Erich Berger, Mag. Phil.
born 1969 in Austria, works and lives in Porvoo/Finland
Studies
1998-2004 Philosophy, University of Vienna, Austria
1990-1996 Mechatronics, University of Linz, Austria
1984-1989 Communication Engineering, HTL Steyr, Austria
Activities
2007- Chief Curator at LABoral, Center for Art and Creative Industries Gijon, Spain
2006 "Interface & Society", Artistic Director, Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway
2004,2005 "Making Sense", Physical Computing for Artists at Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway
1999-2002 Researcher and Knowledgemanagement at "Ideal Communications" Vienna, Austria
1998,1999 Technical Director of the Ars Electronica Festival Linz, Austria
1996-1999 Working at the Ars Electronica Center Futurelab Linz, Austria
Residencies
2003 Studiosupport - KIASMA Museum / Helsinki, Finland
1997 Ars Electronica Center -Futurelab / Linz, Austria
Awards
2002 VIDA 5.0 Art and Artificial Life international Competition, Honorary Mention for "Spinne"
2002 Intermedium2 Award, Bawarian Broadcasting Station / ZKM for "a sophisticated soiree"
2000 Prix Ars Electronica, Award of Distinction for "Telezone"
Lectures/Presentations/Panels/Workshops
2007 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, Maxwell City, Workshop, EM-Emission and the City
2006 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, I&S Workshop, Mobile Art
2006 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, I&S Workshop, Private Public Interface
2006 Mal au pixel, Paris, France, Workshop on EM-Emission
2006 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, I&S Workshop, Empires new Clothes
2006 Servus.at, Linz, Austria, Workshop on Physical Computing
2006 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, I&S Workshop, Tangible Code
2005 GeneratorX Conference, Norway, Lecture
2005 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, Workshop on Physical Computing
2005 KHIB Bergen, Norway, Workshop on Physical Computing
2005 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, Workshop on PureData
2005 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, Workshop on Physical Computing
2005 KHM Koeln, Germany, Workshop on Physical Computing
2004 TEKS Trondheim, Norway, Lecture
2004 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, Lecture
2004 TEKS Trondheim, Norway, Workshop on Physical Computing
2004 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, Workshop on Physical Computing
2004 Turku Artschool Mediadepartment, Turku, Finland, Workshop on Physical Computing
2004 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, Workshop on Physical Computing
2004 University of Art Trondheim, Presentation
2004 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, Lecture
2003 Atelier Nord Oslo, Norway, Workshop on Physical Computing
2003 Statens Kunstakademi Oslo, Norway, Workshop on Physical Computing
2003 University of Art & Design / Medialab Helsinki, Finland, Presentation
2003 Turku Artschool Mediadepartment, Turku, Finland, Presentation
2002 Statens Kunstakademi Oslo, Norway, Workshop in Mathematics for Artists
2002 University if Applied Arts Vienna, Austria, Presentation
2002 University of Art & Design Helsinki, Finland, Presentation
2001 Steirischer Herbst, Graz , Austria, Panel
2000 Siggraph 2000 New Orleans, USA, Presentation
2000 Prix Ars Electronica Forum Linz, Austria, Presentation
1999 ArsElectronicafestival/Linz, Austria, Presentation
1999 Institute for Artificial Intelligence University of Vienna, Austria, Lecture
1999 Synworld Public Netbase Vienna, Austria, Presentation
1998 Global Village City Hall Vienna, Austria, Panel
Grants
2007 BMUKK/Medienkunst Austria
2006 Kulturrad Norway Fond for lyd og bilde
2006 Trondheim Kommune
2006 Sor Trondelags Fylkeskommune
2005 Kulturrad Norway Knyt
2005 OCA Travel Grant
2005 Atelier Nord Project Grant
2004 Sleipnir/NIFCA
2003 Kulturrad Norway Knyt
2003 Sleipnir/NIFCA
2002 .KUNST Bundeskanzleramt Austria
2002 AVEK (Audio Visual Art Center) Finland
2002 Central Art Comission of Finland
Projects
2007
Heart-Donor (collaboration Beloff/Berger with Mitrunen)
A wearable art work concerned with presence, intimacy, and memory in everyday life.
Vest made of custom build hard/software, mobile phone and textile.
- Digitally Yours, Turku (Fi)
- Mobile Journey, 52.nd Venice Biennale (It)
2006
HeartChamberOrchestra (collaboration Berger/Pure)
Symphony for 12 hearts, 12 classical musicians + electronic
- Matchmaking06, Trondheim (No)
2005
CAT
audiovisual performance
- Piksel05, Oslo (No)
- Spazibar, Oslo (No)
2006
- Sound of Mu, Oslo (No)
- STWST, Linz (A)
- Postgarage, Graz (A)
2004
Sevenmileboots (collaboration Beloff/Berger/Pi)
wearable wireless leatherboots with pda, sensors, audio
- Kunstnerenshus Oslo, Norway
- ISEA2004 Museum of Applied Arts Tallin (Est)
- ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL 2004, Linz (A)
2005
- 11th IFCA, Maribor, (Slo)
2007
- LAB_Cyberspaces, Laboral Center of Art and Industrial Creation, Gijon (Es)
TEMPEST
installation/performance, realtime audio/video,
- Chateu Neuf, Oslo (No)
- PD-Convention, Graz (A)
- NuMusic Festival, Stavanger (No)
- Piksel04, Bergen (No)
2005
- Pixelached05, Helsinki (Fi)
- CRASH ICA, London (GB)
- Ars Electronica Festival, Linz (AT)
- GeneratorX, Oslo (No)
- Another Happy Day, Oslo (No)
2006
- ARCO06, Madrid (ES)
- Zemos98, Sevilla (ES)
- Mal au Pixel, Paris (Fr)
- WAVES, RIGA (Lv)
- (in)visible sounds, Netherlands Media Art Institute, Amsterdam (Nl)
2003
Dresscode (collaboration Beloff/Berger/Pi)
a wearable garment, pda, sensors, audio
- a prototype for sevenmilboots
2002
Bioscope (collaboration Berger/Lillevan/Zeitblom)
audiovisual performance
- Wien Modern, Vienna (A)
Spinne (collaboration Beloff/Berger)
a networked audio installation consiting of four sculptures (collaboration)
- Sonarmatica at Sonar Festival, Barcelona (ES)
- Electrohype Festival, Malmoe (SE)
2003
- Russian Museum, Marble Palace, St. Petersburg (Ru)
- Galleria Otso, Espoo (Fi)
2004
- Tronddelag Senter for Samtidskunst, Trondheim (No)
2001
a sophisticated soiree (collaboration Berger/Dranaz/Jaromil/Rantasa/Zeitblom):
a realtime audiovisual biofeedback situation for 64 wired participants.
64 hearts are controlling sound and images.
performances and support:
- Ars Electronica Festival Linz (A),
- Musikprotocoll Steirischer HerbstGraz (A),
2002
- Berliner Festspiele Maerzmusik Berlin (G)
- Intermedium Bavarian Broadcasting Station + ZKM Karlsruhe (G).
1999-2003
Telezone (collaboration - the Telezone Team)
an architecture for net architecture - installation.
a robot controlled via the internet enables people to build an architectonical
structure which serves as a crystallization point for virtual communities.
permanent installation at the Ars Electronica Center Linz (A) until summer 2003
1999
presented in Marburg (SLOV)
2000
presented at the traveling exhibition "telematic connections"
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco California(USA)
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena California(USA)
Austin Museum of Art, Austin Texas(USA)
Atlanta College of Art Gallery, Atlanta Georgia(USA)
2000
presented at Siggraph2000 New Orleans
1997
Cyborg Detector (collaboration Berger/Futterer/Stone)
an interactive installation which deals with self-consciousness of a technological
informed body and environment - Ars Electronica Festival Linz, (A)
1998
- Global Village, Vienna (A)
ongoing
TERMINALBEACH (collaboration Berger/PURE)
improvised electronic music, improvised realtime computer graphics
2006
- Mal au Pixel, Paris (Fr)
- XXXXX ICA, London (GB)
- Sterischer Herbst, Graz (A)
2005
- Spazibar Oslo (No)
2004
- Musikkafeen, Aarhus (DK)
- Kunstforeningen, Trondheim (NO)
- Dans vor Voksne, Oslo (NO)
- Pinklight, Museumsquartier Vienna (A)
2003
- dotcoma, Helsinki (FI)
- Waino Aaltosen Museo, Turku (Fi)
- the nursery/fylkingen, Stockholm (SE)
- Tue Scene, Stavanger (No)
- Avantgarden, Trondheim (No)
- KYE, Oslo (No)
- Piksel03, Bergen (No)
Other projects, exhibitions, events:
2004
PINKLIGHT
video for "lurid phosphen activity"
Museumsquartier, Vienna (A)
Berger/Rishaug
audiovisual performance
dans vor voksne, Oslo (No)
2003
Talking Crosswalks - contribution
an acoustic world atlas of "blind reaffic lights"
contribution from the city of oslo
2002
Radiotopia - contribution
live mp3.audio stream to
Ars Electronica Festival Klangpark
2001
Idyllen - (collaboration Berger/Rantasa/Zeitblom):
audiovisual architecture, performance and installation at Potsdam/Berlin (G)
we saw the light - (collaboration together with fundamental radio)
performance and installation for v-stream21 streaming media festival in Linz (A),
live on LTC1 cable television network
2000
Opaque - (collaboration Berger/Futterer/Mohr)
audiovisual performance, Vienna (A)
fundamental radioshow (guest)
remote intercity midifeedback audioperformance
at fundamental radiostudio Vienna (A)
ascii-miror
text video installation
at ideal communications Vienna(A)
office pet
voice controllable autonomous robot
at ideal communications Vienna(A)
1998
omni.inter.presence.net.approximation - (collaboration Berger/Futterer)
sound/text collage for NKO Radio (A)
Confiture
CD with JBM
on Sputnik Production
1997
Dans Vos Yeux
CD with JBM
on Sputnik Production
Orbitual (collaboration Berger/Futterer)
Live Radio for DocumentaX Kassel (G)
Robots@aec.at
curated and organized an international conferenece, workshops and exhibition
about telerobotic in art and science at the Ars Electronica Center Linz (A).
1994
6-Chansons
CD with JBM
on Angry Sun
Forget the Image
interactive audio installation at the Gallery of University of Linz(A)