Rafael Lippuner
Born 7. 7. 1985, lives and works in Zofingen/CH and Vienna/A
Rafael´s work is a journey into the nature of the object and the stabilities holding it together. A reoccurring source of inspiration is the relation between the people and their artifacts, their structures. From production to consumption, from perception to expectation – it is a tale of function turning into desire, of inner and outer worlds shaping that which is (im-)possible. His affection for the abundance of «things» manifests itself in playful settings and sculptures, characterised by a dialectic use of media and relational aspects, while rather performative approaches are prominent in video works and happenings in the public space.
Selection of exhibitions and projects
2020
TURNING TURTLE, exhibition, Stiege 13, Vienna
Artist Resideny at Schaumbad Freies Atelierhaus, Graz
VIDEO OF THE MONTH – April, selected by Das Weisse Haus, Vienna
14. JUNGKUNST, curated art festival / fair, Halle 53 Winterthur
EDITIONALE KÖLN, international book fair, VZA7, Vienna
BARRIKADE GEGEN DAS DINGFESTE | TRANSFORMATIVES IN DER KUNST, lecture at Quings Open Network Academy, Emmenbrücke-Lucerne
TRANSIT #8, curated by Tsai-Ju Wu, exhibition with Kai Trausenegger, Paulusplatz, Vienna
2019
MEET THE UNIVERSE, group exhibition curated by Quántico, Aula der Wissenschaften, Vienna
LIE TO ME, group exhibition, co-operation project with Sarah Glück, Improper Walls, Vienna
ART QUAKE, summer school / Residency with Svetlana Volic. pres. at Galerija Solidarnosti, Kotor
LATENT COMMONS, group exhibition, u10 art space, Belgrade
C.A.T.S — A GUIDE TO LIFE ELSEWHERE, contribution, print-book, Angewandte press, Vienna
BOXELS, group exhibition, held by students & alumni of University of Applied Arts, presented at "Biennale Sessions" at La Biennale di Venezia
2018
APPLIED MICROPERFORMATIVITY, symposium: The flourrish, group intervention, A.I.L. Vienna
THE LANDING IS ON FRIDAY, happening in Transcarpathia / UA. Presented at essence, Vienna
JENNY Magazin fuer Sprachkunst – Issue 18, aphorisms, de Gruyter, Vienna
AKA: Angewandte Kunst Audio, group installation, Angewandte Aula, Vienna
2017
SÓCIO TEMPORÁRIO, assimilative exhibition project, Galeria do Banco, Lisboa
ÄSTHETIK DER VERÄNDERUNG, anniversary exhibition 150 yrs. Angewandte, MAK Vienna
NEOSCOPE I, group exhibition, curated by Claudia Waldner, Kunsthaus Zofingen
DIVA DAYS, group exhibition, curated by Christian Kobald, Gärtnergasse, Vienna
CIRCUIT TRAINING, project exhibition, Das Weisse Haus, Vienna
2016
ISOLATION IS EVERYTHING, exhibition, Kulturcafé Obristhof, Oftringen
Leben-TOT, group exhibition, by Valentin Beck, Teiggi, Kriens
RÖSSLIGASSE, group exhibition, cur. by Christina Frey, Erfrischungsraum, Lucerne
HALLO? zine issue #3 – Borders, contribution, Lucerne / Zürich
2015
ÜBERsCHREITEN, group exhibition, Ruelle Contemporary Art Space, Mainz
Intervention – Young Artists on Campus, co-op with Christian Fischer, HSG – Uni St. Gallen
GLAUBENSBEKENNTNISSE, group exhibition org. by Daniela Meier, Himmelrich, Lucerne
SYNTAX, duo-exhibition with Roman Sonderegger, tat-ort & KunstHoch Lucerne
JKON Junge Kunst Olten, curated group exhibition, Schützenmatte, Olten
à la table, participation & organisation in event-based exhibition, Teiggi, Kriens
2014
Jurassic Lab 5, festival for electronic media, communication & organisation, ParTerre, Lucerne
STUDENTENFUTTER, mediation class, guided tour Candida Höfer exhibition, Kunstmuseum Lucerne
_957 Die Künstlerhefte – Grey issue, double-contribution, ed. Stephan Wittmer, Lucerne
F-I-N magazine, visual contribution, Berne
ZUSAMMEN ZUSAMMEN BINDEN, workshop with Daniela Meier, HSLU Lucerne
MUSEUM1 by Stephan Wittmer, inaugural mediation group, Adligenswil
2013
PAINtHINGS, curated group exhibition, Paraplegikerzentrum GZI, Nottwil
AUFRÄUMEN´ 13, curation & participation in group exhibition, tat-ort, Lucerne
FORMS THAT RATHER EXIST, solo exhibition, e|g, Kunstraum Aarau
ACT, performance festival, Dampfzentrale, Berne
KOLLEKTIV BRUN & BRUN, intervention with Valentin Beck et al, 4x4 space, Lucerne
2012
HELLO MAX, group exhibition, Kunstraum, Aarau
United Laptop Orchestra contribution, audiovisual performance at solo show by Stefan Athanas, Hächlerhaus Lenzburg
Education
2016–19
Master of Arts in art & science, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Graduation with commendation
Student assistant throughout
Univ.-Prof. Virgil Widrich & Sen. Lect. Dr. Bernd Kräftner
2011–15
Bachelor of Arts in Kunst & Vermittlung, HSLU Design & Kunst, Lucerne
Mixed Media class, Prof. Charles Moser / Christina Frey
2007–09
Upper vocational school in major design, AGS / SfG, Basel-Stadt
Graduation with commendation (2. Rang Kantonal)