ACHIM WOLLSCHEID

ACHIM WOLLSCHEID is a media artist whose work over the past 20 years has been at the forefront of experimental music. He has performed and presented installation projects internationally. His work in sound has led to an interest in the relation between sound, light and architectural space, which he pursues through public, interactive and electronic projects. He is a founding member of Selektion, an organisation for the production and distribution of information systems. His book, The Terrorized Term, was published by Selektion in 1999.

In Achim Wollscheid's work the art object is reduced to a systematic response to a given situation: lights react to passers-by, sound banks play back in response to voices and ambient noise, lights dim randomly, objects and rooms resonate against the drumming of small hammers. Through applying these systems of interaction and response, the art object as a singular body disappears in order to reveal the broader, delicate interplay of multiple bodies within social space.

Wollscheid presented his installation Square during 23five's Sixth Annual Activating the Medium festival in 2003. He also performed for Activating the Medium in 2003 and 2001.

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