Michael Höpfner
Michael Höpfner (*1972 in Krems/Donau, Austria) studied painting and graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and Fine Art Photography at the Glasgow School of Art. He lives and works in Vienna. His work is based on the experience of walking journeys in desert and steppe areas between Eastern Europe and China, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Tibet, China and South Korea.He reflects on these landscapes, the changing nomadic societies and his own performance in installations that use black and white photography, drawings, slide projections and tent sculptures.
selected exhibitions
2010
Katarina Zdjelar - Michael Höpfner, ar/ge kunst Bozen, Italy, curated by Luigi Fassi
Shorapakok, Antonio Rovaldi - Michael Höpfner, Italy, curated by Davide Ferri
Above And Beyond; Forum Stadtpark Graz, Austria
Desert, Bétonsalon, Paris, France
HaVE A LoOk! HAve a Look!, FormContent, London, GB
2009
On Foot, Hubert Winter Gallery, Vienna, Austria (solo)
Die Form der Isolation, Marc Aschenbrenner - Michael Höpfner, Galerie Olaf Stüber, Berlin, Germany
Distance Creates Desire, Kunstverein Salzburg, Austria
Creative Migration - Austrian Cultural Forum, New York City, NY
2008
unsettled conditions, Kunstraum Noe, Vienna; Austria (solo)
Dragged Down Into Lowercase, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland
Open Plan, Art Athina, Athens, Greece; curated by Betina M. Busse
Raumzeitraum, 150 Jahre Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria
