Harald Gsaller

Harald Gsaller

Harald Gsaller (* 1960 in Lienz , East Tyrol ) is an Austrian writer and visual artist.

Life

He studied chemistry and physics at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz , graduating with a Mag. Rer. nat. He made his literary and visual debut in 1989 and 1990. Gsaller lives in Vienna . He is a member of the Graz authors 'assembly and the Maerz artists' association .

The artist deals with conceptual investigations into aspects and intersections of science, art and everyday life. His media include photography, image-text / text-image, graphics and text. Works by Gsaller can be found in the collections of the Albertina , Lentos Art Museum Linz , Rupertinum Salzburg , Landesgalerie Linz , Neue Galerie Graz , Ferdinandeum Innsbruck , City of Steyr, Collections City of Vienna and the BMUKK .

Awards / Scholarships

• International studio Shanghai 2009, BMUKK;
• Prize Province of Upper Austria, 31st Innsbruck graphics competition 2007
• Hypo Bank Tirol Prize, 29th graphics competition Innsbruck 2003
• Project grant for literature 2003/04, BMUKK

Publications

• "ZWANG", novel, Der Pudel publishing house, Vienna 2010.
• "SCHAKOLATTA // WINTER SLEEP", double novel, Comet Books Vienna 2006.
• “A thing before / 104 emblems”, Triton Verlag, Vienna 2002.
• "Allgemeine Erden-Stille / A General Earthly Stillness", Edicions H. Jenninger, Pobla Benifassá 2002.
• "Wiese", Triton Verlag, Vienna 2000, (texts by B. Falkner, B. Hell, Wolfram Groddeck).
• “Zack!”, Blattwerk, Linz-Vienna 1995, (with “Stilleben mit Fliege”; Neue Galerie Graz); Text W. Fenz.
• “Landscapes”, Galerie Fotohof , Salzburg 1993.
• "Zu Augen", Galerie Stifterhaus, Linz 1993, (catalog; texts by M. Faber and P. Assmann).
• "7-Stern, Photographs Walter Collection", (Ed., With Walter Ebenhofer ), Provincial Library , Weitra 1991.
• "", 1989, in: neue texte 43, ed. v. H. Baker, Linz; Droschl, Graz 1991 (text Bodo Hell).
• "Chronic Notes", Ennsthaler, Steyr 1990.

Exhibitions (selection)

• 2008 Something open, Thomas K. Lang Gallery, Webster University Vienna (S)
• 2007 In passing13: Eye or Egg, Catholic-Theological Private University Linz (S) 30th Austrian Graphics Competition Innsbruck, Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck (G) (Cat.)
• 2005 Schakolatta // winter sleep, presentations in words and pictures, Stifterhaus Linz; Gmundner Festival Weeks; Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck; Volkstheater Vienna (S) (Book)
• 2004 The calm tickles. Pictures talk with texts, lecture, Linz Art University; Museion, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Bolzano; Accademia Belle Arti, Venezia (class Riccardo Caldura); Webster University, Vienna (S) (Book)
• 2002 Die Rede / Wiese, exhibition / book presentation, Galerie Maerz, Linz; Alte Schmiede, Vienna; Around the Castle , Vienna; Kunsthalle.tmpSteyr; kunsthaus muerz, Mürzzuschlag (S) (Book)
• 1994 transitory high (with R. Rebhandl), Galleria Crossing, Portogruaro (S)
• 1993 zu Augen, Galerie im Stifterhaus, Linz (S) (Book)
• 1989 Braille IX, 7-star photo gallery, Steyr (S)

literature

• Theater Today (China, No. 12-2009)
• Eikon, Vienna (No. 55-2006; 36 / 37-2001; 21 / 22-1997)
• freeboard, Vienna (No. 140 / 141-2008)

Web links

• http://haraldgsaller.at/ Website of Harald Gsaller;
• Literature by and about Harald Gsaller in the catalog of the German National Library
• http://formwien.com/haraldgsaller.htm ;