Torsten lauschmann biography

He has exhibited work widely, including at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami; ICA, London and Arnolfini, Bristol.
Biography.
Elisa Kay discovers a spirit of personal adventure in the work of Glasgow based artist/inventor/producer Torsten Lauschmann.

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An understated, stylish mix of sculpture, video, drawing and photography united in eclecticism—the many facets of Torsten Lauschmann’s approach are evident in his latest solo show, where dialogues are established between a collection of aesthetically and conceptually different works.

An ironic and absurd curiosity sets the tone. The ethos of the ubiquitous ‘Self Portrait as a Pataphysical Object’, extends beyond the absurdity of the aptly titled sculpture—a chandelier of interconnected, multi-coloured audio leads and jacks that power one small bulb, its humour highlighting Lauschmann’s adaptability and tongue-in-cheek stance.

The sculptural video installation, ‘The Mathematician (Pál Erdös)’, is a portrait composed entirely of numerical figures, enunciating audio spliced from interviews with the eccentric mathematician. Reminiscent of cubist portraiture, a composition is projected onto a blackboard resting on an easel. It is easy to establish parallels between Lauschmann’s art and Erdös’ mathematical practices, and indeed between video and painting. Over nine minutes, Erdös re

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Selected Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

Torsten Lauschmann was born in Bad Soden, Germany in 1970 and currently lives and works in Glasgow. Lauschmann received his MA in Media Art from Zentrum fur Kunst und Medien (ZKM) Karlsruhe and his BA from in Fine Art Photogrpahy from (Hons) Glasgow School of Art. Torsten Lauschmann's work is concerned with the cross-over between materials, techniques and technologies. Manifested through photography, video, sound, online work, drawing and installation, he finds ways to interfere with technological processes in order to reveal hidden dimensions. Within his installations and films individual pieces are networked, meaning each element affects the way others appear or perform. This interconnectedness raises questions about how technologies can change and impact our collective and individual behaviours. Select exhibitions include Marvellous Possessions, Glasgow (2015), Sound Spill, West, Den Haag, Holland (2012); Samsung Art+ Prize 2012, BFI, London (2012); Alma Matters, Screening, Tramway, Glasgow (2012); Before The Revolut

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The exhibition will feature new commissions alongside significant works from the past decade, including Misshapen Pearl (2003), a wistful investigation of the streetlamps function in consumer society. Skipping Over Damaged Areas (2010) shows a series of film titles narrated by a voice-over artist, creating a new and unexpected narrative from the appropriated footage.

Born in Germany in 1970, Torsten Lauschmann lives and works in Glasgow. He has exhibited work widely, including at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami; ICA, London and Arnolfini, Bristol. In 2006 he created World Jump Day, a high-profile hoax encouraging people across the Western Hemisphere to jump at the same time in order to shift the Earths orbit. More recently, he received the inaugural Margaret Tait Award and a Vital Spark commission from Creative Scotland, and he has been shortlisted for this years Jarman Award. Torsten Lauschmann is represented by Mary Mary, Glasgow.