CURRICULUM VITAE
The Phantomat
The Phantomat cannot perceive reality as it is agreed upon by most because of his synesthesia and clairvoyance. He can hear colours and communicate with spirits.
The system through which most navigate reality is subversively used in his work as a tool to create art with a touch of humour and therefore charge perception with imagination. He performs and enacts among the borders of space/time and our sensory experiences. Inspired by the concept of a scientific experiment he creates a setting in which the artist becomes a player in his own game. The objective is to download other realities while having the courage to produce beautiful art.
For example, his 2007 project at the Museum of Architecture in Vienna involved spectators travelling with the artist on a bus tour, whilst he, blinded to the external view, drew his perceptions of the surrounding cityscape.
His paintings on silk from 2017-present are a documentation of the worlds accessed through self-hypnosis. During this altered state of consciousness he perceives colours that do not exist on earth, mathematical shapes and symbols.
The Phantomat (*1977) grew up in Frankfurt and Costa Rica, and lived in Vienna before moving to London in 2012.
Group exhibitions include: Humanity, Sotheby’s, London (2023), Queerhana, NGBK, Berlin (2007), InDiaogue, Nottingham Contemporary (2008), Sundays 101, Museum of Architecture, Vienna (2007). Awards: Theodor Körner Art Prize (2007) and the Sussmann Art Prize (2006). Public Purchases include: The Federal Chancellery of Austria (2005). Solo exhibitions include: Clashy Drawings, Grant by the European Year of Science and Creativity (2007)
Scholarships & Art Prizes
2007 Theodor Körner Art Prize, Austria
2006 Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt, Berlin
2006 Sussmann Art Prize, Austria
2005 Public Purchase Federal Chancellery, Austria
2004 Public Purchase Graphic Collection, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
2004-2007 Studio scholarship, Wiener Werkstaetten und Kultur, Vienna
Selected Exhibitions
2023 Humanity, Sotheby's London
2023 A to Zine, Queercircle Gallery, London
2022 'The Power of Passage', Islenski Baerinn, curated by Brindis Ragnardottir, Iceland
2022 'Draw to Perform, curated by Ram Samocha, Canning Gallery, London
2021 'Museum of Dark Matter', curated by Elisabetta DaPonte, London
2021 'Bixi', Islenski Baerinn, curated by Brindis Ragnardottir, Iceland
2018 'Draw to Perform', Fabrica Cultural Center, curated by Ram Samocha, UK
2017 “Queerhana”, NGBK, Berlin
2017 “salon”, The Hive, Hackney Wick, London
2015 „performers“, Red Gallery, London
2015 „InDiaogue“, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham (UK)
2013 „Circus O“, Mori + Stein Gallery, London
2013 „Here Now“, the Albert, London
2012 „Montag ist erst übermorgen.Young Art on Paper. Acquisitions of the Graphic Collection“, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
2011 „Creekside open“, A.P.T. Gallery, London
2010 „Breaking the stereotype III“, curated Veronika Bernard, depo, Istanbul
2010 „Symposium Himmelberg“, Kunstmühle Himmelberg, Carinthia, Austria
2009 „International Forum of Contemporary Art Georgia 2009“, Garikula, Georgia
2009 „Breaking the stereotype“, curated by Veronika Bernard: INMP, Roma/ city hall, Wörgl (Austria)/ II.International Congress of European Turks, Antwerpen
2008 “aristerium”, curated by Magda Guruli, Lika Mamatsashvili and Nino Tchogoshvili, Tblisi, Georgia
2008 “Viennart- Vienna and the symbolic capital”, musa, Museum of the city of Vienna
2008 “Breaking the stereotype”, curated by Veronika Bernard, Kadir-Has University, Istanbul and Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn
2008 „MIK“, Vienna
2008 „Anonyme Zeichner“, curated by Anke Becker, Meinblau, Berlin
2008 „As bring collective“, curated by Ursula Probst, Künstlerhaus-Passage, Vienna
2008 „Video-Salon 3“, Galerija10m2, Sarajewo
2008 „course of intervention“, Galerie Kargart, curated by Dayan Ozan Özoğlu, Istanbul
2007 „be one – get three“, Galerie Cluster, Berlin
2007 “Sundays 101”, performance, Center of architecture, museums quarter, Vienna
2007 “urban pilgrims”, Blumberg artspace, Vienna
2006 “Riss/ Lücke/ Scharnier A”, concept of Heinrich Dunst, galerie nebst St. Stephan, Vienna (team-work with Heinrich Dunst)
2006 “basis & hedgehog”, museum island, Berlin
2005 “Romatic Parasites”, Buhl Areal, Gars am Kamp, Austria
2004 „polychrome sculpture at Theseum- the power of colour“, Theseus-
tempel, Museum of Art History, Vienna
2004 „crane neck and gold crepine“, curated by E. Bresciani, Wagenburg
Schönbrunn, Museum of Art History, Vienna
2004 “First we take Manhattan..”, Torstraße, Berlin
2003 “Women are Organizing in Belgrade”, Women Studies Center, Belgrade (solo)
2003 „blank (made) areas“, New World (B)order, dance-quarter, museums-
quartier, Vienna (team-work with FO/GOlab)
2003 “Kooperation”, viedeo presentation, Frauen Aktiv, Verein wiener Jugenzentren,
Vienna (team-work with FO/GOlab)
2002 „an evening with FO/GOlab“, Das Experiment, Seccession, Vienna
2001 “First Story – Women Building / New Narratives for the 21st Century”,
curated by U. Meta Bauer, Galeria do Palacio, Porto (P) (team-work with FO/GOlab)
2001 “real presence”, museum of the 21th may, Belgrade
2001 “Women Organizing”, dubistdiewelt, Wiener Festwochen, Künstlerhaus, Vienna (team- work with FO/GOlab)
2001 „Soft Balll: Kulturalisierung und Politisierung“, InfOpool, Kassel
2001 „Three things that the world does not understand“, Generali Foundation Window, Vienna
2000 “February- show”, Passagengalerie, Künstlerhaus, Vienna
2000 “christmas”, curated by I. Burgbacher-Krupka, Kunst und Projekte,
gallery of the city of Sindelfingen (GER)
Solo Exhibitions
2022 'mind currents', St.Margaret's House, curated by Mae Schummo, London
2019 'Black water drawings' artcore, London
2009 „clashy drawings“, Franzensgasse, European Year of Science and Creativity, Vienna
2008 „russische Originalversion“, Schauraum, curated by Gerald Zahn and Matthias Haydn, Vienna
2007 “exactly without- Venice”, Gallery Spiazzi, Venice
2005 “Le schaum BRUTal”, INTAKT Art Space, Vienna
2005 “daily calendar”, Gallery in Vorwerkstift, Hamburg
2000 “the voice that is clanking in the dark”, gallery Prima Kunst, Kiel
2000 “Faber Castell”, project space, Muthesius-Hochschule, Kiel
Catalogues & Press
- Peripheral ARTeries, Interview by art magazine, 2015
– prowlhouse, magazine: Isabel Becker, Feminizing money by Yasmine Rix, 2015
– Tina Bepperling: „ICI Garikula“, 2009/10 (Vertrieb Salon für Kunstbuch)
– Heinrich Dunst; Walter Pamminger: „RISS/LÜCKE/SCHARNIER A“, Scheidegger & Spiess/ Galerie nebst St. Stephan, Wien 2010
– Insert, artist book, ed. by A. Barboza, Gutleut publishing house, Frankfurt a.M. 2008
-Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt, ed. by Birgit Schumacher, Uwe Jonas, Berlin 2007
-FO/GOlab: “[fem.] ADDITIVES“, Revolver publishing house, Stuttgart 2006
-„Isabel Becker“, Kulturschiene am Mittwoch, moderation Dana Charkasi, Radio Orange
-Krieger/ Kramer/ Einem/ Alkier: „Malerei in Österreich“, Vienna 2005
-Bresciani, E./Kurzel-Runtscheiner, M./Samsonow, E.v.: „Schwanenhals und Goldkrepine“, Museum of Art History, Vienna 2004
-Ragnardóttir, Brindis: „It was half my fault and half the atmosphere“, Denmark 2004
-S. Schmidt-Wulffen: „Akademie der Bildenen Künste 2002-2003”, Vienna 2003
-U. M. Bauer: „first story – women building / new narratives for the 21th century“, cologne 2002
Education
1998-2000 “sculpture and project art”, Prof. Hannes Brunner and Zvika Kantor, Muthesius- Hochschule, Kiel (GER)
2000 “architecture of resistance”, summer academy with Kyong Park, Detroit
2000-2002 “conceptual art”, Prof. René Green, academy of fine arts, Vienna, diploma
2002-2005 Prof. Elisabeth Samsonow, academy of fine arts, Vienna