mer bio.biblio

prof. dipl.-ing. marc mer

lebt in münster und wien.

multimedial und transdisziplinär arbeitender künstler und wissenschaftler.

werke in internationalen ausstellungen und sammlungen.

lehrt seit 2000 an der msa münster school of architecture.
 

marc mer, albertina, wien 2025  // copyright foto: cmci

architecture studies
at the technical university of innsbruck,
concurrently with studies in philosophy and political science
at the university of innsbruck.

lecturer in architectural design
at the technical university of graz [1991–94]
and at rwth aachen university [1995–99];
lecturer in holistic design
at the msa
[2000–].

Coining of the term „Raumbildende Kunst“ | „Art Performing Space“.

Works transdisciplinarily as a
multimedia artist, author, theoretician, philosopher, curator, exhibition designer, and publisher,
focusing on the interplay between art, literature, philosophy, architecture, theatre, and dance.
OPPC – Office for PostParadise Communication.

Plastic-performative space installations [since 1984].
„Literary urban space installations“ in major european cities (1999 starting in Cologne).
Experimental scenic text collages, stage plays, and poem-performances.
Writings on art, architecture and media theory.

Lectures at international symposia:
„Other Spaces – from Foucault’s espaces autres
to the uncanny manipulation or emancipation of bodies in space”, Wuppertal [Von der Heydt-Museum];
„Sculpture as Field“, Göttingen [Art Association].

Conceptualization, leadership and supervision of
international workshops exploring the interaction between art, architecture, and the city:
„SPACEPERFORMER“, Venice [11th International Biennial of Architecture];
„privatepublic – publicprivate“, Bauhaus Dessau.

Exhibitions [Selection]:
New York [P.S.1 | Museum of Modern Art]; Venice [12th International Biennial of Architecture];
Cologne [Museum Ludwig, International Forum for Contemporary Architecture, Literature House,
Museum of Applied Arts]; Berlin [New Society for Fine Arts]; Bonn [Art Association, Society for Art and Design]; Vienna [MUSA, City Hall, Palais Wittgenstein]; Sarajevo [Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina];
Linz [Upper Austria State Gallery]; Trondheim [Art Association]; Breda [Museum de Beyerd];
Prag [Oskar-Kokoschka-Gallery]; Sao Paulo [Cultural Centre]; Salzburg [Gallery Ropac].

Exhibition designs [Selection]:
„,cut space‘ (programmatic installation on Gordon Matta-Clark‘s films)“, Graz
[2nd International Biennial of Film and Architecture];
„A chair makes history“, Bauhaus Dessau.

Curator of „The View of the Future“, Graz
[1st International Festival of Architecture | House of Architecture].
Curator, exhibition designer, and editor of „SPACE AFFAIRS”, Vienna
[MUSA | Art collection of the City of Vienna].

Publications [Selection]:
„SPACE IS A WALKER. Space is A – A is a Walker”;
„TRANSLOCATION“; „!merry go(es)round – architecture stand(s) by!“;
„On the architecture of space: a philosophical scenery“
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marc mer, albertina, wien 2025 | © foto: cmci

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