Markus Kison
is a digital artist based in Berlin. At present Kison is researching on the role of the contemporary human being in a digital augmented world. He has exhibited in various museums worldwide, received international awards and given talks at art and design conferences.
Education
1998-2001 Educated as a graphic designer in Ulm |
2002-2003 Studies on physics at the University of Ulm |
2003-2008 Studies on visual communication at the University of the Arts Berlin (
Prof. Joachim Sauter,
Prof. Jussi Ängeslevä). Graduated with diploma.
Awards / grants
Artist-in-residence: .HBC Berlin, 2010 |
Postgraduate scholarship of the state Berlin (NaFög), 2009 |
Artist-in-residence: Tokyo Wonder Site, 2009 |
Japan Media Arts Festival 2008, Excellence Price |
Prix Ars Electronica 2008, Honourable Mention |
Re/act Festival 2008, winner category „Interactiv Art“ |
Re/act Festival 2008, winner special price: residency at ZKM Karlsruhe |
Digital Sparks Award 08, Honourable Mention |
CYNETart Festival 2006, „Sponsorship Award of the Saxon Ministry of Science and the Fine Arts“ |
Transmediale Award 2006, nomination |
Winner Digital Sparks Award 06 |
Japan Media Arts Festival 06, Jury Recommended Artwork
Group exhibitions
Raumtrigger, Taiga Art Space, St. Petersburg, RU, 2012 |
DEAF-The Power Of Things, Post Main, Rotterdam, NL, 2012 |
Together in Electric Dreams. Abwesende Anwesenheit, Haus für Elektronische Künste Basel, CH, 2011 |
Protocol, LEAP Berlin, DE, 2011 |
Formbefunde – prozedurale Anamorphosen, .HBC Berlin, DE, 2010 |
Bilderschlachten, in cooperation with „COLOSSAL - Kunst Fakt Fiktion“, curated by Jan Hoet, Osnabrück, DE, 2009 |
Cyberarts - Prix Ars Electronica Linz, OK-Centrum, AT, 2008 |
Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition, Hong-Gah Museum, Taipei, TW, 2008 |
Identity, Dominikanerkirche, Osnabrück, DE, 2007 |
Permanent exhibition, Ars Electronica Center, Linz, AT, 2007 |
The world is my imagination, Cube Centre, Manchester, UK, 2007 |
Galerie Tristesse Deluxe, Berlin, 2007, DE |
Geomatrix, SESI Gallery, Sao Paulo, BR, 2007 |
CYNETART_06HUMANE, Kunsthaus Dresden, DE, 2006 |
ComputerKunstWerke, ZKM Karlsruhe, DE, 2006
Festival exhibitions
Enter 6, International art | sci | tech | biennale Prague, CZ, 2013 |
Meta.Morf 2012 - biennial for art & technology, Trondheim, NO, 2012 |
Wearable Technology, Netherlands Media Art Institute - Montevideo, NL, 2009 |
Ich-Maschine, Edith-Russ-Haus für Medienkunst, Oldenburg, DE, 2009 |
Japan Media Arts Festival, The National Art Center Tokyo, JP, 2009 |
Pixelache Festival, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, FL 2009 |
13th Media Art Biennale WRO - Expanded city, WRO Center Wroclaw, PL, 2009 |
Optica Festival La Paz, Cinemateca Boliviana, La Paz, BO, 2009 |
lab.stop, Augsburg, DE, 2009 |
EMAF - European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, DE, 2008 |
Seamless 08, Boston Museum of Science, USA, 2008 |
Pixxelpoint Festival, Nova Gorica, SL, 2008 |
Amber‘08, Instanbul, TR, 2008 |
LAB30 Augsburger Kunstlabor, Augsburg, DE, 2008 |
Ars Electronica Linz, AT, 2007 |
International Media Art Biennale WRO 07, Wroclaw, PL |
Transmediale 06, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, DE |
Japan Media Arts Festival, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, JP, 2006 |
Pixelache Festival, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art Helsinki, FL, 2006
Permanent installations in public space
touched echo. 2007-2009. Brühlsche Terrrasse, Dresden, DE |
touched echo Osnabrueck. 2009, pedestrian area, Osnabrück, DE
Collections
Building the new AEC, 2007, Ars Electronica Center, Linz, AT
Talks (selection)
this happened, BFI Southbank London, GB, 2008 |
amber '08, Istanbul, TR, 2008 |
FILE 07 - Electronic Language International Festival, SESI Gallery, Sao Paulo, BR, 2007 |
Innovationsforum Interaktiondesign, Hans Otto Theater, Potsdam, DE, 2007 |
Digital Sparks Award, ZKM Karlsruhe, DE, 2006 |
Transmediale 06, Akademie der Künste Berlin, DE, 2006
Newspaper coverage
New York Post, USA, 2007/10/14 |
The Statesman, India, 2007/10/26 |
The Statesman, India, 2007/10/20 |
El Mundo, Spain, 2008/07/17 |
Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, 2007/10/16 |
Folha de S.Paulo, Brazil, 2008/07/03 |
Courier Japan, Japan, 2007/12
Online coverage
SPIEGELonline (
in german) |
BoingBoing
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We make money not art
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Japan Media Arts Festival 08 interview |
heise: telepolis (german) |
New York Times Blog |
Makezine |
Wired