Sven Windszus | Lebensraum (Living Space), 2020
Interactive 4K Video Installation, Air Pump, Concrete and Electronics
Description
70.5 × 123 × 13 cm
Unique
The fate of the human race is within the hands of each participant. Through handling the pump, Windszus invites the participant to populate the glass tank with randomly generated heads. Like balloons, the inflated heads squeeze against each other as the tank becomes more crowded. As space increasingly narrows, the heads pant more heavily, struggling to keep up with the rising water level. If we keep pumping, the living condition for each head becomes more severe. The participants are left with the responsibility to decide.
Between continuing pumping or halting the process, Windszus brilliantly visualises the consequences of overpopulation. Living Space calls on decisions to be made, as we face the destruction of our habitat due to the rising sea level. The dichotomic responsibilities - between the survival of human populations and the preservation of our habitat - are rehearsed in the experiment prompted by the air pump. The urgent calling of disintegrated living conditions due to climate change informs our interaction with the installation.
Price
14.875,00 €
Year
2020
Type
Installation
Interactive
Tags
Installation
Sven Windszus
Media
Price
14.875,00 €
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
BORN IN HILDESHEIM
LIVES AND WORKS IN BERLIN, GERMANY
Sven Windszus was born in Northern Germany in 1974. He studied graphic design in Hildesheim at the University of Applied Science and Art. Since 2003 he has lived in Berlin, where he works as a multimedia artist. His works focus on the interaction of digital processes and the analysis of reality and consciousness. Sven wants to uncover the contradictions in the reality of his life and question his habits. Many of his works are interactive installations that invite the viewer to actively participate. Through this type of discussion, existing perspectives and ideas are correlated with the content of his work.
Sven's work has been exhibited in Greece, Italy, Sweden and Great Britain. In 2020 Sven won the “YICCA international contest of contemporary art” 2nd prize and in 2021 the “BBA Artist Prize”. In 2022 he showed his first solo exhibition at BBA Gallery in Berlin. In 2023 he won the “Honorary Mention” award at the Prix Ars Electronica and the award for best video installation at the London Art Biennale.
Education & Training
2003
Graphic Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hildesheim,
Germany
Exhibitions
2024
echoes of tomorrow. yes, today! BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Noise_Media Art Fair, BBA Gallery, Kadiköy City Museum, Istanbul, Turkei
Nordart, Group Show, Germany
2023
PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA, Group Show, Linz, Austria
London Art Biennale, Group Show, London, UK
2022
IV. MKH Biennale, Group Show, Halberstadt, Germany
Holy Shit, Solo Show, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2021
BBA Artist Prize, Group Show, BBA Gallery, Kühlhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
48h Neukölln, Group Show, Berlin, Germany
YICCA International Contest of Contemporary Art, Group Show, Milano, Italy
Bauhaus Reuse Exhibition, The Only Artist, Berlin, Germany
2020
Ars Electronica, Group Show, .ART Gallery, Online
Artificial Intelligence, Group Shoe, Jönköpings Läns Museum, Sweden
2019
Ostrale, exhibition: Biennale for Contemporary Art, Group Show, Dresden, Germany
2018
Video Art Miden group exhibition, Group Show, Archaeological Museum of Messenia, Greece
Singularity Now Athens Digital Arts Festival, Group Show, Athens, Greece
Prizes
2023
London Art Biennale, Award for Digital Work & Video, London, Great Britain
PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA, Honorary Mention, Linz, Austria
2021
BBA Artist Prize, First Prize Winner, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2020 - 2021
nYICCA international Contest of Contemporary Art, Second Prize Winner, Milan, Italy
