“Untitled” Playscript is an experimental theater play, which was generated from an uninfluenced dialogue between two adaptive machines. It deals with the questions of the simulation possibilities of the human intelligence. The language of chatbots reflects our daily communication in a grotesque manner. Shown at the exhibition “a_social media” at Angewandte Innovation Lab from 21.–26. June 2018.
1 color silkscreen print
on metal silver paper 90g/m²
Limited edition.
Besides the traditional publishing framework, there is the alternative practice of self-publishing, which is deep-rooted in the history of book making. DIY culture has always been an act of defiance against any kind of oppression. (religious, political, sexual, etc). “Marginal Notes. Parallel Culture of Samizdat Publishing in the Soviet Union” presents a selected history of self-publishing within the Soviet Russia, and contains a number of examples of underground publications and its designers from the past century. The production of samizdat has a certain connection to the work of graphic designers. This book is a collection of interviews, essays, and memoirs, and an attempt to explore and present the samizdat publications, techniques and distribution strategies and to build a connection to graphic design. It was released as a graduation project of University of Applied Arts in Vienna.
Photography: Mitzi Gugg
The exhibition “a_social media” deals with
the obvious and hidden influences of social media through critical and speculative design projects. The curatorial concept uses the two-storey exhibition space to deal with the relationship between “reality” and “virtuality”. This aspect is reflected in the form of the accompanying leporello folder.
Collaboration with Jakob Mayr and
Davide Gallo
Publication design for the works of the Creative Writing Department at ArtEZ University of the Arts, themed around the dutch saying “High Grass in the Backyard” (means as much as “skeletons in the closet”). The book con-
sist of two parts: the texts and poems written by the students and the secondary articles,
that inspired the writings. The concept of the book is to use the binding to partly hide the content between the pages.
“Behind the Certain” is a project attempting to explore the relationship between city and theatre. Theatrical performance and the life of a city’s everyday routine have similarities in their repetitiveness. When it comes to the concept of a stage, the curtain becomes a separation between fiction and reality. The way of documentation in this photobook is inspired by the concept of “Epic theatre” by the German playwrighter, theatre director and poet Bertold Brecht.
The central idea is about empowering the spectators to watch critically, rather than just leaning back in their seat and passively consuming the performance. He uses diferrent methods, such as breaks in the action, shifts of scenes and locations, showing the technics and mechanics of the production, to make audi-
ence aware, that it is not some illusion of reality, but something constructed, artificial, that was put on purpose, because it was relevant
for the reality of the people watching it.
The book is a collection of photographs of the common Falschfaçade (false fronts), that
were taken in Moscow in 2019. These simulacra opens questions about the intersection of possible pasts, presents, or futures. The book is a walk through different sceneries of the
city, while attempting to defamiliarize the existing reality.
Typographic interpretation of the essay “The New Art of Making Books” by Ulises Carrión.
“Untitled” Playscript is an experimental theater play, which was generated from an uninfluenced dialogue between two adaptive machines. It deals with the questions of the simulation possibilities of the human intelligence. The language of chatbots reflects our daily communication in a grotesque manner. Shown at the exhibition “a_social media” at Angewandte Innovation Lab from 21.–26. June 2018. Photography by Stefanie Wurnitsch.
1 color silkscreen print on
Munken Pure Paper 80g/m²
24 pages. Limited to 22 pcs.
Poster for a film “Persona” by Ingmar Bergman, which reflects on the themes such as duality, splitted personal identity and insanity.
Concept for the annual poster competition “100 beste Plakate Deutschland Österreich Schweiz 17”, which visualises the intersection between print and digital pixel into an analog print dot with the principle of the grid cell.
Collaboration with Stefanie Wurnitsch.
We designed four wine labels for a special edition called “Trinkvergnügen” (“Drinking Pleasure”) by the austrian winery Dürnberg. Winemaking is an art. The wine-maker develops wines with each individual character, investing a lot of passion and ability. Therefore we chose to translate this process into an artistic language. After experimenting with a multitude of abstract forms we have consistently reduced the selection. In the end, we chose the right shape for each of the four wines that best represents the character and the taste of the wine. The abstract forms are supposed to inspire the viewer’s imagination, and evoke associations, memories, and feelings — just like good wine does.
Designed with Jakob Mayr.
Photography by Stefanie Wurnitsch.
Selected and designed contribution for “Typeset, a Reader” Vol. 2, a class collective book on typography at Graphic Design Department of ArtEZ University of Arts. Cover design and edited by Jeremy Jansen.
Identity for a Fotomuseum Wien. A fictitious university project.
Photography by Frank Horvat, Antoine Henault, Rosie Matheson, Paul Jung, Robert Herman, Diane Arbus, Alexander Rodchenko, Gijsbert Hanekroot.
Result from a workshop with Enrico Bravi.
“2., Perspektivstrasse N. 1–12” maps an approx. 120 Meter segment of one of the streets of Vienna by only using typography.
Papercut illustrations 2016—2018.
