BIOGRAPHY
Mike Andrew Hentz
born 2.7.54 New Yersey USA
Citizen of Switzerland and Usa
2009
TEACHING at New Media / Film departement of RSEEBA University Riga Latvia
LECTUREsery at Art Academy Riga Latvia
(Works Mike Hentz / The loss of holy / the end of humor)
LECTURE at TARTU UNIVERSITY Estonia
“Scientific Conference” (Theme : The loss of holy)
Teachingprogramm “Performance” Summersemester 2009 Hochschule fuer Gestaltung Offenbach Germany
Workshop Film and Mediaproduction, F+F school Zuerich.
KLIMA CRISIS 5 day performance in MOKSH Mooste Estonia.
Concerts with Microgamma (Frankfurt/ Germany)
Rundgang Hfg Offenbach : Performanceinstallation :
“Thema war Realismus” (with students)
Concerts and recordings with the group PADLT NOIDLT
(after 35 years ) Duesseldorf Germany
New recordings with Cologne Music Connection
Brandshof festival Hamburg (concert / lecture)
Performances with Bianca Schoenig, Silvana Toneva, Christian Jankovsky in the BKI Berlin.
Jewsharpfestival Keskemet Hungary
Soloconcert and sessionorganisation
Performancefestival ZOOM Hildesheim Gemany
performance and lecture
COMA Berlin Videolivemixconcert with Alex Kozmidi on guitar
CDpublication with Ruthman, Irmler, Ginsberg.
Work as media consultant
2008
Studiorecordings with MICROGAMMA in Frankfurt Offenbach
work as a mediaconsultant
Workshop and lectures with children at VINCENT WORKSHOPS Poznan Poland
DESIGN of big PICTUREWALLS
1st PEENEAALE Art and Musicfestival Loitz Germany in
Schuetzenhaus KUNSTVEREIN ev. Loitz
Coorganisation and devellopement
performance for 35 rooms:
“HOUSE as A BODY” concept and devellepoment with Pipe Lange and
about 30 participating artists
Participation in GROUPExHIBITION “Schwer verdauliches”
in the Frame of VERTRAUTES TERRAIN Karlsruhe ZKM
PERFORMANCELECTURE : HUMOR DEUTSCHLAND
in ZKM Karlsruhe with Andreas Zeger
RETROSPECTIVE of VAN GOGH TV
projects in the Show : “Broadcast and art ”
AVfestival / Hatton Galllery / Newcastle England
Cornerhouse Manchester England
VISUAL STAGEWORKS for Mamas Weed (rock)
on the Poland / Ukraine tour
CONCERT at KLANGBADFESTIVAL with with Bob Ruthman steelcello and Kersten Ginsberg drums
1st Croatian LIGHTFESTVAL in Porec CROATIA
TABLEAU VIVANT (2 x 6hour performances) with the performers
Nada el Mahamid, Lutfieh / Oja el Mahamid, Marko Ballinger, Robert Bukovcan, Leni Raucher, Darko Zikovic, Kristina Tencic
VJ and Visual Stage works for UKR. TELEKOM in Festspielhaus Hellerau Dresden
WORKSHOPS “Leitsysteme “in Berlin with Architecture students
(from Kentucky Usa )
LECTURE at Y – Galerii in Tartu Estonia
Performancecloseup Workshop KLIMA 48h at MOKS Estonia
JEWSHARPFESTIVAL Leipzig “Ancient Trance”
Concert and daily sessionorganisation and realisation with Anton Bruhin, Rafaell Coz, Call of the Wild, Aaron Szilagy, Nadishana, Steev Kinwald, Armin Metz and many other guests.
“FLATWARE ” Graficexhibition, Artwall at Gallery Ripafries Berlin
“Works 6″ Exhibition, Lecture, Cataloque at Gallery Yatlo Odessa Ukraine
2007
Studiorecordings with MICROGAMMA in Frankfurt Offenbach
Silent Filmconcerts with Steve Garling and others in the SILENTFILMFESTIVAL BABYLON BERLIN
Cdrelease of COLOGNE MUSIC CONNECTION
Theatre project with children at Dzieka bienalle in Poznan Poland
SEEDCAMP Kautzen as a Dj
FOUNDATION of RADIO and TV School Riga (RATV)
councilmember and teaching
Mural and objectsexhibition at KUNSTPUNKT BERLIN
Tour in Germany and Austria
with Bob Ruthman steelcello and Kersten Ginsberg drums
(recording at Fauststudios)
LECTURE at RODSCHENKO ACADEMY MOSCOW
1st. GERMAN JEWSHARPfestival LEIPZIG
Concert and daily sessionconcertorganisation
2006
Festival Ban dits Images BOURGES with students of Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten
Concertvideoperformance / tvshow / talkshows / lectures
Lectures / performancworkshop at Dom Jankarev in LUBLYANA Slovenia
Jurymember at IMMODESTIALE FESTIVAL in Ludwigsburg
Recordings and Concerts with Cologne Connection (Several Concerts in Germany, Festival Juicy Beats) Matthias Keul keyboard / Manjao Fati Bass/ Samson Gassama percussion
Thomas Hopf drums / Mike Hentz harps / Jamma tablas
Recordings and Concerts
with Ignaz Spitz sax and Steve Garling percussion
Interieur Design for the Club Pier West Zuerich Switzerland
International Sculpture symposia on the Zugspitze Germany
Foundation of HIHENS sculpture and installationgroup together with Monika Hintermann Switzerland
Devellopement together with students and the teachers of the departement Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten of the Art Academy Stuttgart
the regular POLYMEDIA JOURFIX in Stuttgart
Performance at Performancefestival Wildwechsel in Frankfurt
FESTIVAL OFFSIDE Porec Croatia
Music – performance – installations – intermedia
devellopement together with students and the teachers of the departemenat
Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten of the Art Academy Stuttgart /Guests Artistgroups: Liebidow, Musicians Ukrainian Telekom / Mamas Weed / Max carpat and many others /Also involved :Art school of Ryeka and Art Academy of Lublyana
Festival SEGHERIA Onsenone Valley Ticino Concert and Djaing
RADIO workshops and Airshows in Linz AUSTRIA at the Free Radio Station
FESTIVAL THE VALLEY Cromer England Soloconcert
Kulturnacht Stuttgart „Tableau Vivant „ a scenic picture with students of Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten and music by Matthias Schneider Hollek/ Koch and Pit Schmidt
3rd LiGHTFESTIVAL in the Heusteigfestival
Studentsproject of Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten
DER HEILIGE KRIEG and DAS ENDE der GEMUETLICHKEIT.
VJWORKSHOP and Festival daily LIVestream with Hans Otto Richter, Timm Ringewald,
Matthias Siegert, Thilo Frank and Mike Hentz
2005
STORIES 2 performance in the Hebbeltheatre Berlin
with M. Dodt and D. Herrmann
LECTURES and events connnected to the 20 YEARS JUBILEE / FESTIVAL of the VERBREITERUNGSFACH KUNST /INTERMEDIALES GESTALTEN
At the ART ACADEMY STUTTGART GERMANY
(presentations at Stuttgart, Hildesheim/ Rotenfels Academy Karlsruhe, Switzerland and many others places )
Collection Oppenheim Art Museum Bonn: Videos and Flatware
Copenhagen Art Fox Performancelecture : „Streetart“
Recordings and Concerts with Cologne Connection (Several Concerts in Germany, Festival SOMA and FUSION)
Matthias Keul keyboard / Manjao Fati Bass/ Samson Gassama percussion Thomas Hopf drums / Mike Hentz harps / Malik Abdul + Raoul Sen Gupta tablas
Recordings with Paul Hubweber Trombone
Concerts at 1st. International Jewsharpfestival Keskemet Hungary
Lecture and Performance at Art Academy Braunschweig „Travelart“
Back Jumps /Street art exhibition Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin:
Performance „ Guided Berlin Tours „
Organisation and participation with the class of the Art academy Stuttgart
THE FUTURE OF ART EDUCATION festival and exhibition
Lecture at the congres PARLEMENT of ART Vienna
Lecture at Van gogh festival Galerie Maurus Gmuer Berlin
2004
Live music to silentfilms several concerts in Europe
(Silent filmfestival in Berlin)
With Steve Garling, Lukas Niggl, Sen Gupta, Daskalos Balkan Orchestra
Concerts with AFREAK ( african music )
Concerts and Studio with COLOGNE CONNECTION
Concerts with FOA HOKA
Concerts at the FUSION FESTIVAL (Germanny )
MACROLAND performanceinstallation in the WUK Vienna
Filmworks in MONGOLIA
Performance and Lecture at BRANDSHOF FINAL festival in Hamburg
Studiowork and Cdpublication with Tymon Timansky (Poland)
Lecture at the Theatresymposia of the Academy of Rotenfels Germany
Works in the groupshow LEGAL / ILLEGAL NBK Berlin
Lecture and Concerts in the Symposia / Festival SERIOS POP Vienna
Concert with Eugene HUTZ ( Gogol Bordello)
and DJ Derbastler (Ukrainia) FLUC Vienna
1st. LIGTHFESTIVAL Stuttgart 8 events and 4 workshops in the Heusteigtheatre Stuttgart
2003
Symposium CAT Vienna by Kulturaxe lecture
Videolivemixes in Austria
Concerts and studiowork with the band Cologne Connection
Breakfestival Ljubliana Videolivemixes, djaing, lecture and 10meter mural together
with Jelena Simunic
Workshop Tapisserie Art Academy Vienna „Flags, Herraldik and signs of Power“
FUCK YOU Festival Wels videoperformancelecture
LOD Summeracademy Gizycko Poland (teaching)
MEDUSA FESTIVAL Woznice Mazuria Poland (organisation/curating)
Professorship and leadership of the VERBREITERUNGSFACH KUNST /INTERMEDIALES GESTALTEN
At The ART ACADEMY STUTTGART GERMANY
2002
Concerts and studioworks with LUX, CONCORDE
and Dr. Motte (Austria, Germany)
Lecture at Hfg Offenbach
Djaing in Austria and Germany
Consulting and developpement of
Reality Tv show “AQUARIUS” TV 3 Lithuania Vilnius
(first reality tv show in Lithuania)
Coaching, Education and consulting TV 4 Vilnius Lithuania
Consulting ART GENDA Hamburg (Kulturbehoerde)
Consulting, coaching and transmissions at
Art Genda TV Hamburg
CLUB AUTOMATIC INDONESIA YOGYAKARTA
(workshop and 12 h polymedia event)
(With Station Mir, Jaques Bigot, Rotraut Pape, Gerard Couty, Michel Piet, Christopher Mueller and a complete indonesian team)
Summeracademy artsymposium KULTUR AXE in Ricsovar Hungary
Workshop : Trance, vandalisme and ecstase
(with the assistance and collaboration
of Andreas Findeisen and David Rych)
Videolivemixes at events in Austria and Germany
Publication of book: DAS TREUJANISCHE SCHIFF in the Salon Verlag
2001
Lecture at Staedel Frankfurt
Workshops at and with Mulpha (Frankfurt) to themes of
„Religion“ (with A.Findeisen, M. Dodt and M. Stumpf)
„Festivals“ (with organizers of Schraegspur/ Couty / Pape / Bigot /Dodt)
Jewsharpconcerts with Shishigon Spiridon / Alexey Aleyev from Jakutia
in Frankfurt (musiclover) and Waechtersbach.
Jewsharpworkshops with Aaron Szylagi (Hungary) at Mulpha Frankfurt
Workshop Vandalisme,extase and trance F+Fschool Zuerich
Webbroadcasts and shows at Canal web and push bbc Berlin
Exhibition at Artist Commune Hong Kong
Lecture at Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Center Hong Kong
Performance in Shen Zhen China
Performancelecture at AARA Bangkok Thailande.
Performancelecture and concert at COMPUTER ART FESTIVAL
in Kibla Maribor Slovenia
Installationperformance „SCHWARZARBEIT II“ in Forum Stadtpark Graz Austria
Performancelectures in Lujbliana /and Gorica in Slovenia
Outdoorsculptureinstallation „MACROLAND IV“ at festival Seedcamp
in Kautzen Austria.(600 x 500 m)
Events with Hannahs Plan Austria Vienna.
Stummfilmfestival Berlin Livemusic with
Steve Garling and Massimo Zanassi to silent movies.
Performancelecture Kleistfestspiele Frankfurt an der Oder
Concerts with Fuzzy Love, Jochen Arbeit, Kersten Ginsberg,
TM Schneider and many others.
Concept and realisation of REALITYTVSHOW BARBAROSSA
(with Baiba Ripa and Roland Lakis)
In Latvia 24 h on the Internet and broadcast on
TVCHANNELS LNT and TV5 in Riga. (first reality tvshow in baltics)
Videolivemixes at Human Rights Night Vienna and
Grafictrienalle in Ryieka CROATIA
and at Napoleon in Odessa UKRANIA
Videolivemixes with TRESTSGROUP in RIGA Latvia.
Polymediaevents in Mulpha (VISA) Frankfurt and
OFK Offenbach (Yeki and Zaza).
Teaching in F+F School Zuerich.
2000
New Years event in the castle of Herouville.
Bookpresentations and Videolectures
(THEMES: TRANSLATION /HEIMAT)
in Austria, France, Switzerland and Germany.
Workshop „TRANSLATION„ F +F school Zuerich
Festival ” Motherearth ” Kautzen Austria (livemix)
Bienalle Werkleitz Installationperformance “SCHWARZARBEIT”
Odyssees and workshops at HEXPO Slovenia
(Koper, Lubliana, Maribor).
Festival Schraegspur Obersdorf (performancelecture)
Workshop “HEIMAT -ODYSSEY ” Art Academy of Vienna /
Applied Arts Academy of Vienna ,TU Vienna
Party event in Semperdepot Vienna Visual Livemix with L only Ligths (Hentz /Julia Starsky) Rupprecht, Gü – mix, Sofa Surfers.
Workshop ” HEIMAT ” Zürich.F +Fschool Zuerich
Regular JEWSHARPconcerts, workshops and sessions with Djs
Videolivemix with TRESTS in Riga Latvia
1999
Graficeditions
POETRY and SLAMPOETRY event by BRANDSHOF Hamburg
Raves with DJ ROBERT and livejewsharp
PERFORMANCECONFERENCE GLARUS Switzerland
(performances)
Festival ART VIVANT POLYSONNERIES LYON France
(symposium and lecture)
PERFORMANCECONFERENCE NETWORKING FRANKFURT
(performancelecture)
Lecture University of Frankfurt (departement cultural Antropology)
Exhibition MENTAL LANDSCAPES
(Shed im Eisenwerk Frauenfeld/CAN Neuchatel / Helmhaus Zürich
July 1999 with Cecile Noldus exhibition and ROMAMACHINES events
Workshops and Odyssees to theme of HEIMAT (Switzerland)
TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich
Exhibition, installation, performancelecture Kunstraum Innsbruck Austria in the sery “Drag and Paste and Paste”
1998
HERMESPROJECT (Neue Boerse Zuerich)
TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich
Live Video-Audiomixevent
JURYmember in Griffelkunst (graficedition Hamburg)
JURYmember VIDEONALLE BONN
Regular Audio-videostreamingevents on the web
(XLR network/ Netradiodays Berlin/ Parapa and many others)
MEDUSAFESTIVAL Gizycko POLAND
artistic director
LNT TELEVISION RIGA
Consultation, image, training for new tvprogramm (Brokasis)
Devellopement of newsprogramm for TV5 Riga
ART ACTION SYMPOSIUM QUEBEC
live video/audiostreaming on the net with
UNIVERS CITY TV and CANAL WEB
TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich
Preparation of Retrospective Publication and
Publication of the “treujanische Schiff”
1997
HERMESproject ZÜRICH
TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich
MACROLAND Vienna
A prototype for Socrates on 800m2
ROMA MACHINE events with Cecile Noldus
Villa Lupi Hamburg
Grafik and Fotoworks /Publications
Film and Televisionworks in MONGOLIA
1996
Prototypes of RO MA MA CHINE
(gastronomic multimediaevents)
with CECILE NOLDUS
GARAGE TV (internet tv project)
Fotoworks, graficeditions and texts
CU -see me conferences
Exhibitions : BAHOMAS Kunstverein Cuxhaven
Work in Progress BIPS Villa Lupi Hamburg
Work in Progress UTOPIE Iflugs Berlin
1995
Lecturing tours
ARTBOATPROJECT ” DAS TREUJANISCHJE SCHIFF” for 5 months in the harbor of Hamburg.
ODYSSEYprojects in France and Germany
performances in Poland and Lithuania
1994
Studies and ODYSSEYLAB in France / Germany
and Russia.
Historical installations and shows of INFERMENTAL and FRIGO
Work at the TVstation STATION MIR in FRANCE
1993
Curator for Art shows
(Kunsthaus hamburg ” Bahomas”)
Work and devellopement of CHANNEL 4 Riga (Tv station)
Universcity Tv projects in France and Switzerland
Beginning of ODYSSEYPROJECT (Osnabrück)
Exhibition of Fotoworks in Russia and Germany
1991 -1993
Living and working in Moscow, Frankfurt / Hamburg
DOCUMENTA 8 with VAN GOGH TV (92)
PIAZZA VIRTUALE
a 3 month interactive LIVE TV broadcast on sat
EUREKALABEL for Universcity TV
Foundation and active consulting of
institutes working with New Media in
RIGA (CREATIVE INSTITUTE)
MOSCOW (ART TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE)
POLAND (WISPOLNATA MAZURSKA)
Developement of Prototypes of
MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACES#
Work as a consultant in public and private institutions (from industry to culture)
1990 Foundation of UNIVERSCITY TV network
(about 15 international groups involved)
interactive LIVE -TV projects and shows
(on satelitte/national and cable tv programms)
Organisation of art and performance parties in the
ART ACADEMY Hamburg and other sites.
All America tour of VAN GOGH TV
(New York, Boston, CableTv, Omaha, Seattle, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Vancouver)
Work as a sculptor.
1989 teachingposition and professor in Art Academy of Hamburg
Foundation of EUROPEAN MEDIA ART LAB
(Lab for VAN GOGH TV and PONTON)
travelling and working in East-European countries.
Satelitteprojects (LIVE TV / Teleconferencing projects)
1986 -1989 living in Frankfurt and Hamburg
Perrformance of DEATH OPERA in Linz / Berlin.
Foundation of PONTON ( New Media and Tv lab) Hamburg
First VAN GOGH TV broadcasts at Osnabrueck Mediafestival
Participation in DOCUMENTA 7
(Minus delta t/ Documenta Radio/ Ponton bus / Culture Police)
realisation of videofilms (Tourvideo for Toshinoro Kondo and Imai) and shows in Japan.
( Supervisor for Infermental videomagazine in Tokyo1988)
1985 Living in Frankfurt
Work as an actor in the Frankfurt Operahouse
” Reise zu Mittelpunkt der Erde” Music by Hans Joachim Hespos
recording of the triple album “Death Opera”
by Minus Delta t in Studios of Atatak
TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich
1983 – 85
Working and Living by FRIGO in Lyon France
Foundation of CODE PUBLIC (multimedia /performance)
Touring in Europe and America
Foundation of EUROPEAN MEDIA ART NETWORK
(production, distribution,screenings)
Editor of INFERMENTAL
(a yearly published international videomagazine)
Actor in several feature and television films
(“Flash Gordon” G. Hamos, Actor in German soap ” Losberg”, and in “Die Stadt” of Heiner Muehlenbrock, “Der wunderbare Mandarin” by Harry Rag)
Work as musician and actorcoach.
1982 – 84 THE PROJECT journey and
expedition ,transport of a 5 1/2 ton stone
by the group MINUS DELTA t through
Jugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey,Syria,Libanon,Iran,Pakistan,
Nepal and India.
Organisation and Participation of the
BANGKOK FESTIVAL in Thailand.
Work by Frigo in France
(radio,tv,consultation, artprojects)
Radio Bellevue radioshows and programms
1981 Living in Italy Bologna and Rome
Gallery Pellegrino Bologna
shows and writing
TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich
1980 Living Hamburg and Lyon
Guestprofessorship in Art Academy Hamburg
(Replacement of Sigmar Polke)
Cofounder of FRIGO and RADIO BELLEVUE
Directing and acting of ” Abituary ” of Heiner Müller (TNP LYON )
Realisation of several videofilms
1975 -79 Performances exhibitions and shows
in entire Europe.
Living in Zürich, Köln and Düsseldorf
Work with musicperformancegroup PADLT NOIDLT
(Mike Jansen, Frank Koellges, Luecke Gottschalk)
Extended tours in Germany, Italy, Holland, Switzerland and Austria
1st, 2nd 3rd PADLT NOIDLT FESTIVAL in Graz AUSTRIA
PERFORMANCEFESTIVAL AUSTRIA
72 hour closed performance in FORUM STADTPARK
(with Padlt Noidlt)
Foundation of musicperformancegroup MINUS DELTA t
Performing of own theatrepieces.
TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich
First soloshows: Gallery Ulli Beyer Wuppertal (exhibition and 72hour perfpormance ) Gallery Stampa Basel (green phase), Stichting de appel Amsterdam (demaskierung) Gallery naechst St. Stephan Vienna
(Maximal Art) Wuppertaler Kunstmarkt, ART BASEL (Gallery Stampa)
Publication of first monography
(1975 by G. F. Schwarzbauer and John Antony Twaites)
1972 -74 Musictheatre in Paris
Group DEFI SCIENCE MENTAL/
Touring through Europe . Education and training of voice / singing
1970 Hotelschool in Lausanne Switzerland
Childhood in Usa / Italy / Switzerland / Austria
languages : english / german / italian / french
Classic violin studies for several years |