Baden bei Wien, 1981.
Stefan Tiefengraber
After working in a film production company for six years, he will change his main residence to Linz, and will begin to study interactive skills and basics in time at the University of Art and Design of Linz in 2010. In 2012/13, he will participate in an interchange program. to the Korean National University of Arts in Seoul for a year.
His work goes from the installations of his cinematic purposes to his audio-video performances. Tiefengraber experiments with the modification of devices, which are originally manufactured for different purposes. Combined with the audience’s perception, this experimental attempt to explore ancient materials leads to new and unpredictable results.
The artist’s work has been exhibited at Ars Electronica Garden Barcelona, Barcelona 2021, Ars Electronica Festival 2021-2019 Linz, Galerie gerken Berlin, TodaysArt 2014 Den Haag, New Media Gallery Vancouver, 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015 Wroclaw, Piksel Festival 2016 Bergen, entre altres.
Treball a la col·lecció: TH-50PH10EK – Mur
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TH50PH10EK WALL, 2021
The title of the article refers to the designation of the device of the plasma monitor used. It is a common device that is widely used in exhibition and event contexts. However, this monitor has become obsolete due to the latest technological developments. With the installation TH 50PH10EK – Wall, this object is transformed from a carrier of art into a work of art.
A 50-inch plasma monitor is installed with a pendulum, which oscillates the light to the wall after being activated. As soon as the monitor is installed, it is returned to the original position with the help of a winch and it is turned again, activated to stretch a rope, a performative act that cannot be done without human intervention and that involves the person responsible for the display in the installation. Each cycle ends when the monitor has disabled and its movement does not produce its video. This is generated by the amplification of the friction to which the back of the monitor is subjected to the wall. The display on the screen is a direct translation of the analog audio signal to an analog video signal. Voltage and frequency are represented by a single-band speaker with white horizontal lines similar to the monitor itself. There is no signal processing, for example by a computer or an effects device.
In the six works, Stefan plays both the meaning of the function of the devices and objects used, transforms both their predetermined purposes and modifies them. This experimental approach and exploration of new technologies and new combinations can also be found in this work. href=”https://vimeo.com/605657689″>https://vimeo.com/605657689