The Phantomat

The Phantomat’s work explores the boundaries and tension points that exist between space, time and sensory experiences, whilst simultaneously dissecting the impact these elements have on our relationships and sense of self. In keeping with his conceptual avoidance of restrictive categorisation, his work is rendered in a wide variety of mediums including mixed-media sculpture, performance, and a prolific series of drawings.
Much of The Phantomat’s output is performed or enacted across those borders – real and imagined – that are socially constructed by contemporary society. By highlighting and subsequently subverting these borders, the viewer is offered a humorous yet poignant counterpoint to our sense of agency over the spaces we inhabit; for example, his 2007 project at the Museum of Architecture in Vienna involved spectators travelling with the artist on a bus tour, whilst he, blinded to the external view, drew her perceptions of the surrounding cityscape. His work prompts primal, almost synesthetic reactions and experiences, in which our understanding of language, gender, geography and the faculties through which we process our surroundings are challenged, and we are left to question our confidence our resolute perceptions of ...

2000-2002 Masters in Fine Art, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna

1998-2000 Bachelor in Fine Arts, Muthesius Academy, Kiel (GER)

2002-2005 Art Theory, Prof. Elisabeth Samsonow, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna

2023 Humanity, Sotheby's, London

2023 Brighton Museum

2017 NGBK, Berlin

2008 Museum of the of the city of Vienna

2007 Gallery Spiazzi, Venice (solo)

2007 Museum of Architecture, Vienna

2006 “Riss/ Lücke/ Scharnier A”, collaboration with Heinrich Dunst, Galerie nebst St. Stephan, Vienna

2004 Museum of Art History, Vienna

2004 „crane neck and gold crepine“, Museum of Art History, Vienna

2003 „blank (made) areas“, dance-quarter, museum
quarter, Vienna

2002 Das Experiment, Seccession, Vienna

more exhibitions:
2023 solo St. Margaret's House, London
2023 Glasgow Project Ability
2023 Lido Gallery, Margate
2023 Queercircle Gallery, London
2022 Canning Gallery, London
2022 Residency Iceland, Museum Turf House
2019 Centre for Contemporary Art, Brighton
2015 Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham (UK)
2013 mori+ stein Gallery, London
2016 “Exactly without- Edinburgh”, Edinburgh, UK
2016 “Hackney Wicked”, Hackney Wick, London
2015 „performers“, Red Gallery, London
2015 „SWO“, Arcola Theatre, London
2015 „What’s the hussle?“, Working Mens Club, London
2015 „Female Masculinity“, Royal Vauxall Tavern, London
2014 „Queer Femmes“, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London
2013 „here now“, the albert, London
2012 „Montag ist erst übermorgen.Young Art o...