steffenschöni

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Karl Steffen and Heidi Schöni

steffenschöni is a Swiss artist duo consisting of Heidi Schöni and Karl Steffen.

biography

Heidi Schöni (* 1953) trained as a primary school teacher and attended the specialist class at the Zurich University of the Arts, ZHdK. She has been a freelance artist and lecturer since 1981.

Karl Steffen (* 1953) trained as a chemical laboratory assistant at the ETH Zurich . This was followed by further training in biochemistry and photography at the University of Florida and at Salzburg College . He has been an artist and instructor since 1980.

steffenschöni live and work in Schmidshof , Switzerland.

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The artist duo has been working under the steffenschöni label since 1989 . Installations with video, photography and materials such as styrofoam, found objects, remains of demolished houses, parts of plants, site-specific artifacts and fragments made by the artist himself. Since their collaboration with the Halle K multimedia group, steffenschöni's projects have developed as a kind of sampling that creates a conglomerate of thematic fields, establishes current and historical references and also includes the current position, resources and work tools. They combine this attitude with the desire to search, find and connect as well as with a passion for media tinkering and basic craft and horticultural work.

Work

"Nix", garden dreams-dream gardens, Art Museum Thurgau, Kartause Ittingen, 2014
"Core", Thurgau retrospective, Thurgau Art Museum, Ittingen Charterhouse, 2013

Solo projects

  • 2012 “Project Space”, Adrian Bleisch Gallery, Arbon
  • 2004 “seascape; basic (s) II ”, Romanshorn harbor area
  • 2003 "BASIC (S)", Arbon art gallery
  • 1998 "Projections", Kunsthalle "Wil
  • 1997 "Blue Prints", Kunstraum Kreuzlingen
  • 1991 "EiS", Stellmacherhaus Weinfelden and U-Galerie Zurich

Group projects

  • 2015 SingenKunst Art Museum Singen.
  • 2014 “Garden Dreams-Dream Gardens”, Art Museum Thurgau, Ittingen Charterhouse
  • 2013 “Current Positions”, Museum Bickel, Walenstadt
  • 2012 “Konglomerate”, Kunsthalle Neuwerk, Constance
  • 2010 "Small Dig", Lichtinseln II, Siebenbergen Island, Kassel
  • 2008 “A4 / Aggregat 4”, Nothing to declare, 4th Triennial, Friedrichshafen

Publications

  • SingenKunst 2015 . Catalog, Kunstverein Singen, 2015.
  • Hatake . Brochure, Neidhart, C., Preisser, M., Verlag Benteli, 2012 (publication series “facetten” of the cultural foundation of the Canton of Thurgau)
  • Islands of light . Catalog, Hutter, M., Thol, H., Hannover / Kassel, 2009.
  • zeroposition . Book, steffenschöni, Niggli-Verlag Sulgen, 2008 (projects 1987 to 2007)
  • Nothing to declare . 4th Triennale Friedrichshafen, catalog, Drabble, B., Messmer, D., Omlin, S., Nuremberg, 2008.
  • Flotsam . Catalog, Bienz, F., Tekenbroek, I., Fritz, U., Schatz, C., Horn, 2007.

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