The artistic practice of Hannes Egger is linked to an essentially conceptual approach aimed at engaging and interacting with the public. His performances, installations and participatory projects invite people to adopt an unusual attitude or viewpoint, in order to reflect on our surrounding reality and the way we share the spaces we inhabit. His concept of art does not refer to an opus in the most traditional sense, but consists of creating situations of an open and in-progress platform, to see how these situations will develop once the audience participates. Egger often provides some coordinates or instructions to follow, and thus turns the action of the participant into the art work itself.

Bio

Hannes Egger, born 1981 in Merano (Italy), studied philosophy at the University of Vienna and at the "La Sapienza" in Rome. His artistic practice is linked to an essentially conceptual approach aimed at engaging and interacting with the public. His performances, installations and participatory projects invite people to adopt an unusual attitude or viewpoint, in order to reflect on our surrounding reality and the way we share the spaces we inhabit. His concept of art does not refer to an opus in the most traditional sense, but consists of creating situations of an open and in-progress platform. Egger often provides some coordinates or instructions to follow, and thus turns the action of the participant into the art work itself. He has many one-man and collective shows to his name, including ZKM, Karlsruhe (D); 14th Curitiba International Biennial, Curitiba (BR); The MAC, Dallas (USA); MART – Galleria Civica di Trento, Trento, (I); Galleria Premio Suzzara, Suzzara (I); Magazin4, Bregenz (A); Centro d'Arte, Cavalese, (I); Mewo Kunsthalle, Memmingen, (D), Museion, Bolzano (I); Galerie M, Berlin (I); Fondazione Barriera, Turin (I); Empty Cube, Lisbon (PT); Museo D’Emporda, Figueres, (ES); Kunsthalle Krems, Krems (A); Dox, Prague (CZ); Quartair, The Hague (NL); Forte di Fortezza, Fortezza (I); Art Center, Krasnojarsk (RU); 54. Venice Biennale, Venice (I);