| My Name | ||
| Christoph Oertli |
| Address | Born | |
| 25A bvd. d'Ypres B-1000 Brussels/Belgium Haltingerstrasse 95 CH-4057 Basel/Switzerland |
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| Phone | Fax | |
| mobile +32 488 379 981/+41 76 531 62 64 | ||
| My Website / Links to Friends | ||
| choertli@bluewin.ch |
http://www.christophoertli.ch
http://www.voyeurcollective.com/site/Christoph_Oertli.htm |
| Education | ||
| 1992-95 | HGK Basel, Audiovisual Arts with René Pulfer and Enrique Fontanilles. | |
| 1988-90 | Swiss Television Zürich, Stage Design | |
| 1982-87 | HGK Zürich, Graphic Design | |
| Solo Exhibitions | ||
| 2008 | 'Aus dem Innenreich', Kunsthalle Winterthur | |
| 2004 | Galleria Laurin, Zürich | |
| 1999 | Casa Obscura, Montréal/Canada. | |
| 1998 | Galerie Elisabeth Kaufmann, Basel; Kunstkeller Bern. | |
| Group Exhibitions | ||
| 2009 | 'Im Schatten der Pyramiden', Haus für Kunst Uri/Altdorf | |
| 2008 | Cairoscape, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin & Photofestival Athens, Greece |
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| Les Territoires, Montréal, Canada | ||
| 2007 | Galerie Leclectic, Nouméa/Nouvelle Calédonie | |
| Regionale8, Plug-in, Basel | ||
| 2006 | Galerie ArtCore, Slick Art Fair/FIAC Paris (10’06); Kunsthalle Winterthur (16.12.06 – 21.01.07). | |
| 2005 | Swiss video landscapes today, looped sensations, Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Yokohama (curated by Viper Basel); Regionale6, Plug-in, Basel. |
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| 2004 | Friedrichsbau Bühl/D; Filiale Basel; SwissArtMiami, Miami-Beach; Regionale5, Kunsthalle Basel; Microwave Hongkong. | |
| 2003 | Galerie artcore Paris; Regionale4, Basel/Mulhouse. | |
| 2002 | Nuit Art Vidéo, Théâtre Le Maillon, Strasbourg. | |
| 2001 | Regionale2, Plug in Basel / E-werk, Kunstverein Freiburg/Brsg; Helle Nächte, Kunstverein Baselland; Kunstkredit Basel, Kunsthaus Baselland. | |
| 2000 | Kunstkredit Basel, Kunsthaus Baselland. | |
| 1999 | Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst NGBK, Berlin. | |
| 1998 | CMS/IAAB Basel. | |
| 1997 | Kunsthaus Glarus; Paradice now, Zürich. | |
| Videos/DVD/E-Medias | ||
| 2008 | Karta; Tiger | |
| 2007 | Taxila | |
| 2006 | Cairo | |
| 2005 | Still seeing disappeared the sailors; Songs N°1+2, Alice, Orfeu | |
| 2004 | Come, heavy sleep | |
| 2003 | Plan fixe/still frame; Les plans extérieurs | |
| 2002 | 19x barefoot; You shouldn't walk barefoot; 5 Spots Expo'02 | |
| 2001 | Housekeeping | |
| 2000 | Yellowknife | |
| 1999 | Felix in black and white | |
| 1997 | No sunday no monday | |
| 1995 | Carmelo; pt | |
| 1994 | Indi Melussi | |
| Residencies | ||
| 2006 | Residency Pro Helvetia in Cairo/Egypt | |
| 2002/03 | Artist’s grant/residency Cité Internationale des Arts Paris, by canton Basel | |
| 1998 | Artist in residence iaab in Montréal/Canada. | |
| Grants & Prizes | ||
| 2008 | Prix de la création vidéo VIDEOFORMES 2008 / Clermont-Ferrand/F | |
| 2003 | Prix de la création vidéo VIDEOFORMES 2003 / Clermont-Ferrand/F V.I.D. award Bern Artist’s grant by canton Basel |
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| 2000 | Artist’s grant by canton Basel | |
| 1997 | Award at the Basel Film- and Video-Festival for the documentary 'no sunday no monday'. | |
| Choice of Work | Title of Work | |
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TIGER (2008) HDV 1'30’’ – Two parallel images show a woman in relation with an exhibited object. An attempt to catch some of the essence of ‘being alive’. |
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KARTA (2008) HDV 11' - Two men cross a former hospital. We are following one man until he comes across the other. Their meetings vary from distant and casual to friendly and intimate, while the building is falling apart. |
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TAXILA (2007) DV 9’ - The camera is overlooking an ordinary day in Taxila’s life. |
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CAIRO (2006) DV 12' - A young man is walking very slowly. He gets nine different faces and his movement extends over a whole set of Cairo districts. There are sudden changes from noisy traffic to silence. He comes across several isolated people. |
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STILL SEEING DISAPPEARED THE SAILORS (2005) DV 9’20’’ - The video shows a group of men, gathered in the hall of a public building. The men speak, laugh and observe. The rules of social behavior are disrupted by unexpected dynamics and gestures. |
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SONGS (N° 1 & N° 2): ALICE, ORFEU (2005) DV 4’20’’/4’00’’ - Video-Performances. Series of short videos interpreting pop/folk songs. |
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COME, HEAVY SLEEP (2004) DV 7’40’’ - A naked young man crosses a living room at night. The intimacy and nearness to the man’s body contrasts sharply with the view seen from outside; we are actually looking through a shop window. |
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PLAN FIXE / STILL FRAME (2003) DV 6’30’’ - A man faces a fundamental doubt in life. People’s confidence in the immediate reality seems shocking. Objects start to float in the air; the natural order of things is suspended. |
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19X BAREFOOT (2002) DV 6’30’’ - In this piece the performer is linked with a mobile camera via a nylon thread. Each of his gestures pulls the camera sideways and animates his image. |
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HOUSEKEEPING (2001) DV 7’00’’ - Different fragments of furniture are moving suspended in an open space. Housekeeping explores what is a home. Some create their home, some abandon it and some look for it for a lifetime. |
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| Movies | Movietype and Size | |
| Film: KARTA (2008) | quicktime, size 4441 kb | |
| Film: TAXILA (2007) | quicktime, size 5037 kb | |
| Film: CAIRO (2006) | quicktime, size 5030 kb | |
| Film: STILL SEEING DISAPPEARED THE SAILORS (2005) | quicktime, size 4803 kb | |
| Film: COME, HEAVY SLEEP (2004) | quicktime, size 4659 kb | |
| Film: PLAN FIXE / STILL FRAME (2003) | quicktime, size 4778 kb | |
| Film: SONGS (N° 1): ALICE (2005) Video-Performance | quicktime, size 4948 kb | |
| Film: 19X BAREFOOT (2002) | quicktime, size 4948 kb | |
| Film: HOUSEKEEPING (2001) | quicktime, size 4703 kb | |
| Film: NO SUNDAY NO MONDAY (1997) | quicktime, size 1896 kb | |
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