Z I M O U N

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Curriculum Vitae Using simple and functional components, Zimoun builds architecturally-minded platforms of sound. Exploring mechanical rhythm and flow in prepared systems, his installations incorporate commonplace industrial objects. In an obsessive display of simple and functional materials, these works articulate a tension between the orderly patterns of Modernism and the chaotic forces of life. Carrying an emotional depth, the acoustic hum of natural phenomena in Zimoun's minimalist constructions effortlessly reverberates. Zimoun, born in Switzerland in 1977, is a self-taught artist based in Bern. His work has been presented in solo and group shows as well as performances in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and South America. Zimoun has been awarded different art prizes and residencies and has served as a guest lecturer. Recent displays of his work include exhibitions at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei; the Ringling Museum of Art, Florida; the Contemporary Art Museum MNAC Bucharest; Art Basel; Galerie Denise René Paris; bitforms gallery New York; Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein; and an upcoming show at the Nam June Paik Art Center in Korea, among others. In 2003, Zimoun and graphic designer Marc Beekhuis founded Leerraum [ ] - which has become a platform for creative exchange among artists, designers, architects,... who explore forms and structures based on reductive principles and careful yet radical use of materials.
Solo Exhibitions
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000	_Galerie Denise René, Paris, France. _bitforms gallery, New York, USA. _Obore, Biennale Elektra, Montreal, Canada. _Centrum Jultury Agora, Wroclaw, Poland. _Tonus Labor, Bern, Switzerland. _The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota FL, USA. _Contemporary Art Museum MNAC, Rokolectiv, Bucharest, Romania. _Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, Swissnex, San Francisco, USA. _Lydgalleriet, Bergen, Norway. _Weltecho Galerie, Chemnitz, Germany. _Platform Gallery, Send+Receive, Winnipeg, Canada. _Inspace, Edingburgh, United Kingdom _Krzysztofory Gallery, Krakow, Poland. _Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Schichtwechsel, Liechtenstein. _Vooruit Arts Center, Gent, Belgium. _La Rada, Locarno, Switzerland. _Push Gallery, Elektra, Montreal, Canada. _Kunstraum Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. _Artis Galerie, Büren a.A., Switzerland. _Links Duflon Racz Gallery, Bern, Switzerland. _Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Chicago, USA. _Bon Accueil / Electroni[k], Rennes, France. _Monkey Town, New York, USA. _Espacio Menosuno, Madrid, Spain. _Die Schachtel, Milano, Italy. _Artis Gallery, Büren a.A., Switzerland. _Stadtgalerie, Bern, Switzerland. _Leerraum [ ], Bern, Switzerland. _FIT, Berlin, Germany. _Kunstraum, Aarau, Switzerland. _Gallerie Wandelbar, Gstaad, Switzerland. _Marks Blond Gallery, Bern, Switzerland. _Artis Gallery, Büren a.A., Switzerland. _Gallery Wandelbar, Gstaad, Switzerland. _Progr, Bern, Switzerland. _Tonus Labor, Bern, Switzerland. _Tonus Labor, Bern, Switzerland. _Tonus Labor, Bern, Switzerland. _Tonus Labor, Bern, Switzerland.
Duo Exhibitions
2011 2009	_Kunsthalle Luzern, Forum für Neue Musik, Switzerland. _Mois Multi, Québec, Canada. _bitforms gallery NYC, New York, USA.
Group Exhibitions
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002	_Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan. _Nam June Paik Art Center, Soeul, Republic Korea. _Laboral Centro de Arte y Creación, Gijón, Spain. _ART Basel, Switzerland \| Galerie Denise René Paris. _NOVA Cultura Contemporânea, São Paulo + Belo Horizonte, Brasil. _Maison des Arts de Créteil, Créteil, France. _Project Madonna, Sala Dogana, Genova, Italy. _VIA, Maubeuge-Mons, France. _Papay Gyro Nights Art, Orkney, Scottland, United Kingdom. _ART Basel, Switzerland \| Galerie Denise René Paris. _Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal, Switzerland. _List Art Center, David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence, USA. _FIAC Art Fair, Paris, France \| Galerie Denise René Paris. _PULSE Art Fair, Miami \| bitforms gallery NYC. _Galerie Christinger de Mayo, Zürich, Switzerland. _Galerie Denise René, Paris, France. _Eyebeam Gallery / Optophonica, New York City, USA. _James Gallery, CUNY Graduate Center, New York City, USA. _ROJO®Nova Contemporary Culture, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. _Project MADONNA#FUST, Sala Dogana, Genova, Italy _Science Festival, Belgrade, Serbia. _Ososphère, Strassbourg, France. _Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria. _Seconde Nature, Vasarely' Fondation, Aix en Provence, France. _Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany. _Swiss Art Awards, Basel, Switzerland. _International Biennial of Contemporary Art ULA-2010, Venezuela. _The Lab, San Francisco, USA. _Science Gallery, Dublin, Optofonica Capsule, Ireland. _International Biennale for Young Art, Moscow, Russia. _Tec.Art, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. _Kunsthaus Interlaken, Switzerland. _Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Stuttgart, Germany. _Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, Switzerland. _Tabakalera, San Sebastián, Spain. _Lentos Art Museum, Linz, Austria. _Jubiläumspavillon Balgrist, Zürich, Switzerland. _Centre Pasquart, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. _Sonicacts XII, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. _ISEA, Singapore, Singapore. _Nemo Festival, Paris, France. _Netherlands Media Art Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. _Centre pour l'image contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland. _Syncronie Festival, Milano, Italy. _Miller Fine Art Center, Mcminnville, USA. _Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland. _Progr, Bern, Switzerland. _Swiss Art Awards, Basel, Switzerland. _Volksystem Toulouse, France. _Cybersonica, London,United Kingdom. _Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland. _Centre Pasquart, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. _S11, Solothurn, Switzlerland. _Intersonar, Freiburg, Gemrany. _Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland. _Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, Switzerland. _Centre Pasquart, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. _Kunstkeller, Bern, Switzeland. _Gallery Wandelbar, Gstaad, Switzerland. _Dampfzentrale , Bern, Switzerland. _S11, Solothurn, Switzerland. _DDM Gallery, Shanghai, China. _Yan Art Space, Beijing, China. _Photoforum Centre Pasquart, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. _Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland. _Artis Gallery, Büren a.A., Switzerland. _Progr, Bern, Switzerland. _Gallery Wandelbar, Gstaad, Switzerland. _Photoforum Centre Pasquart, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. _Gallerie am Leewasser, Brunnen, Switzerland. _Photoforum Centre Pasquart, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
Live Performances [selection 2004-2012]:
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004	_List Art Center, Brown University, Providence, USA. _Bring to light, Nuit Blanche Art Festival, New York, USA. _Mois Multi, Québec, Canada. _Tonus Labor, Bern, Switzerland. _Kammermachen, Chemnitz, Germany. _Swissnex, San Francisco, USA. _Drake Underground / Yatra Arts Toronto, Canada. _Tonus Labor Bern, Switzerland. _R3s3t, Bern, Switzerland _Transmediale, Berlin, Germany. _Elektra Festval, Montreal, Canada. _Sonic Acts Festival, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. _Elektroni[k] Festival,Rennes, France. _Tag, Den Haag, the Netherlands. _Yatra Arts / Interacess, Toronto, Canada. _Blurred Edges Festival, Hamburg, Germany. _Ausland, Berlin, Germany. _Kornhaus, Bern, Switzerland. _RH Studio, New York, USA. _Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany. _Casa del Popolo, Montreal, Canada. _Institute for Advanced Study, Philadephia, USA. _Monkey Town, New York, USA. _Melkweg, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. _Lmak Projects, New York, USA. _Dissonanze Festival, Roma, Italy. _Zentrale Randlage, Berlin, Germany. _Theatre L'L, Bruxelles/Brussels, Belgium. _Kulturbunker Mühlheim,Cologne, Germany. _Festival de Marseille, Marseille, France. _Hörbar, Hamburg, Germany. _Intro, Maastricht, the Netherlands. _Hamilton Arts Collective, Baltimore, USA. _Kunstraum, Aarau, Switzerland. _osc/8 Festival, Geneva, Switzerland. _ACAF, Alexandria, Egypt. _Jesuit Center, Cairo, Egypt. _Gallery Wandelbar, Gstaad, Switzerland. _Cave12, Geneva, Switzerland. _Dampfzentrale, Bern, Switzerland. _DDM Gallery, Shanghai, China. _New Get Lucky, Beijing, China. _Mokka, Thun, Switzerland. _Tonus Labor, Bern, Switzerland.
Awards
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2000	_Prix Ars Electronica, Honorary Mention Digital Musics & Sound Art. _Aeschlimann Corti Award, First Prize. _Sitemapping/Mediaprojects Award, Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK). _New York Residency, Amt für Kultur Kanton Bern. _Kiefer Hablitzel Award, Swiss Art Awards. _Aeschlimann Corti Award, Förderpreis. _Residency in Beijing, China. _Mention Swiss Youth Photo Award.
Bibliography [selection]
2011 2010 2009 2008 2005 2004 2003 2002	_Maya Allison «Nostalgia Machines», David Winton Belll Gallery, Brown University, soft cover book, 13 pages, Nov, English. _Borusan Contemporary «Borusan Contemporary Art Collection, Volume 1», Ertug & Kocabiyik, hard cover book, 182 pages, Oct, English. _Nikolaus Cybinski. «In der Verschiedenheit vereint». Basler Zeitung BZ. Oct 1, German. _«Sound Sculptures», Artco Magazine, Taiwan, Nr.229, Oct 2011, pp116-127, Chineese. _P. Fritzsche. «Wenn Kunst Kartons zum Klingen bringt.» Freie Presse, Chemnitz, Sept 2, German. _Apostolos Mitsios. «Zimoun: Magician of Spatial Sound Installations», Jun 28, Yatzer.com, English. _Hyunji Lee. «Life is emerging through its activity» Archiworld Magazine, Korea, pp. 204-209, August, Korean/English. _Minji Sohn, Marco Mancuso. «Material Research Zimoun» Details Magazine, Korea, pp. 164-167, June, Korean/English. _Thomas Adank. «Interview and Portrait Zimoun», 60min, DRS II - Musik unserer Zeit. German. _R. Klanten, S. Ehmann, V. Hanschke (ed.). «A Touch of Code - Interactive Installations and Experiences», Gestalten, pp.42-43, Hard cover book, 256 _pages, English. ISBN 978-3-89955-331-4 [+] _Marco Mancuso. «Sound Organisms in Evolution», Digimag, No. 61, Feb. English. [+] _Mark Peter Wright. «Zimoun», Ear Room: Re-sounding Dialogues Across the Globe, Jan 1, English. [+] _«A Poem of Sound of Sculptures & Installations», Vision Magazine, China, Nr106, April, pp. 268-275. Chineese. [+] _«Sound Silence», Sleek Magazine, Summer 2011, pp. front + 77, cd. English. _Marc Weidenbaum. «Cardboard & Fire: Zimoun & Jim Haynes, Live». Disquiet, Jan 25, English. _Shaoqiang Wang. «Installation Art», Sandu Publishing Co. Limited, pp.168-169, English. ISBN 978-988-19018-8-0 [+] _Oscar Gomez Poviña. «Noise Structures», Vnfold Magazine, July 12. English. [+] _Joachim Schwitzler. «Kleckse und Klänge», Südkurier, Dec 9, German. _Dorothee Kaufmann. «Klänge, Kartons und Rohre», ThurgauerZeitung, Nov 8, German. _Int. Compendium Prix Ars Electronica. «CyberArts2010», Hatje Cantz Verlag, German/English, soft cover book+DVD, ISBN 978-3-7757-2724-2 [+] _Mia Frick. «Einfach komplex», Volksblatt Liechtenstein, April 9, German. _Daniel Schwendener. «Alles steht im Zusammenhang», Vaterland, April 9, German. _Marc Weidenbaum. «Zimoun: Maximum Effort For Minimal(ist) Impact». Disquiet, April 28, English. _Lilly Wei. «Less than Transient, More than Phenomena.» ETC Montreal. Issue 87, Sept.-Nov., pp.59-60. English. _Colby Chamberlain. «Picks: Tim Knowles and Pe Lang + Zimoun», Artforum, Feb. English. _Tim Paul. «The Buzz at bitforms gallery», Time Out New York Blog, Feb 3. English. _Alan Licht. «Organizing the Unpredictable», Rhizome, Feb 18. English. _Xymara. «The Vitality of Reduction», Xymara, July, English. _Marie Lechner. «Beat machines à Rennes», Libération, Oct 27. French. _Kaspar Haupt. «Spiel mit Strukturen, Unschäfe und Klang», Grenchner Tagblatt, Feb, German. _Sarah Stähli. «Leise Proteste im leeren Raum», Ensuite Kulturmagazin, Feb, German. _David Leutwyler. «Leerraum [ ]», Ensuite Kulturmagazin, Dec, German. _Robert Pally. «Improvisation im Konzept», Zugerpresse, June, German. _Radjo Monk. «Die Stille wird sich selbst gewahr», Anzeiger Saanen, Aug, German. _Markus Spörndli. «Zimoun: Maximaler Minimalismus», DerBund, Nov, German. _Frank Gerber. «Zimoun: Die Forschung am Unendlichen», BernerZeitung, Nov, German. _Tom Gsteiger. «Kein Freund überbordender Action», BernerWoche, March, German.
Workshops & Lectures
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007	_Brown University, Providence, USA. _New College of Florida, Sarasota, USA. _Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, USA. _Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland. _Swissnex, San Francisco, USA. _University of Edingbourgh, Inspace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. _Disco Impossible, Zürich, Switzerland. _Ontario College of Art & Design & Yatra Arts Toronto, Canada. _Osage Gallery, Soho Art Space, Hong Kong, China. _Node10, Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany _Störung Festival, Barcelona, Spain. _EMS, Institute for Electroacoustic Music in Sweden. _School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA. _Geneva University of Art and Design, Switzerland. _School of Fine Arts Rennes, France. _ZHdK Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland.
Discography [CD's & DVD's]
2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002	_Zimoun «feat. Helena Gough» [leerraum.ch] (5.1 dvd). _Mahmoud Refat, Pe Lang + Zimoun «Statics III» [leerraum.ch] (4.1 dvd). _Asher + Zimoun «Untitled Movement» [leerraum.ch] (5.1 dvd). _Fourm + Zimoun «Primary Structures» [leerraum.ch] (5.1 dvd). _Zimoun feat. Mik Keusen «Prepared I» [leerraum.ch] (cd). _Kenneth Kirschner + Zimoun «July 29, 2004 (4.1)» (4.1 dvd). _Leerraum [ ] «Sound Contributions I» [leerraum.ch] (5.1 dvd). _Zimoun «Kabel 0.1/0.2» [leerraum.ch] (cd). _Mahmoud Refat, Pe Lang + Zimoun «Statics II» [leerraum.ch] (cd). _Mahmoud Refat + Zimoun «Statics I» [leerraum.ch] (cd). _Fm3 + Zimoun «live 19.06.2004» [leerraum.ch] (cd). _Zimoun «Nå» [tonus-music-records.com] (cd). _Zimoun «Flachland» [leerraum.ch] (cd). _Zimoun «Viskos» [leerraum.ch] (cd). _Zimoun «Drums» [leerraum.ch] (cd). _Zimoun «Momental» [ammoniac-music records] (cd).
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