SIS.TM

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SIS.TM (also SISTM) was an art project by the Swiss artist Hans Peter Riegel that existed from 2002 to 2008 and dealt critically with the socialization of individuals on the Internet . Following the practice of anonymity of authors , which is common on the Internet , the artist hid himself behind the pseudonyms SIS.TM or Taggman . This was an anticipation of the phenomena of covert authorship known today, such as Anonymous .

history

In January 2004, the Zurich underground gallery Platform exhibited 11 works that were announced under the pseudonym SISTM . They were screenshots from the Internet , portraits of women who prostituted themselves on the web .

The exhibition Incredible Subjects took place in the same place in May 2005 under the pseudonym changed to SIS.TM. SIS.TM can be understood as a play on words from SISTM or SIS for system and TM for trademark . Incredible Subjects consisted of webcam screenshots combined with blog texts that were completely pasted over the walls of the gallery. The theme of this exhibition was the self-portrayal of young people on the platforms of the Internet and their social isolation that can be seen here . Through media reports on the exhibition, not least in the main edition of the Tagesschau , the topic aroused interest in Switzerland, even among a broad audience previously far removed from the Internet, and led to controversy in the blogger scene.

In the following years, SIS.TM regularly drew attention to itself with critical articles that addressed the new forms of socialization as they resulted from the increased use of the Internet. The main themes were the representation of sexual obsession , self-harm and violent fantasy .

SIS.TM produced a series of videos called Flickering Subjects that were made with compiled Internet takeouts. Among other things, an eight-hour video that consisted of cut takeouts of self- portraits by young protagonists distributed on YouTube and a film with instructions on how to exercise physical violence, such as is common in the hooligan scene, can be found on YouTube .

In 2006, SIS.TM published the book Flickering Subjects , a compilation of texts based on authentic blogs.

In 2007, SIS.TM carried out an extensive campaign entitled Learn More , with which the prostitution of minors on the Internet was denounced, which is also consumed by Internet or mobile phone users who are also underage. Part of the campaign were four meter high "advertising posters" in Zurich's public space.

In 2008 SIS.TM declared the end of the project.

Exhibitions

  • 2002 First Pack , T2 Maag Areal, Zurich
  • 2003 Second Pack , T2 Maag area, Zurich
  • 2003 Third Pack , Murg spinning mill, Murg
  • 2004 Female Subjects , Platform 11, Zurich
  • 2005 Incredible Subjects , Platform 11, Zurich
  • 2006 Draw Subjects , Platform 11, Zurich
  • 2007 Flickering Subjects I , eyewitnesses, images of war, globality and blogs, Pfäffikon
  • 2007 Flickering Subjects II , Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich
  • 2007 Flickering Subjects III , Tweakfest, Zurich
  • 2007 Learn more - Flickering Subjects IV , Zurich public space
  • 2007 Aggression - Flickering Subjects V , Kunsthalle Winterthur , Winterthur
  • 2007 Funny Subjects , Bread and Games Gallery, Berlin
  • 2008 Do you eat - Flickering Subjects VI , Kaskadenkondensator, Basel
  • 2008 Flickering Subjects VII and VIII , Galerie Brot und Spiele, Berlin

Movies

  • Flickering Subjects I-VIII , with Hans Peter Riegel , 8 video films, Zurich, 2002, 2008
  • Funny Subjects , video film, Berlin, 2007
  • Draw Subjects , video film, Zurich, 2006
  • Dumb , video film, Zurich, 2005

Publications

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lexicon on Art in Switzerland: Riegel, Hans Peter
  2. ↑ "Face Battle, comments on Incredible Subjects" Neo van Harff, catalog of the exhibition, Zurich 2005, pp 2-3
  3. ↑ "I'm alone, get me out of here", Sascha Renner, Tagesanzeiger, Zurich, May 29, 2005
  4. ^ Tagesschau Schweizer Fernsehen, May 30, 2005, 7.30 p.m.
  5. ↑ "The Self as a Nerd and Blogger", Paolo Bianchi, Kunstforum International ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Vol. 181, Ruppichteroth 2006, pp. 74-79 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kunstforum.de
  6. ↑ "Flickerung Subjects," Polzer Britta, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich 2007, above, p.
  7. ↑ "The housing of privacy crumbles and the unpredictable appears", Paolo Bianchi, Seedamm Kulturzentrum, Bulletin 79, Pfäffikon 2007, pp. 12-13, pp. 18-19
  8. ↑ "Aggression-Flickering Subjects V", Oliver Kielmayer, Kunsthalle Winterthur , Winterthur 2007, pp. 59-64
  9. ^ "Aggression", Kunsthalle Winterthur , October 21-22. December 2007
  10. ^ "Flickering Subjects - in the brain-drenching monumental murmur of the network", digital brainstorming , March 12, 2007
  11. ^ "The moral furor of the SIS.TM", digital brainstorming , August 22, 2007
  12. ↑ "Intimacies in the World Wide Web", Dominique von Burg, Art Bulletin  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , No. 9 2007, pp. 24-29@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.kunstbulletin.ch