Peter Kogler

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With his LED screen installations and his animated movies, Peter Kogler makes references to the virtualization and socialized structure of the life-world through ideogram-like signs. The ant serves as one of the principal icons of his work. By means of the ant and its representations, he takes the observer on an odyssey through the space where he inflates its presence in relation to man. The insect could symbolize the workingman. Or it may also represent his traits – helplessness on the one hand, potency and considerable ability on the other. Besides ants, Kogler has chosen the globe motif as a principle of composition. This spinning and abstract element of an iconic whole as our planet is certainly one of the most direct ways to express an idea of unity and the concern of citizens worldwide and from different cultural horizons. This symbol used by the artist fits perfectly into the spirit of a universal exhibition, although it will randomly appear on the vellum of the Expo Boulevard.

Peter Kogler

Born in 1959 in Innsbruck, Austria.
Lives and works in Vienna, Austria.

Peter Kogler started making a name on the international scene in the early eighties with his space-related works reflecting on the nature and impact of modern media. His art lies in the creation of architectural spaces that are situated between the real and fictive worlds. Being one of Austria's internationally leading artists, he participated in numerous prestigious exhibitions of the last decade – the 46th Venice Biennial in 1995 and the Documenta in Kassel in 1992 and 1997.

Recent solo shows:
2009: Des fourmis et des signes, JGM. Galerie, Paris; Museu Colleccao Berardo, Lisbon, Portugal. 2008: Mumok, Vienna, Austria. 2007: Galerie Johann Widauer, Innsbruck, Austria; Base, Florence, Italy; Everynowhere, Mamco, Geneva, Switzerland; Institute of Contemporary Art, Crouch(klek)- Art Basment Project, Sofia, Bulgaria; Mezzanin, Vienna, Austria.