Stefan Doepner
Profile/CV
Stefan Doepner
Born 1966 in Bremen,
studied Painting, Experimental Film and Intermedia Arts at the University of Arts Bremen, 1990-96,
lives and works in Ljubljana/SLO and Hamburg/GER.
Selected works:
1992
- partizipation in the Documenta Project „ VanGoghTV“ with the Bremen Module „ Piazzetta Telematica Bremen“ / D
1993
- foundation of the „MAB“ - Media Access Bureau, an Internet Bar-Restaurant GalleryPublicBureau in Bremen / D
1994
- project „KoKo – Kooperation und Konkurenz“ with N.A.Baginsky at the HfK Bremen / D
1995
- Workshop „SEM“ - Sound ElectronicsMusic at the HfK Bremen / D
- project „Lab@Sea“ at the „Treujanisches Schiff“ of Prof. Hentz / HdK Hamburg / D
1996
- foundation of the Institute for Art, Infomation and Technology - f18 in Hamburg / D
- Machine-Performance „MotorTotem“ in Gdansk, Poland
1997
- automat installation „DROP OUTS“, Kampnagel, Hamburg / D
1998
- development and co-production of the Exoskeleton, for Stelarc(AU), Kampnagel, Hamburg / D
1999
- automat-installation „generalpark.de’“, Kampnagel, Hamburg / D
- European tour with Exoskeleton
- development of "The Gerard Winstanley Radical Gardening Station Prototype (Hamburg Chapter)" for Nils Norman(USA)
2000
- Robot Workshop, KX/Kampnagel, Hamburg / D
- Development of „Movatar“ - Motion Prosthesis, a pneumatic robot unit for controlling the upper body, for Stelarc(AU)
- development and Performance of robot installation “iKiT” in the "Park im Gruene" at, Migros Cultural Percent, Rüschlikon, Zürich / CH
2001
- „Motorvision“, sound-robotic-video installation, Galerie 88, Hamburg / D
- development of „Ghostkeyboard“ (automaticly typing keyboard) as part for the "Poetry Machine" by David Link
- Performance with Stelarc, “Motion Prosthesis”, Pittsburgh / USA
- f18 lectures while "Digital Brainstorming", Bern, Zürich and Basel / CH
2002
- f18 lecture, MfKG, Hamburg / D
- „artgendaTV“, networking laboratory for artistic tools while the baltic biennial artgenda2002, Hamburg / D
- Sound&Robotics – Workshops, Playground Summerschool, Migros Cultural Percent, Zürich / CH
- Development of „Rotobossophon“ with Andres Bosshard(CH)
- concept and realisation of a 7x11m light-bulb display, Festpielhaus Hellerau / D
2003
- performance Exoskeleton (Stelarc/Aus) Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana / SLO
- Robotic Workshop for cultural and scientific originators, Romainmotier /CH
- presentation and exhibition at media-space, Stuttgart / D
2004
- f18 exhibition-tour, July - September „Playground Robotics“, PlugIn Basel, Kornhausforum Bern, Kunstmuseum Solothurn / CH
- Playground Robotics, Galerija Kapelica, Ljubljana /SLO
2005
- Workshop at the University of Arts, Aarau /CH
- Workshop Playground Robotics while City of Science, Bremen / D
- Development and presentation of Cello-Bot, Slovenia
- Workshop „Difference Machine“, Academy Schloss Rotenfels / D
- Development and Presentation „Robot-Totem“, Kapelica Gallery, Ljubljana / SLO
- Lecture at AA school „Surface Intelligence: Ambient & Augmented Architectures“ Symposium, UK
- Cooperation with V.Repnik, Aquart Performance at Giilde Saal in Tallin / EST
2006
- Development of the Walking Head Robot for Stelarc, Hamburg / D
- Living Kitchen Modul at the DingDong Festival, Hamburg / D
- "Living Rooms – Happy End of the 21st Century" at the GAK Bremen in the frame of Smart2006, Bremen / D
- Workshop „Reality Log/ Enviromental Scan“ at Gallery P74, Ljubljana / SLO
- Partizipation at „Intermediate Spaces“, Steirischer Herbst, Graz / A
- Participation at HAIP Festival, Kiberpipa, Ljubljana / SLO
- „ Living Rooms; Happy End of the 21st Century“, Kapelica and Mestni Musej Ljubljana
- Participation at the BiennaleU3, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana / SLO
2007
- co-foundation of the artists intiative, platform and space Cirkulacija2, Ljubljana / SLO
- „Living Kitchen – Happy End of the 21st Century“ at MFRU 07, International Festival for Computer Arts, Maribor / SLO
- Lecture at the Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich / CH
- Exoskeleton with Stelarc at TOTEM, Nancy / FR
- Workshop „Robo Stories“ ZhdK, Zürich / CH
- presentation of the „Robot Partner0.1“ project at Galerija Kapelica, Ljubljana / SLO
2008
- „Living Kitchen – Happy End of the 21st Century“ at „Synthetic Times“ Media Art China 2008, National Museum of China, Beijing / CN
- „Robot Partner 2.0 – Automated Table Modofication2“ at „Ecology of the Techno Mind“, the featured art scene Exhibition of Ars Electronica at the Lentos Museum, Linz / AT
- improvised concert with rotating microphone/speaker system together with Bogdana Herman and ROR at Gallery P74, Ljubljana / SLO
- “Robot Partner 0.2 – Automated Table Modification” at Kapelica Gallery, Ljubljana / SLO
2009
- Robot Partner exhibition at cosinus brx gallery in the European Commision, Brussels / B
- “Robot Partners – Paintbot, RobotTotem and Automated Table Modification” at artcenter KIBLA, Maribor / SLO
- internal Workshop and public experimental, improvisedl sound performance together with Cirkulacija2 and Bogdana Herman at Sajeta Festival Tolmin / SLO
- Drawbot at „Big Draw“ while Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin / D
- Robot Partner 3.1- Automated Table Modification, Drawbot and MIDI Picknick at Preview Berlin art fair, Berlin / D
- „Living Kitchen – Happy End of the 21st Century“ at Shift09 Festival, Basel / CH
- Cirkulacija2, 6 days' technology workshops and artistic production at Netart Community Convention 2009 at MedienKunstLabor in KunstHaus Graz (Austria), November 24. - 29. 2009
- Cirkulacija2, one-day event on December 1st, 2009 at Viba studios in Ljubljana
- partizipation "Arzenal Depo 2k9", Viba Studios Ljubljana
2010
- „Nikjer ni najlepše“, Mestna Galerija, Ljubljana / SLO
- Solo exhibition at Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich / CH
Bibliography
catalogues:
- Nikjer ni najlepše“, Mestna Galerija, Ljubljana 09
- Preview Berlin 09
- A new cultural economy. Ars Electronica 08
- ecology of techno mind. Kapelica Gallery Ljubljana
- Synthetic Times. Media Art China 2008
- DingDong Festival 07
- International Festival of Computer Arts Maribor 07
books:
- Homemade electronic arts. Dominik Landwehr, Merianverlag
- Machines as Agencys – Artistic Perspectives. Lischka/Sick, transcript
- Playground Robotics – The Robotic Art Group Institut f18 and their Swiss Friends, Dominik Landwehr, Merianverlag
Discographie:
- Cirkulacija2 feat. Bogdana Herman – Live at Sajeta Festival / 3via records
- Avant Gard 08 09, Sampler / Kibla
- Etnobanda, MetastazaB – Omnibus / 3via records
- Etnobanda, Metastaza – Broken Beauty / 3via records
Website www.f18institut.org
