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Wolfgang Temmel
1953
He lives in Schwanberg, Styria in the south of Austria. He has spent
much time in New York and London. With his visual and acoustic as well
as recent olfactory works, he has participated in numerous exhibitions
and festivals (e.g.: Ars Electronica Linz; steirischer herbst; Wiener
Festwochen; Berliner Hörspieltage; europa'79, Stuttgart; Banff Center of
the Arts, Canada; Radio ORF - Austrian Public Broadcasting Station;
Graphische Sammlung Albertina , Vienna; Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum
Joanneum, Graz).
Between 1985 and 1992, he collaborated with Fedo Ertl (A) to form the
artists' duo TEER (TEmmel/ERtl). TEER produced works -primarily
installations - that made socio-political references, e.g. Silent News,
Wiener Festwochen 1992.
Since the beginning of the Eighties, he has produced an ever increasing
number of acoustic works; amongst these was (He)artbeats at the 1989 Ars
Electronica Linz in cooperation with ORF
Kunstradio.
In 1989, he founded the Stille Post Orchestra - whose work motto was
"separately I am - together we are" - with varying musicians, amongst
whom were: Jon Rose, Werner Jauk, Franz Schmuck, Gerfried Stocker, Josef
Klammer, Andreas Kerkhoff. In 1991 the CD Stille Post No. 1 was
released.
In 1992, he founded the Ensemble Acoustic Resource (E.A.R.) with Axel
Rab and Mr. Spock. In cooperation with the Graphische Sammlung Albertina
and the ORF
Kunstradio,
he realized the project Symphonie No. 1 Albertina.
In 1995 for ORF
Kunstradio he realized the piece Am Arsch der Welt
(At the Back of Beyond) together with Gottfried Bechtold (A), Robert
Kozinuk (CAN) Inge Liese Christiansson (DK), Jim Denley (AUS), Eberhard
Eckerle (D), and others.
Since 1983, Temmel has been working on Eine Kunstgeschichte (An Art
History) in diverse medial situations, as for instance:
"An art history - 11 episodes in 11 languages in 11 minutes"
with Hank Bull, Sergio Messina, Vuk Cosic, Akihiko Fuke, Thomas
Mulcaire, Rasa Smite, Janos Sugar, Not Vital, Olia Lialina, Jale Tükel &
Sevgi Uluköylü - for ORF Kunstradio in 1997.
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