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!MEDIENGRUPPE BITNIK (CARMEN WEISSKOPF AND DOMAGOJ SMOLJO)
BORN 1976 IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND AND 1979 IN VIS, CROATIA
LIVE AND WORK IN BERLIN AND ZURICH
This document was updated on 8 October 2021 and is for reference only.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
!Mediengruppe Bitnik, LISTE Art Fair Solo Booth with Super Dakota, Basel — CH
Refuse to be Human, EIGEN + ART Lab, Berlin — DE
Flagged for Political Speech, Aksioma, Project Space, Ljubljana — SI
2020
Poor Decisions are half fun, Delta Lab, Rijeka — HR
!Mediengruppe Bitnik: Old Work, Laboratory of Art and Form, LOAF, Kyoto — JP
!Mediengruppe Bitnik: New Work, Laboratory of Art and Form, LOAF, Kyoto — JP
Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History., Kortil Gallery, Rijeka — HR
2019
Swiss Media Art: !Mediengruppe Bitnik, HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste), Basel — CH
2018
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions, Super Dakota, Brussels — BE
Conexión (in)discreta, Gallery Weekend CDMX, Mexico City — MX
Alexiety, with Low Jack, Panke Gallery, Berlin — DE
2017
Are you online now? ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY, London — UK
Alexa, who is Joybubbles, Société des Arts Genève, Geneva — CH
Come chat with me, Art Lab EPFL, École Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne, Lausanne — CH
is anybody home lol, EIGEN + ART Lab, Berlin — DE
Desperate times call for desperate measures, lol, Swissnex Gallery, San Francisco — US
2016
Jusqu’ici tout va bien, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris — FR
Welcome to Ecuador (featuring Adam Harvey), Zoo Gallery, Nantes — FR
Post/Drone, Galerija Drug More, Rijeka — HR
Is Anyone Home lol, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Langenthal — CH
Random Darknet Shopper, Aksioma, Ljubljana — SI
2015
Random Darknet Shopper, Horatio Junior Gallery, London — UK
H3333333K, HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste), Basel — CH
2014
The Darknet – From Memes to Onionland. An Exploration., Kunst Halle St. Gallen, St. Gallen — CH
Delivery for Mr. Assange, Helmhaus, Zurich — CH
2012
Lügen: UBS Lies / Polizei lügt, Kunstkabine, Museum für Kommunikation, Bern — CH
2011
Questions/Noise, Substitut, Berlin — DE
2010
Jusqu’ici tout va bien, Espace Multimédia Gantner, Belfort — FR
Too Big To Fail / Too Small To Succeed, SPACE Gallery, London — UK
Too Big To Fail / Too Small To Succeed, Les Complices, Zurich — CH
Online 1: Opera Calling, Projektraum Enter, Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun — CH
2009
Parasite’s Delights, Binz39, Zurich — CH
2008
Our Man in India, [plug.in], Basel — CH
2007
Download Finished, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
Opera Calling, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Out of joint. Moments of disruption, Migros Museum, Basel — CH [forthcoming]
2021
Tomas Schmit Retrospective, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin — DE
Proof of Art: A Brief History of NFTs, From the Beginnings of Digital Art to the Metaverse, Francisco Carolinum, Linz — AT
2020
AI: Love and Artificial Intelligence, Hyundai Motorstudio, Beijing — CN
Exposition Data Dating, Watermans Art Centre, London — UK
Selphish, an exhibition of the self, Montpellier — FR
2019
There is a Beginning in the End-The Secret Tintoretto Fraternity, 58th Venice Biennale, Venice — IT
Playmode, Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon — PT
Luxus Privatsphäre / Mythos Anonymity, Propstei St. Peterzell, St. Peterzell — CH
Futures of Love, Magasins généraux, Paris-Pantin — FR
Tomorrows – urban fictions for possible futures, Le lieu unique, Nantes — FR
Behind The Screen, KINDL, Berlin — DE
Conspiratorial Aesthetics, Cressman Center for Visual Art, Louisville — US
FREEPORT: Terminal MCR, University of Salford, Manchester — UK
Pagena und andere schräge Vögel, Musée visionnaire, Zurich — CH
2018
Art Acquisitions 2011-2018, City of Zurich Art Collection, Helmhaus Zurich, Zurich — CH
CHEERS, EIGEN+ART Lab, Berlin – DE
Ubiquité, Bento, Mulhouse — FR
Digitale Narrationen, Forum Schlossplatz, Aarau — CH
Holen und Bringen – Fetch and Deliver, Werkleitz Festival 2018, Halle (Saale) — DE
Gallery.Delivery, Performance exhibition by Sebastian Schmieg, Berlin — DE
Algorithmic Lifestyle, Roehrs & Boetsch, Zurich — CH
Spy DIY, Electromuseum, Moscow — RU
Always Different, Always the Same. An Essay on Art and Systems, Museum of Fine Arts, Chur — CH
#DATAMAZE, DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague — CZ
Data Dating – Sex, Love and Intimacy in the Age of Algorithms, Galerie Charlot, Paris — FR
Hidden / Secret with Sina Ataeian Dena and Francis Alys , Villa Merkel, Esslingen / Stuttgart — DE
I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that, arebyte Gallery, London — UK
INTO WORLDS. The Craft of Blurring Boundaries, Berliner Festspiele, M. Gropius-Bau, Berlin — DE
Future Love. Desire and Kinship in Hypernature, HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste), Basel — CH
Alexiety, Panke Gallery, Berlin — DE
2017
L’art au centre 25 ans dca, Palais de Tokyo, Paris — FR
Ashley Madison Angels at Work in London, Glass Room, London — UK
Digital Arts Fest, National Academy of Art, Sofia — BG
Feedback – Marshall Mcluhan and the Arts, West Den Haag Contemporary Art, The Hague — NL
I’m afraid I can’t do that, Dave, Gluon, Emaillerie Belge, Brussels — BE
Media Mediterranea 19: Digital Romance, Titov Park, Pula — HR
Our Bright Future : Cybernetics Fantasy, Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin — KR
Action!, Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich — CH
Scenographies of Power: the Designed Materialization of Spaces of Exception, La Casa Encendida, Madrid — ES
Infosphere – El arte en la era digital, Centro National de las Artes (CENART), Mexico City — MX
Tomorrows, Urban Fictions for Possible Futures, Onassis Cultural Center, Athens — GR
(DYS-)Tropism, Super Dakota, Brussels — BE
Dadaclub.online: the Exhibition, Spazio Contemporanea, Brescia — IT
How Much of This is Fiction, HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste), Basel — CH
How Much of This is Fiction, FACT, Liverpool — UK
Dada. State of the Reference, Dadaclub.online, Link Art Center, Brescia — IT
Lanceurs d’alerte, La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris — FR
2016
The Glass Room: NYC, Soho Store Front, New York — US
Dispatches – Live news through art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem — US
House of Impressions. Wandering with a Troubadour, The Pushkin State Museum, Moscow — RU
Digital Dark, Public Access Gallery, Chicago — US
Lodz Design Festival, Art Centre Lodz — PL
Corporate Parodies, Stadstriënnale Hasselt-Genk, Hasselt — BE
CyberArts 2016 – Prix Ars Electronica, OK Centrum, Linz — AT
CAMÉRA(AUTO)CONTRÔLE, Centre de la photographie, Geneva — CH
SEIZURE, Avalanche, London — UK
Whistleblower & Vigilanten. Figuren des digitalen Widerstands, HMKV, Dortmund — DE
L’image volée, Fondazione Prada, Milan — IT
The Black Chamber, Mali Salon, Rijeka — HR
Digital Archives, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover — DE
Nervous Systems, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin — DE
The Black Chamber, Galerija Škuc, Ljubljana — SI
The Next Big Thing is Not a Thing, Bureau Europa, Maastricht — NL
Kunst und Nachhaltigkeit Vol. 5: Prix Mobilière 2016, Die Mobiliar, Bern — CH
Hacking Habitat – The Art of Control, Former Prison Wolvenplein, Utrecht — NL
Prix Mobilière 2016, artgenève, Geneva — CH
2015
Identfikuj me, Galerija 12Hub, Belgrade — RS
Always On, Schule des Sehens, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz — DE
(Artificial Intelligence) Digitale Demenz, HMKV, Dortmund — DE
Thing Nothing, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven — NL
Elevate Festival, Graz — AT
Digitale Demenz (artificial intelligence), EIGEN + ART Lab, Berlin — DE
The 3rd Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art, Ekaterinburg — RU
GLOBALE: Infosphere, ZKM, Karlsruhe — DE
Wasting time on the Internet 2.0, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf — DE
Athens Digital Arts Festival, Athens — GR
Digital / Analog: Indifferenz, Motorenhalle, Dresden — DE
Invent the Future with Elements of the Past, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich —CH
2014
Cosmos, The Shanghai Minsheng 21st Century Museum, Shanghai — CN
Leipzig Festival of Lights, Public Space, Leipzig — DE
Performa Festival, La Rada, Locarno — CH
大声展 – Get it louder Biennial, Beijing — CN
net.art Painters and Poets, City Art Gallery, Ljubljana — SI
Art Meets Radical Openness, Servus.at, Architekturforum, Linz — AT
2013
Monitoring, Kunstverein Kassel, Kassel — DE
Flashbacks, Stadtgalerie, Bern — CH
Werkschau 2013: Kultur Kanton Zurich, F+F, Zurich — CH
Physical City – Sensing Place, Rua da Madalena Project, Lisbon — PT
CCTV – A Trail of Images, Relevante Musik – Festival politischer Medienkunst, Berlin — DE
BiennaleOnline 2013, Artplus.com [online]
Streetview, Lichter Filmfest, Frankfurt — DE
Social Sound, Stichting VHDG, Leeuwarden — NL
2012
Network Hack, Mal au Pixel #7, La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris — FR
Impakt Festival, Utrecht — NL
Simultan Festival, Timisoara — RO
Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich 2012, Helmhaus, Zurich — CH
Yes we’re open, NiMk Netherlands Media Art Institute, Amsterdam — NL
The Social Contract, Artefact Festival, STUK Kunstencentrum, Leuven — BE
2011
Together in Electric Dreams. Absent Presence, Beton7, Athens — GR
Dada New York II: The Revolution to Smash Global Capitalism, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
Cops and Robbers: 7th Piemonte Share Prize Exhibition, Share Festival, Turin — IT
One Hundred Days of Manifestation, Bblackboxx, Basel — CH
Hoja Blanca – Weisses Blatt, Arte Centro Graciela Andrade de Paiz, Quetzaltenango — GT
Wem gehört die Stadt?, Schlachthaus Theater, Bern — CH
Together in Electric Dreams. Abwesende Anwesenheit, HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste), Basel — CH
Hoja Blanca – Weisses Blatt, Casa Convento Concepción, Antigua Guatemala — GT
Hands on – Hacking & Bricolage, Electron Festival: BAC Bâtiment d‘art contemporain, Geneva — CH
Hoja Blanca – Weisses Blatt, Schmuck Inc., Weinplatz 7, Zurich — CH
2010
Unterdessen, Museum Bärengasse, Zurich — CH
Hacking the City, Museum Folkwang, Essen — DE
Psychogeographical Summit, HTTP Gallery, London — UK
2009
Cyberarts 09 – Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition, OK Offenes Kulturhaus, Linz — AT
Pronto!, [plug.in], Basel — CH
Leftover, White Space, Zurich — CH
Shifting Identities – (Swiss) Art Now, CAC Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius — LT
Urban Jealousy – Roaming Biennial of Tehran, Centar za Kulturnu Dekontaminaciju, Belgrade — RS
Neid, Gunststiftung, Zurich — CH
Schmuck Inc. – RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, Strehlgasse 26, Zurich — CH
2008
Urban Jealousy – Roaming Biennial of Tehran, Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin — DE
Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zurich, Helmhaus, Zurich — CH
StipendiatInnen, Stiftung Binz39, Zurich — CH
Shifting Identities, Kunsthaus, Zurich — CH
Urban Jealousy – Roaming Biennial of Tehran, Hafriyat Karakoy, Istanbul — TR
2007
Access, Shift – Electronic Arts Festival, Basel — CH
They call it Reality, HMKV, Dortmund — DE
FWD:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Redirect, TAGallery [online]
25 Years – Jubiläumsausstellung Stiftung Binz39, Binz39, Zurich — CH
MONOGRAPHS, SOLO EXHIBITION CATALOGUES & ARTIST BOOKS
2017
<script>alert(“!Mediengruppe Bitnik”);</script>. Texts by !Mediengruppe Bitnik, VfmK Verlag für moderne Kunst, Vienna (artist book)
2016
Random Darknet Shopper. Texts by Jon Lackman, Aksioma, Ljubljana — SI (artist book)
2014
Delivery for Mr Assange/Ein Paket für Herrn Assange. Texts by Daniel Ryser, Echtzeit Verlag, Basel (artist book)
SELECTED BOOKS & GROUP EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
2019
Artistic Intelligence. Digital Archives. Digital Conditions. Texts by Kathleen Rahn and Sergey Harutoonian, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover — DE (exh. cat.)
2018
Fetch and Deliver/ Holen und Bringen: Werkleitz Festival 2018. Texts by Moritz Altenried et al., VfmK Verlag für moderne kunst, Vienna — AT
Documents – Collecting Digital Art Volume 2 (2007-2018). Texts by Cecile Dazord and Domenico Quaranta, Les Presses du Réel, Dijon — FR
Always different, always the same. An Essay about Art and Systems. Texts by Lynn Kost, Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne — DE
Big Data und der digitale Ungehorsam. Texts by Eric Mülling, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Hessen — DE
Hidden/Secret. Strategien des Verborgenen. Edition Randgruppe, Stuttgart — DE
Faking, Forging, Counterfeiting. Texts by Andreas Baur and Anka Wenzel, transcript Verlag (exh. cat.)
Faking, Forging, Counterfeiting: Discredited Practices at the Margins of Mimesis. Edited by Daniel Becker, Annalisa Fischer, Yola Schmitz, transcript Verlag, Bielefeld — BE
Media Arts in Switzerland. Pioneers, Tinkerers, Provocateurs. Texts by Dominik Landwehr, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel — CH (exh. cat.)
rt Beyond Digital/ L’art au-delà du digital. Texts by Dominique Moulon, Scala, Milan — IT
TOMORROWS: Urban Fictions for Possible Futures. Texts by Daphne Dragona, Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens — GR (exh. cat.)
2017
Action! Texts by Mirjam Varadinis, Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich — CH (exh. cat.)
Inéditos 2017. Scenographies of Power: from the state of exception to the spaces of exception. Texts by Maite Borjabad López-Pastor, La Casa Encendida, Madrid — ES (exh. cat.)
Dadaclub.online. Texts by Domenico Quaranta, Link Editions, Brescia — IT
Digital Dark. Public Access Gallery, Chicago — US (exh. cat.)
2016
The Black Chamber. Texts by Domenico Quaranta, Link Editions, Brescia — IT
Nervous Systems. Texts by Anselm Franke, Stephanie Hankey, and Marek Tuszynski, Haus der Kulturen der Welt/Spector Books, Berlin — DE (exh. cat.)
L’image volée. Texts by Thomas Demand, Fondazione Prada, Milan — IT (exh. cat.)
2015
Dadabot: An Introduction to Machinic Creolization. Texts by Nicolas Nova and Joël Vacheron, IDPure éditions, Lausanne — CH
Selection 02 #2. Texts by !Mediengruppe Bitnik et al., Zero Deux éditions, Nantes — FR (exh. cat.)
Athens Digital Arts Festival 2015. ISSUU, online (exh. cat.)
Invent the Future with Elements of the Past. Texts by Adrian Notz and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Scheidegger & Spiess, Zurich — CH
Wasting Time on the Internet 2.0 Reader. Texts by Kenneth Goldsmith, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf — DE (exh. cat.)
Global Activism – Art and Conflict in the 21st Century. Texts by Peter Weibel, MIT Press, Boston — US (exh. cat.)
2014
net.art Painters and Poets. Texts by Vuk Cosic, Ajdin Bašić, and Alenka Gregoric, City Art Gallery, Ljubljana — SI (exh. cat.)
Hacking – Edition Digital Culture 2. Texts by Dominik Landwehr, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel — CH
2013
Substitut – A little Centre Culturel Suisse in Berlin. Texts by Heinz Stahlhut, Substitut, Berlin — DE
2012
Summer Expeditions 2012. Sound Development City, London/Berlin/Zurich (exh. cat.)
2011
Dis-Connecting Media. Texts by Ulla Autenrieth, Andreas Blättler, and Regine Buschauer, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel — CH
Kultur digital. Texts by Dominik Landwehr, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel — CH
Hacking the City: Interventions in Public and Communicative Spaces. Steidl Verlag, Göttingen — DE (exh. cat.)
2010
unterdessen. Visarte, Zurich — CH
2009
CyberArts 2009, International Compendium. Texts by Hannes Leopoldseder and Christine Schopf, Hatje Cantz. Ostfildern — DE
Home Made Electronic Arts. Texts by Dominik Landwehr, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel — CH
2008
Media Arts Zurich: 13 Positions. Edited by Christian Hübler, Nils Röller, Felix Stalder, and Yvonne Wilhelm, Scheidegger & Speiss, Zurich — CH
Shifting Identities: (Swiss) Art Now. Texts by Mirjam Varadinis, Kunsthaus Zurich, JRP Ringier Kunstverlag AG, Zurich — CH (exh. cat.)
The Deptford.TV Diaries II – Pirate Strategies. MetaMute, London — UK (exh. cat.)
2007
Tactile: High Touch Visuals. Texts by Matthias Hubner, Robert Klanten, and Sven Ehmann, Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin — DE
2006
The Deptford.TV Diaries I. MetaMute, London — UK (exh. cat.)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (ARTICLES & REVIEWS)
2021
Meier, Anika. “Why do you collect art, Annka Kultys?” Misa.art (18 August 2021) [ill.] [online]
2018
“Inaugural Winners of Pax Art Award Announced.” Artforum (1 June 2018) [ill.] [online]
Launay, Aude. “How do you say that to a bot?” Keen On (12 March 2018) [ill.] [online]
“Future Love: Desire and Kinship in Hypernature.” Digicult (1 February 2018) [ill.] [online]
Hägler, Tom. “Une exposition examine l’impact de la technologie sur notre sexualité.” Radio Télévision Suisse (24 January 2018) [ill.] [online]
2017
Carey-Kent, Paul. “Paul Carey-Kent chooses his top London exhibitions 2017.” Artlyst (17 December 2017) [ill.] [online]
Khan, Tabish. “Top 9 Exhibitions to see this week in London.” FAD Magazine (5 November 2017) [ill.] [online]
“CASt: East London.” CASt (4 November 2017) [online]
“!Mediengruppe Bitnik: Are You Online Now? at Annka Kultys Gallery, London.” Mousse (27 October 2017) [ill.] [online]
Cellan-Jones, Rory. “In the Glass Room.” BBC News (27 October 2017) [ill.] [online]
McLaughlin, Aimée. “The Glass Room: the exhibition uncovering the hidden side of our online lives.” Design Week (25 October 2017) [ill.] [online]
Blewitt, Richard Tyr. “The Glass Room will teach Londoners scary things about data.” Neowin (25 October 2017) [ill.] [online]
Carey-Kent, Paul. “London Art Exhibitions November 2017 Explored by Paul Carey-Kent.” Paul’s Art World (22 October 2017) [ill.] [online]
“!Mediengruppe Bitnik: Are You Online Now?” Wall Street International (15 October 2017) [ill.] [online]
“!Mediengruppe Bitnik will explore the world of online affairs and intimacy in Are You Online Now? at Annka Kultys, Oct 11 – Nov 11.” AQNB (9 October 2017) [ill.] [online]
“!Mediengruppe Bitnik.” Time Out London (8 October 2017) [ill.] [online]
SELECTED ARTIST TALKS
2019
“Mechanisms of a Surveillance State, Panel with Benjamin Bratton, Trevor Paglen and Doreen Mende,” Art Basel Conversations, Basel — CH
“Artist Talk and Panel,” Sportbuffet Kunsthochschule Weissensee, Berlin — DE
“Delivered the Same Day: The Post Office and Amazon.com – Work, Property, Metrics,” Centre for Postdigital Cultures, Coventry University, Coventry — UK
“Digital Matters,” DON18 Talk Series, ETH Zurich, Zurich — CH
“Algorithmic Intimacies, Panel with Joana Moll and Taina Bucher,” transmediale, Berlin — DE
2018
“PUBLIC(S), Open Lecture Series Markus Miessen,” HDK Academy of Design, Gothenburg — SE
“Kolloquium 1,2,3 Logistics,” Werkleitz Festival Halle (Saale) — DE
Artist Talk, A+T Salón de Arte y Tecnología, Fundación Telefónica, Gallery Weekend Mexico, Mexico City — MX
Artist Talk, Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur — CH
“Conversations in the exhibition,” Bruce Naumann exhibition, Schaulager, Basel — CH
“502 Bad Gateway — Digitales Ausstellen,” K-Komma, Berlin — DE
“Ecstasy 10x yellow Twitter 120mg Mdma,” Studium generale UdK, Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin — DE
“ALT-OUTPUT Lecture Series,” FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel — CH
“The Craft of Blurring Boundaries,” Berliner Festspiele, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin — DE
2017
“Ecstasy 10x yellow Twitter 120mg Mdma,” Chaos Computer Congress, Leipzig — DE
“Good Hack – Bad Hack?,” Panel Discussion, Collegium Helveticum, Zurich — CH
“Bots and Angels,” Glass Room, London — UK
Artist Talk, EIGEN+ART Lab, Berlin — DE
“Bots Like Me,” Swissnex, San Francisco — US
“Dark Jesters in the Spotlight,” FACT, Liverpool — UK
“Alertes at régimes de vérité,” La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris — FR
2016
“Bots like Me,” Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris — FR
“Truth Tellers – The Impact of Speaking Out,” Disruption Network lab, Berlin — DE
Artist Talk, The Pushkin State Museum, Moscow — RU
Artist Talk, Drugo More, Rijeka — HR
“Get involved! Partizipation als künstlerische Strategie,” Panel Discussion, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
“Get involved! Partizipation als künstlerische Strategie,” Panel Discussion, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
Artist Talk, Art Bar, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Langenthal — CH
“Transparency. Thinking Through an Opaque Concept,” Palace St. Gallen, St. Gallen — CH
“Human Entities – A cultura na era das maquinas semi-autonomas,” Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Lisbon — PT
Artist Talk, Aksioma, Ljubljana — SI
2015
“Ringvorlesung Mit Medien Machen,” Kulturwissenschaften im Praxistest, University of Basel, Basel — CH
Artist Talk, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne — DE
“The Influencers,” CCCB, Barcelona — ES
“Parallel Polis – HACKERS CONGRESS 2015,” KINO 43, Prague — CZ
“Alles nur noch digital?,” EIGEN + ART Lab, Berlin — DE
“Darknets und ein Paket an Mr. Assange,” Weltkunstzimmer, Düsseldorf — DE
“Kunst ist Manipulation,” State Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart — DE
“Fear of Missing Out,” Institute of Contemporary Art, London — UK
Artist Talk, Athens Digital Arts Festival, Athens — GR
“Sealed with a bit,” Re:publica, Berlin — DE
“The Act of Liberation. Rage Against the Machine,” Videonale.15, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn — DE
“Art under Mass Surveillance,” Museum Bärengasse, Zurich — CH
2014
“Random Darknet Shopper and the Darknets,” Palace St. Gallen, St. Gallen — CH
“AMT Rendez-vous #11: !Mediengruppe Bitnik,” Parsons Paris, Paris — FR
“Here, but Invisible,” Kunst Halle, St. Gallen — CH
“Wie gefährlich ist Unwissen?” Rab bar Trogen — CH
“Culture at Work,” Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich — CH
“Zeitfugen, Umzonungen – Widerständige Raumproduktion heute?” Bern Biennial, Schlachthaus, Bern — CH
“Information as Reality – Critical Art in Digital Networks?” Lentos Museum, Linz — AT
“Hacking as Artistic Practice,” HOPE X, New York — US
“Dorkbot San Francisco,” Noisebridge, San Francisco — US
“Who Are Hacktivists?” Swissnex, San Fracisco — US
“Art Meets Radical Openness,” Servus.at, Architekturforum, Linz — AT
“Hacking as Artistic Practice,” Literatur und Strom Festival, Literaturhaus, Stuttgart — DE
“Ziviler Ungehorsam im Netz und die Zukunft des digitalen Widerstands,” taz.lab 2014, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin — DE
“Art under Mass Surveillance,” Helmhaus, Zurich — CH
“Reality Check #6 Between Private and Public Identity,” Kunsthalle Zurich, Zurich — CH
2013
“Hacking as Artistic Practice,” 30th Chaos Computer Congress, Congress Center, Hamburg — DE
“Delivery for Mr. Assange,” Verbindingen / Jonctions Festival, Recyclart, Brussels — BE
“Playing Power: Surveillance & Control,” rePLAYCE:theCITY, Zurich — CH
“Prekäre Landschaften,” Ringlokschuppen, Mülheim — DE
“Delivery for Mr. Assange,” Storytelling Konferenz, Volkshaus, Zurich — CH
“Mikro.TV: Présentation du dispositif,” Désert Numérique #4, Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert — FR
“Streetview Agora zu Stadtraum und Öffentlichkeit,” Lichter Filmfest, Frankfurt — DE
“(Un)friendly takeover.exe,” Forum Kultur & Ökonomie, Kunsthaus Basel, Basel — CH
“Hacking as Artistic Practice, Public Lectures,” Freie Fachschule für Tontechnik, Zurich — CH
2012
“RRRRadical Realtime: Hacking as Artistic Practice,” Hochschule für Gestaltung, Offenbach a. M., Hesse — DE
“RRRRadical Realtime: Hacking as Artistic Practice,” B3 Biennale, Frankfurt a. M. — DE
“Surveillance Chess, Besides the Screen Conference,” Goldsmiths College, University of London — UK
“RRRRadical Realtime,” Constant Roundtable Event, Constant Variable, Brussels — BE
“CCTV and Network Hacks Conference,” Mal au Pixel Conference #7, La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris — FR
“Surveillance Chess,” Impakt Festival 2012, Utrecht — NL
“Performativity of Code,” Panel / Workshop, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich — CH
“On the Make,” Institute of Architecture and Planning, University of Lichtenstein— LI
“The Revolution to Smash Global Capitalism: Coffee Break,” Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
2010
“Medienkunst im Kunstmuseum?” Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun — CH
2009
“Ruhestörung, Workgroup Art in Public Space,” Kongresshaus, Zürich — CH
“Dis – Connecting Media, Symposium on intermedial aesthetics,” University of Basel, Basel — CH
2008
“My Fear – Your Castle,” RarBar, St. Gallen — CH
“Transformationen – Komposition & Medienkunst,” Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich — CH
“File Symposium 2008,” Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica, São Paulo — BR
“Hacker Space Fest,” /tmp/lab, Vitry-Sur-Seine, Paris — FR
“Hacking as Artistic Practice,” Kunst und Vermittlung der Hochschule Luzern, [plug.in], Basel — CH
2007
“interfictionXIV/2007 PATCH_WORK,” Film & Documentary Film Festival, Kassel — DE
“Who owns Culture?” Panel, Shift – Electronic Arts Festival, Basel — CH
“Open the Source – Sind Hacker die Situationisten von heute?” Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
“Dorkbot Swiss,” Walcheturm, Zurich — CH
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2014
“The Hidden City: From Surveillance to Sousveillance,” Zurich University of Arts, Zurich — CH
“The Hidden City: From Surveillance to Sousveillance,” Swissnex, San Francisco — US
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Literatur und Strom Festival, Literaturhaus, Stuttgart — DE
2013
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Invisible Zurichs, Gessnerallee, Zurich — CH
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Rua da Madalena Project, Lisbon — PT
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Relevante Musik – Festival politischer Medienkunst, Berlin — DE
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Lichter Fimlfest, Frankfurt — DE
2012
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Mal au Pixel Festival #7, La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris — FR
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Sound Development City, London — UK
2011
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” House of Electronic Arts, Basel — CH
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Electron Festival, BAC Bâtiment d’art contemporain, Geneva — CH
2010
“Following the Crisis: Instructions for a Dérive,” Les Complices, Zurich — CH
“Following the Crisis: Instructions for a Dérive,” SPACE Gallery, London — UK
“Following the Crisis,” Psychogeographical Summit, HTTP Gallery, London — UK
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Hacking the City, Museum Folkwang, Essen — DE
“Looking out for you – Instructions for a Dérive,” Kunstpassanten, Zurich — CH
2009
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Tachometa, Vienna — AT
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” [plug.in], Basel — CH
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich — CH
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Kunsthalle, St. Gallen — CH
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Goldsmiths College, University of London, London — UK
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Roboloco, Reithalle Bern, Bern — CH
2008
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Piet Zwart Institut & WORM, Rotterdam — NL
“CCTV Cinema,” Kalkbreite, Zurich — CH
“CCTV – A Trail of Images,” Gallery Eden 343, Sao Paulo — BR
“Die unsichtbare Stadt: Tools für Sousveillance,” Kunsthaus, Zurich — CH
2007
“Citywalk with Sofatrips.com,” Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
WORKSHOPS
2018
Elektronski Gradanski Neposluh, Drugo More, Rijeka — HR
2013
“Your Own Private Pirate TV Station.” Désert Numérique #4, Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert — FR
“RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRadical Realtime.” Kunst in Echtzeit, Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart — DE
2012
“Sound Development City.” Workshop for Summer School, London — UK
“The Revolution to Smash Global Capitalism: Coffee Break.” Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
2011
“One Hundred Days of Manifestation.” Bblackboxx, Basel — CH
2010
“Frequency Modulations.” SPACE Media Lab, London — UK
2008
“How to Build Your Own Private Pirate TV Station.” OS Video Conference Constant vzw, Brussels — BE
“Your Own Private Pirate TV Station.” Container Project, Palmers Cross — JA
“From TV to CCTV, Gallery EDEN 343.” Sao Paulo — BR
“Prototyping in Romainmôtier, Dorkbot-Meeting.” Romainmôtier — CH
“BereBere mit Alejo Duque und Lorenz Schori.” [plug.in], Basel — CH
“The Deptford Initiatives mit Adnan Hadzi und James Stevens.” [plug.in], Basel — CH
2007
“Burnstation mit Platoniq.” Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
“Your Own Private Pirate TV Station.” Center for Conterporary Art, Warsaw — PL
“The Dotmasters mit C6.org.” Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich — CH
TEACHINGS & SEMINARS
2017
Open Set Lab — NL
Univesity of Basel, Basel — CH
2016
Seminary for Design Politics Seminar, University of Applied Arts, Vienna — AT
2015
Post-graduate Programme in Curating, Zurich University of Arts, Zurich — CH
Guest Lecturers, Zurich Univeristy of Arts, Zurich — CH
Hacking Identity, Zurich University of Arts, Zurich — CH
2014
Parsons Paris, Paris — FR
School of Art and Design, Kassel — DE
Temple University, Philadelphia — US
Zurich University of Arts, Zurich — CH
2013
Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich — CH
2012
Hochschule für Gestaltung, Offenbach a. M., Hesse — DE
École Supérieure des Arts, Brussels — BE
Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich — CH
2011
Schule für Gestaltung, St. Gallen — CH
Cultural Studies Institute, University of Warsaw — PL
Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich — CH
2009
Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich — CH
Hochschule der Künste, Bern — CH
2008
Hochschule Luzern, Lucerne — CH
Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam — NL
Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich — CH
2007
Haute École d’Art et de Design Genf, Geneva — CH
AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
2018
Pax Art Award, Art Foundation Pax, Basel — CH
2017
Prix de la Société des Arts Genève, Geneva — CH
2016
Honorary Mention Prix Ars Electronica, Ars Electronica, Linz — AT
2015
Work Grant, Migros Kulturprozent, Zurich — CH
2014
Swiss Art Award, Swiss Federal Office for Culture, Bern — CH
Work Grant, Kanton of Zurich, Zurich — CH
Art On Your Screen, Work Grant, ZKM Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe — DE
2013
Golden Cube, 30th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Kassel — DE
Work Grant, Kanton of Zurich, Zurich — CH
Work Grant, Migros Kulturprozent, Zurich — CH
2012
Studio Residency, Constant Variables, Brussels — BE
Work Grant, City of Zurich, Zurich — CH
2011
Short List, Share Prize 2011, Torino — IT
Studio Residency Pro Helvetia, Warsaw — PL
2009
Honorary Mention Interactive Art, Ars Electronica, Linz — AT
2008
Swiss Art Award, Swiss Federal Office for Culture, Bern — CH
2007
Jubilee Award 1. Prize Category ‘New Media’, Migros Kulturprozent, Zurich — CH
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
House of Electronic Arts, Basel — CH
Art Collection City of Zurich, Zurich — CH
Migros Musuem for Contemporary Art, Zurich — CH
Julius Bär Art Collection — CH
Walter A. Bechtler Foundation, Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich — CH
Museum of Communication, Bern — CH
Collection Espace Multimédia Ganter, Belfort — FR
SELECTED PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
H3333333K, House of Electronic Arts, Basel — CH