Archive 2014-15
Torsten Lauschmann
- Venue: Fine Art Lecture Theatre
- Start: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:00:00 BST
- End: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:00:00 BST
We are delighted to welcome Torsten Lauschmann. Lauschmann’s art is notable for its innovative and idiosyncratic approach across a range of formats including photography, sound, video, online projects, performance and installation. He is interested in the earliest forms of magical and cinematic entertainment, as well as the latest technological advances. He tweaks the mechanics of both digital and analogue technologies, producing works that explore our relationship with machines, as well as our understanding of the moving image and illusion.
Made using a range of materials, found objects and technological processes, his works defy categorisation and deliberately avoid the notion of a signature style or appearance. Instead Lauschmann is interested in delving into the fundamentals of life and human nature – resulting in artworks that range from the melancholic, poetic and romantic to the theoretical and the absurd. The combination of the home-made and the high-tech is another integral part of many of Lauschmann’s works – their low-fi and DIY appearance can often mask the complexity of their construction.
He has exhibited at the following venues - Tate Modern, Venice Biennale, Kunsthalle Hamburg, ACCA, Melbourne, CCA Glasgow, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh. Lauschmann studied Fine Art Photography at the Glasgow School of Art (1997), and gained his MA in Media Art from ZKM in Karlsruhe (2001). He lives and works in Glasgow.