Dombois

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Florian Dombois (b. 1966 in Berlin) is an artist and does research on tectonics and other natural phenomena.

Dombois studied geophysics and philosophy in Berlin, Kiel and Hawaii and wrote his PhD in Amsterdam and Berlin. After that he has developed a concept of "Art as Research" to extend scientific modes of expression. His oeuvre includes sound installations and multiples (a.o. Akademie der Künste (Berlin), Japanisches Kulturinstitut Köln), a CD, a DVD, an art book on seismic stations (Verlag Walther König), three virtual environments on global tectonics resp. the volcano Merapi (shown a.o. at CeBIT Hannover), a concert, several scientific papers and essays, two patents, talks, conference contributions and lectureships at art schools and universities (a.o. Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Artcenter Los Angeles, ATR Kioto). Since 2003 he is heading Institute for Transdisciplinarity (Y) and is president of the research council at Berne University of the Arts.

[edit] Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2003 "terra antwort" Galerie Rachel Haferkamp, Cologne (solo show)
  • 2004 "Klangraum-Raumklang" KHM, Cologne (group show)
  • 2006 "Pre-Emptive" Kunsthalle Berne (CH) (group show)
  • 2006 "Brekzien" Galerie Rachel Haferkamp, Cologne (solo show)
  • 2007 "A Method and A Device For Reproducing Solid Body Vibrations For The Prediction of Fracture Processes In Solid Bodies, Particularly In The Earth Crust" Marks Blond Berne (solo show)
  • 2007 "What are the places of danger?" Imprimerie Basel, Switzerland (solo show)

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