Siggi Hofer Siggi Hofer

OPENING
Thursday, 29.06.2006, 6.30 pm

WELCOME
Hans-Peter Haselsteiner

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sabine B. Vogel. Art historian

The native of South Tyrol in 1970 put his ideas about the use of architectural space on paper in a decidedly idiosyncratic manner. High-rise complexes, housing estates and industrial buildings rise on exposed open spaces in extremely rugged areas. Motorways, bridges and rivers do not always create a connection from one junction to another, sometimes break off and lead into the depths of gaping gorges. From a bird's eye view and with obsessive attention to detail, Hofer designs his bizarre, utopian concepts of conquering space. He inserts blocks of text that scream "Ende", "King Kong" or "Bang" as compositional breaks and thus reveals the narrative potential of his works. Hofer does not only know how to transform our conception of built-up surroundings in his graphic work. He also appeals to our conventional concepts of space and order with font installations made from pressboard. As a video shows, the artist becomes a pop star with a beers-of-the-air. And he also has an impressive collection of Milva records. Photos from childhood and youth as well as yoghurt pots piled up to form skyscrapers are further set pieces of this well-choreographed show, which should not only be popular with the employees of the building holding company. 
Manisha Jothady

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Photos: STRABAG ART