"Some random viewers break out in cold sweat." (Tools+Toys 3/2000)
SHIFZ are a Vienna (Austria) based art group founded 1996. Their interdisciplinary works revolve around conciousness altering techniques and the challenges of modern technologies.
One of SHIFZ' main aims is to point out the bonds between modern sciences and art in general and to demonstrate the way specific technologies effect artistic production in the 21st century.
Electronic media serve as a means for artistic expression and, at the same time, are confronted with the variety of "traditional" forms of expression.
One important issue within their activities is communication and collaborating
with local and international artists and artists' groups working in the field of perception resp. who critically/creatively deal with the
developments within the information era.
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Past Activities
"Abstract Brainbody Circumstances" - series of events,
Wien, 1996
Participation at "Labyrinth" Festival,
Kopenhagen, Sept/Okt 1996
Exhibition "Jam", Semper Depot, Akademie
für Angewandte Kunst, Wien (participation)1997 (featured on "Seitenblicke"))
Exhibit, VEKKS, autonome Kunstgallerie,
Wien, 1997
Exhibit, Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin,
1997
escape-lounge, public-netbase forum, Mediaspace,
Messepalast Wien, 1997 - EEG-music
Exhibition "Verstandsaufnahme", Schloß
Gloggnitz, 1998(participation)
SHIFZ-o-Vision - 2 x ½ hours television
on TIV, Mai/Juni 99
Performance "Brainwashingmachine"zur
E-55 Rallye 99 at RHIZ - Live-broadcast on Radio Orange
Participation in "Wahrnehmungsralley E55",
Wien-Berlin, '97 u. '99
"Rapid-Brainwash", Cafe Zapata, Berlin, '99
Exhibit & Performances "Brainwashingmachine",
KunstGalerieBunker Wiesbaden, '99
Exhibit "Brainwashingmachine", Vitrine
i .d. Babenbergerpassage, Wien, '99
Exhibit of "Cock-Bot-One", british short
film night, WUK, Wien '99
ROBÖXOTICA
'99 - VEKKS,
Wien - featured on TIV
cooperation w/ NurSchrec (VitalReality and
Space-Navigation), Berlin
concerts with brain/computer-interface "Binary Drug": TÜWI, Arena, Flex, Wien '95-'97
2000:
"AL" surveillancerobot in coop w/
NurSchrec, Vitrine Babenbergerpassage, Wien
24h brainwash - Vitrinen-Installation in
Babenbergerstrassen-Passage/Wien / shortfilm (Fragment zum Spülfim
0.5)
Body of work exhibition SHIFZ 1995-2000 (Bericht in Tools&Toys)
Participation an Hearings des Institut für
Transakustik (iftaf)
Participation "Der Staat, der Tod, ..." (P.
Handke), Stift Griffen (Kärnten) - Installationen, Musik, Klang (s.
Pressespiegel)
shortfilms: Fragmente zum Spülfim 0.6,
0.7
Participation in Georg P. Thoman-Symposium, ars electronica 2000
Participation "4000 revolutions" - Soundinstallation
im Riesenrad
transart-Festival: Zagreb, Netclub mama:
Installation of Brainwashing-Salon and neuronal guided tour of Vienna
participation exhibit "superheroes", podroom,
Wien
Installationen of Cocktailrobot I at
British Shortfilm Nights
Publikation of an article/transcript
in Sinn-haft and installation "BrainRacing" at presentation of the
magazine.
ROBÖXOTICA
2000 - Berichte auf TIV
2001:
participation am Prix Ars Electronica Cyber Arts
2001 - interactive arts.
TBS prototype 1.0 - Tacheles
/ Berlin
Wien Gondel - Tacheles/Berlin
ROBOEXOTICA 2001
WienGondel - VEKKS / Wien
WienGondel - iftaf / Wien
2002:
March: TBS prototype 2.0 - Basis Wien
- cooperation with EvaT.
April: SHIFZ organises a russian tour
with shows at SKIF-Festival for the bands Art Reform Unit, Fuckhead
and Naked Lunch
May: Wien-Gondel, Arena (Kühlraum2)
Sept: cooperation w/ EvaT. - "Screenies",
Galerie am Park, Wien
Nov: Organising of ROBOEXOTICA
2002 Electric Ave., Museumsquartier
Wien, hosted by monochrom
Dezember:
Annual Cocktail Robot Awards at Kallco-Haus,
Breite Gasse 6
Lecture/Powerpoint-presentation
at Magasin, 3., Hegergasse 21,
as part of the event "Interdisziplinär"
2003:
Jan: Lecture at Buryzone, Bratislava
Feb: SHIFZin´ gears / mediated spaces - im magasin,
1030 Wien
April: Kunst am Park
May: Zippie-Fest
June: Soho in Ottakring
July: Wurml ch am Park
Nov: ROBÖXOTICA 2003
2004:
Jan.: art's birthday
May-Aug.: Andererseits: Die Phantastik
July: Wurml ch
Okt: netznetz
Nov: ROBÖXOTICA 2004
2005:
Jan-April: UPDATE
Sept: Open Knowledge Architectures / MediaArtCafe hosted by SHIFZ: Innovative Musical Practices
Okt: Open Knowledge Architectures / MediaArtCafe hosted by SHIFZ: Testing the Turing Test
Nov: ROBOEXOTICA 2005
Dec: Production of ROBOEXOTICA feature (4hrs.) on Okto TV
Participation re.sonance.005
2006:
SMS-Bots, a cooperation with Sergey Teterin, Freudbot
Brainbay 1.1 released
TinkerTank