Andreas Troeger
Encyclopedia
Andreas Troeger is an American artist, born and raised in Munich
, Germany
. He has been living in the East Village, Manhattan
of New York City
since 1992. After graduating film school in Munich, he was awarded a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service
to study additional film productions at NYU.
In the early nineties he collaborated with video art superstar Nam June Paik
, political video and Internet activist Paul Garrin
, avant-garde filmmakers such as Nick Zedd
and Iara Lee (Synthetic Pleasures and Architettura) and in 2007, published his first book ANTI BIOGRAPHY.
Best known as avant-garde
film
and video artist, he was awarded the German-Short-Film-Award, in 1990, for Lifepak, and created plenty of controversy, in 1992, with his unique art-documentary Path, a film about pathology workers performing an autopsy
and the video installation Strom, an extremely graphic depiction of missus of electric current in society.
In 1996-1998 he programmed and co-designed the Internet political art project namespace
, which was designed to unstrain the Internet
from special interest's control and expanded the artificial limitation of TLDs imposed on the Internet users by Network Solutions
and IANA
. The project was honored by the ARS Electronica.
He recently traveled to Cambodia
as director of photography to shoot and edit a documentary about Robert Clark (National Geographic Photographer) using a Nokia
cellphone camera to document Phnom Penh
and Siam Reep (Angkor Wat
).
He is currently working as an independent filmmaker, author
and video editor
and published his second artist-book (Which Once Are the Terrorists) a compilation of unscripted commentaries, collected from the West Bank
and from around the world about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
, inspired by the prospect of peace
in the Middle East
, collected from the author's Web installation [West-Bank.cam] from 2000 until 2007, and includes 18 digital paintings by the author.
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He has been living in the East Village, Manhattan
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
since 1992. After graduating film school in Munich, he was awarded a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service
German Academic Exchange Service
The German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation....
to study additional film productions at NYU.
In the early nineties he collaborated with video art superstar Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik was a Korean American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the first video artist....
, political video and Internet activist Paul Garrin
Paul Garrin
Paul Garrin, , is best known as a politically active video artist from the 1990s. His most famous work is Man with a Video Camera , 1989, in which he videotapes a riot in Tompkins Square Park in New York City's Lower East Side...
, avant-garde filmmakers such as Nick Zedd
Nick Zedd
Nick Zedd is an American filmmaker and author based in New York City. He coined the term Cinema of Transgression in 1985 to describe a loose-knit group of like-minded filmmakers and artists using shock value and black humor in their work...
and Iara Lee (Synthetic Pleasures and Architettura) and in 2007, published his first book ANTI BIOGRAPHY.
Best known as avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and video artist, he was awarded the German-Short-Film-Award, in 1990, for Lifepak, and created plenty of controversy, in 1992, with his unique art-documentary Path, a film about pathology workers performing an autopsy
Autopsy
An autopsy—also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy , autopsia cadaverum, or obduction—is a highly specialized surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present...
and the video installation Strom, an extremely graphic depiction of missus of electric current in society.
In 1996-1998 he programmed and co-designed the Internet political art project namespace
Namespace
In general, a namespace is a container that provides context for the identifiers it holds, and allows the disambiguation of homonym identifiers residing in different namespaces....
, which was designed to unstrain the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
from special interest's control and expanded the artificial limitation of TLDs imposed on the Internet users by Network Solutions
Network Solutions
Network Solutions, LLC is a technology company founded in 1979. The domain name registration business has become the most important division of the company. As of January 2009, Network Solutions managed more than 6.6 million domain names.-History:...
and IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is the entity that oversees global IP address allocation, autonomous system number allocation, root zone management in the Domain Name System , media types, and other Internet Protocol-related symbols and numbers...
. The project was honored by the ARS Electronica.
He recently traveled to Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
as director of photography to shoot and edit a documentary about Robert Clark (National Geographic Photographer) using a Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
cellphone camera to document Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
and Siam Reep (Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu,...
).
He is currently working as an independent filmmaker, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and video editor
Video editor
A video editor is a technically inclined individual that is involved with making creative video editing decision in the post-production of film making and video production...
and published his second artist-book (Which Once Are the Terrorists) a compilation of unscripted commentaries, collected from the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
and from around the world about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
, inspired by the prospect of peace
Peace
Peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent conflict. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility, peace also suggests the existence of healthy or newly healed interpersonal or international relationships, prosperity in matters of social or economic welfare, the...
in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, collected from the author's Web installation [West-Bank.cam] from 2000 until 2007, and includes 18 digital paintings by the author.
Film and videography
- The Styles of Sahag, 2009
- Alexander Rosenberg - Biography, 2009
- Central European Experience, 2009
- Fred Howard - Biography, 2009
- The Adventures of Señor Littlestone, 2009
- Nokia-Robert Clark in Cambodia, 2008
- Kill the Artist, 2007
- Sahag-Art of Style, 2006
- Alexander KlugeAlexander KlugeAlexander Kluge is an author and film director.-Early life, education and early career:Kluge was born in Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
, 2004–2005 - 911, 2002
- Paul and Paik, 1994
- Ex, 1994
- Fin, 1994
- Strom, 1992
- Crossmatch, 1992
- Sidetracked, 1992
- Path, 1992
- Lifepak, 1991
- Staccato, 1989
Troeger's works have been shown at
- SMART Cinema - A new project space in Amsterdam - Netherlands, 2008
- New Filmmakers Series - Anthology Film Archives - New York, NY - USA, 2008
- Newspace Gallery - Manchester, CT - USA, 2005
- Kasseler Documentary Film and Video Festival - Germany, 2002
- Machida City Museum of Graphics Art, Tokyo - Japan, 2002
- Asolo Art-Film Festival - Asolo - Italy, 2002
- Dactyle Foundation - New York, NY - USA, 2002
- The Kitchen Art Gallery - New York, NY - USA, 2002
- Crossroads Film Festival - Jackson, MS - USA, 2002
- File 2002, Electronic - Language Festival, Sãn Paolo - Brazil, 2002
- Pelham Art Center - Pelham, NY - USA, 2002
- Break 21 - Ljubljana - Slovenia, 2002
- Exit Art - New York, NY - USA, 2002
- La Panaderia Gallery - Mexico City - Mexico, 1999
- Krannert Art Museum - Champaign, IL - USA, 1996
- Human Rights Film and Video Festival - Netherlands, 1996
- New York Int. Video and Media Festival - USA, 1996
- Künstlerwerkstatt, Munich - Germany, 1996
- Thread Waxing Space - New York, NY - USA, 1994
- London Short Film Festival - London, United Kingdom, 1994
- Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin - Germany, 1994
- Museum Lenbachhaus. Munich - Germany, 1994
- Fototage Postmuseum, Frankfurt - Germany, 1993
- Facta, Gallery of the City, Prague - Czech Republic, 1992
- Hof Film Festival - Hof, Germany, 1992
- Karlovy Vary Film and Video Festival - Czech Republic, 1992
- Tel Aviv Student Film Festival, Tel Aviv - Israel, 1992
- Munich Documentary Film Festival - Germany, 1992
- Barcelona Documentary Film Festival - Spain, 1992
Publication
- Which Ones Are the Terrorists, 2008 ISBN 1440403201
- Anti Biography, 2007 ISBN 1434805171
