyBroke Recordings (Providence, RI), Circle Into Square, (Portland, OR), Illuminated Paths (Florida), Laton (A), Sm:artguns (A)
2013 - 2018 "Wolkenvorhang"
a club for live concerts by national and international artists taking place at various locations in vienna accompanied by a podcastseries to support progressive independent music
founded by Parkwaechter Harlekin and theclosing
Exhibitions (selection):
Solo:
2019:
Colour Scheme Of Existing Matter; Galerie Die Schöne; Vienna
2015:
Superpositions; Kabinettl - platform for young art; Kufstein; Tyrol
2013:
Anastomosen; MUSA/Startgalerie; Vienna
Group:
2023:
XX Y X: Iris Dittler- Daniela Palma Caetano Auer; echoraum; Vienna
2020:
DA CAPO laut & leise; kunstraumarcade; Mödling; Lower Austria
2019:
outer spaces of other places; Academy Of Fine Arts Vienna University Library; Vienna
2016:
sowohl als auch - in Memoriam Gunter Damisch; x-posit Academy of Fine Arts Vienna; Vienna
Next Generation; Galerie Gaudens Pedit; Kitzbühel; Tyrol
2015:
Artguide IV; Arthotel Elizabeth; Ischgl; Tyrol
System-Struktur-Oberfläche; mo.ë; Vienna
Kleine Lieblinge III: Duette; Philo Media; Vienna
Struktur-System-Oberfläche; Hollerei Galerie; Vienna
Project room Albrechtsfeld 2014; Bäckerstrasse 4, Plattform für junge Kunst; Vienna
2014:
Artists in residence 2014; Project room Albrechtsfeld; Albrechtsfeld, Burgenland
Der Quantenhumor des Spiegeleis; Atelier USB; Vienna
Art meets Innovation; art in Viennese hospitals; Philips Austria; Vienna
Cosmic anatomy; flat1; Vienna
Divergente Ausblicke; Loft8; Vienna
2013:
Small Pieces III/1-mixed media; Galerie Eugen Lendl; Graz
gesammelt; Galerie im Traklhaus; Salzburg
Kleine Lieblinge; Philo Media; Vienna
Walter Koschatzky Art - Award - nominees exhibition; Hofstallungen (Mumok); Vienna
some roads to somewhere; HilgerBROTKunsthalle; Vienna
2012:
LICHENISIERUNG/beauty, audiovisual liveperformance; brut im Künstlerhaus; Vienna
Speläotheme, diploma exhibition; Academy of Fine Arts; Vienna
LICHENISIERUNG; mo.ë; Vienna
LICHENISIERUNG/Invisible; Academy of Fine Arts; Vienna
2011:
BücherInnen, die; Salon für Buchkunst; Vienna
female in progress 2; Grünspan - Plattform für Kunst und Kultur im Drautal; Feffernitz
Art Stays 9, Festival of Contemporary Art; Ptuj; Slovenia
Walter Koschatzky Art - Award - nominees exhibition; Hofstallungen (Mumok); Vienna
Wem die Stunde schlägt - Damisch und Klasse; NÖ Dokumentationszentrum für moderne Kunst; St.Pölten
Affenarbeit - No Dog!-Hyper Flux!; Area 53; Vienna
F.Geo and friends meet the sonic shelter; Aula of the Academy of Fine Arts; Vienna
2010:
No Dog!-Hyper Flux!; masc foundation; Vienna
11/Kunstakt; Fellner, Wratzfeld und Partner; Vienna
Sauna 2010 - Festival für extensive Kunst; Brut im Konzerthaus; Vienna
faunetic-faunethik-faunatic; Kro art contemporary; Vienna
2009:
Wo der Pfeffer wächst; Kro art contemporary; Vienna
2008:
Schwierige Naturen; Galerie Christine König; Vienna
2007:
Imzentrumamrand; touring exhibition; Lower Austria
2005:
La Petite Mort; art- and music festival; Slavonice; Czech republic
Concerts (selection):
2021
- Tage der zeitgenössischen Musik; with Lukas Koenig; Lendhafen; Klagenfurt; Austria
- Kultursommer Wien 2021; Naschmarkt; Vienna; Austria
- p.m.k.; Innsbruck; Austria
2020
- Stromschiene; Alte Schmiede; Vienna; Austria
- Sonic Territories 2020; with Rojin Sharafi, Gischt, among others; Fabrik; Vienna; Austria
- 6336 presented by Liccht & Wolkenvorhang; with FRKSE, Strotter Inst.; fluc; Vienna; Austria
2019
- Res.Radio x Wien Museum; Wien Museum Karlsplatz; Vienna; Austria
- OK Klubinstitut live; with Monica Vlad, Abby Lee Tee; OÖ Kulturquartier; Linz; Austria
- The Future Sound #87.9; with r beny; Stadtwerkstatt; Linz; Austria
- theclosing Album Release Show; Struma+Iodine; with John Silver; fluc; Vienna; Austria
- with Dälek; Hafenklang; Hamburg; Germany
- Taste it! - Presentation of the Donaufestival-Reader; University of Applied Arts Vienna; Vienna; Austria
2018
- Unsafe+Sounds Festival; Nordbahnhalle; Vienna; Austria
- H o l y h y d r a - symposium : music : performance; Stadtpfarrkirche Urfahr; Linz; Austria
- Les Digitales Festival; Luzern; Switzerland
- with Hirsch & Eigner, Lcp, Ink!; Umbo; Zürich; Switzerland
- Wolkenvorhang #37; with Sibitt; Rhiz Vienna; Vienna; Austria
- 5020 Performing Sound #19 'Diffract'; with treibgut, HRST; ARGEkultur; Salzburg; Austria
2017
- 4 years of Wolkenvorhang; with Abby Lee Tee, Parkwaechter Harlekin; Selbstlaut; Rhiz Vienna; Vienna; Austria
- The Future Sound; with Wandl, Abby Lee Tee; Stadtwerkstatt; Linz; Austria
- Wolkenvorhang x SUB; with Gonjasufi & Skrapez, OptimisGFN; SUB; Vienna; Austria
- with DÄLEK; K4; Nuremberg; Germany
- Viennale 2017; Metro Kino; Vienna; Austria
- Les Digitales Festival; Porrentruy; Switzerland
- with Lcp, Ink!; Umbo; Zürich; Switzerland
- with Thavius Beck; album release show at Wolkenvorhang #31; Rhiz Vienna; Vienna; Austria
- with DÄLEK, Batcha de Mental; A4; Bratislava; Slovakia
- with DÄLEK; presented by Wolkenvorhang; Fluc; Vienna; Austria
- with DÄLEK; Mayapur pokojíček; Prague; Czech Republic
- with DÄLEK, Selbstlaut; KAPU; Linz; Austria
- Donaufestival 2017 - Unofficial Afterparty; Jazzkeller Krems; Krems; Austria
- with Parkwaechter Harlekin; alter schl8hof; Wels; Austria
- with Parkwaechter Harlekin; Raum Terassenweg; Bern; Switzerland
- with Parkwaechter Harlekin, Haubi Songs; 1.Stock; Basel; Switzerland
2016
- Wolkenvorhang x Viennale with Buriers, Parkwaechter Harlekin; Viennale Festivalzentrum; Vienna
- with Cars&Trains; Potrvá; Prague; Czech Republic
- Wolkenvorhang #22 with Cars&Trains; Rhiz; Vienna
- Wolkenvorhang #18 with Infinite Livez and John Silver; Rhiz; Vienna
- Wolkenvorhang #16 with Cavanaugh (Open Mike Eagle & Serengeti); Rhiz; Vienna
2015
- Salon Skug/ Wolkenvorhang with Zavoloka; Rhiz; Vienna
- with DÄLEK; K-SET; Zagreb; Croatia
- with DÄLEK; Arena; Vienna
- Wolkenvorhang #12 with 2econd Class Citizen and P.tah, Mirac,Testa; Fluc; Vienna
2014
- Soundgarden - 10 Years DSCHUNGEL Wien; MQ Klosterhof; Vienna
- Alle meine Vögel sind schon da; flat1; Vienna
- Wolkenvorhang #6 with Freddy Knop, Das Spice; mo.ë; Vienna
- Beatmaker Sessions; Fluc; Vienna
2013
- Salon Skug with Discozma Sound System; Rhiz; Vienna
- theclosing & Fm Zombiemaus @ Panarium Festival; Das Werk; Vienna
- theclosing & Fm Zombiemaus @ premium sunday; Rhiz; Vienna
- Lay-Up! vasárnapi ambient electronika with Take Care Of Electric Sheep; Akvárium; Budapest; Hungary
2012
- LICHENISIERUNG/beauty with Anna Kohlweis and Matthias Peyker; Brut im Künstlerhaus; Vienna
- with Cars&trains, Big Spider´s Back; Druckluft; Oberhausen; Germany
- CIRCLE INTO SQUARE-Labelnacht with Cars&trains, Big Spider´s Back; Fluc; Vienna
- Nix Back In The Days - Hiphop Festival with Babel Fishh+Oskar Ohlson+Winterismyname, Zugezogen Maskulin, James Reindeer, Form, Parkwaechter Harlekin, Son Kas, Smokey 131, Kunta Shytooth, Mono:Massive, Manuskript, Angry Teng, El Ray i.a.; Haus Mainusch; Mainz; Germany
- theclosing presents "The Way To M" with Mosch, Nikolas Darius u.a.; Rhiz; Vienna
2011
- female in progress 2; Grünspan - Plattform für Kunst und Kultur im Drautal; Feffernitz; Carinthia
- F.Geo and friends meet the sonic shelter; Aula of the Academy of Fine Arts; Vienna
- Theoral releaseparty; Celeste; Vienna
- theclosing & Christian Bazant-Hegemark @ Young artists from Bratislava and Vienna, Cultural Institute of Slovakia Vienna; Vienna
- Sunday Premium; rhiz; Vienna
2010
- Sauna 2010 - Festival für extensive Kunst; Brut im Konzerthaus; Vienna
- faunetic-faunethik-faunatic with Amere Meander; Kro art contemporary; Vienna
- Club Moozak with One Man Nation aka Tara Transitory; Fluc; Vienna
- Magazin Opening: A room is a room is a room; Magazin; Vienna
- Die Imaginäre-Franz-Graf-Klasse; Xpedit Kiosk; Vienna
2009
- Wo der Pfeffer wächst; Kro art contemporary; Vienna
2006
- with Subtle; Rhiz; Vienna
- with Jel; pmk; Innsbruck; Tyrol
- with Débruit and Okyo; Tuewi; Vienna
- with Take Care Of Electric Sheep; Tuewi; Vienna
- with Zucchini Drive, Bleubird und Nomad; pmk; Innsbruck; Tyrol
2005
- La Petite Mort; Kunst- und Musikfestival mit Dirac, Glim, Fm Zombiemaus, Glutamat, i.a. ; Slavonice; Czech Republic
- 15 Years Skug Jubilee-Party; pmk; Innsbruck; Tyrol
- Laton - Skug - Anniversary Act with Pomassl, Alois Huber, Philipp Quehenberger; Szene; Vienna
- minimax no_001; musicfestival with Alois Huber, Auxpan, Benzo, Infra Red Army, Mombus, Pomassl, Philipp Quehenberger, Radius, Carl Michael von Hauswolff, Zavoloka u.a. ; Bratislava; Slovakia
Awards, Acquisitions and Grants:
- 2019 SKE funding for "theclosing - MATTER"; LP, tape and digital album
- 2014 artist in residence, Bäckerstraße 4 - Plattform für junge Kunst, Projektraum Albrechtsfeld, Burgenland
- 2013 Acquisition by the Collection of Contemporary Art of the City of Vienna
- 2013 Acquisition by the Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Asifa Austria Award/Best Animation 2011 for "the way to M"
direction/animation: Zsuzsanna Werner, Sound: theclosing
- nominated for the Koschatzky Art Award in 2011 and 2013
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