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BIOGRAPHY Mike Andrew Hentz

BIOGRAPHY

 

Mike Andrew Hentz

born 2.7.54 New Yersey USA

Citizen of Switzerland and Usa

2011

Working on minus delta t archives

and preparing new minus delta t projects

Graphic edition by Printas Zuerich

Regular radioshows on reboot fm Berlin

Participating at events of The 5th Swiss

(with Adam Tellmeister, Eva Brunner) Berlin

MPA (1st Month of performance art Berlin )

Performancelecture at Glogair art Berlin

Livevideodrawing event with Christoph Fuhrer (Helvetia Berlin)

CHEESECLUB  with Georg Weisshaueptl at Zagreus in Berlin

Musical participation at Raphael Weinstocks Sonntagclub

Artist in residence by Moks in Mooste Estonia

3rd Klima performance (48hours mobile performance) Estonia

Re-publication of ATATAK minus delta t LP  ” the project ” of minus delta  t  on cd (Japanese coproduction)

Release of Bob Rutman Steelcello ensemble CD.

Bob Rutman Steelcello ensemble concert at Klangbad festival Sigmaringen Germany

New Studiorecordings with Bob Rutman

Projection and visual performance with Georg Polke

at gallery Werner / Vene Klasen Berlin

VACCUUM DYNAMICS  performance with Alexandra von Bolz`n and

Eugene Bal

TEACHING at New Media / Film departement of RISEBA University

Riga Latvia

Poetrytext works

Work on publications

Extensive visual, grafic and painting production

2010

Regular radioshows on reboot fm Berlin

Researchproject In China

Exhibition Gallery Anni Beijing.

Lecture UCCA Beijing.

Foundation of musicgroup MIST with Stephan Creutzburg

several concert and studiorecordings.

CHEESECLUB with Georg Weisshaueptl a musical cheesedegustation

Work as an expert for the artcollection C. C. Vogel

TEACHING at New Media / Film departement of RISEBA University

Riga Latvia

Paintings in groupshop DA BAO 798 Beijing China

Painting and graphic works,

Performance and concert at Performer Stammtisch Kule Berlin

2009

TEACHING at New Media / Film departement of RISEBA University Riga Latvia

LECTUREsery at Art Academy Riga Latvia

(Works Mike Hentz / The loss of holy / the end of humor)

LECTURE at TARTU UNIVERSITY Estonia

“Scientific Conference” (Theme : The loss of holy)

Teachingprogramm “Performance” Summersemester 2009 Hochschule fuer Gestaltung Offenbach Germany

Workshop Film and Mediaproduction, F+F school Zuerich.

KLIMA CRISIS 5 day performance in MOKSH Mooste Estonia.

Concerts with Microgamma (Frankfurt/ Germany)

Rundgang Hfg Offenbach : Performanceinstallation :

“Thema war Realismus” (with students)

Concerts and recordings with the group PADLT NOIDLT

(after 35 years ) Duesseldorf Germany

New recordings with Cologne Music Connection

Brandshof festival Hamburg (concert / lecture)

Performances with Bianca Schoenig, Silvana Toneva, Christian Jankovsky in the BKI Berlin.

Jewsharpfestival Keskemet Hungary

Soloconcert and sessionorganisation

Performancefestival ZOOM Hildesheim Gemany

performance and lecture

COMA Berlin Videolivemixconcert with Alex Kozmidi on guitar

CDpublication with Ruthman, Irmler, Ginsberg.

Work as media consultant

2008

Studiorecordings with MICROGAMMA in Frankfurt Offenbach

work as a mediaconsultant

Workshop and lectures with children  at VINCENT WORKSHOPS Poznan Poland

DESIGN of big PICTUREWALLS

1st PEENEAALE  Art and Musicfestival Loitz Germany in

Schuetzenhaus KUNSTVEREIN ev. Loitz

Coorganisation and devellopement

 performance for 35 rooms:

“HOUSE as A BODY” concept and devellepoment with Pipe Lange and

about 30 participating artists

Participation in GROUPExHIBITION  “Schwer verdauliches”

 in the Frame of VERTRAUTES TERRAIN Karlsruhe ZKM

PERFORMANCELECTURE : HUMOR DEUTSCHLAND

 in ZKM Karlsruhe with Andreas Zeger

RETROSPECTIVE of VAN GOGH TV

projects in the Show : “Broadcast and art “

AVfestival / Hatton Galllery / Newcastle England

Cornerhouse Manchester England

VISUAL STAGEWORKS for Mamas Weed (rock)

on the Poland / Ukraine tour

CONCERT at KLANGBADFESTIVAL with with Bob Ruthman steelcello and Kersten Ginsberg drums

 1st Croatian LIGHTFESTVAL in Porec CROATIA

TABLEAU VIVANT (2 x 6hour performances) with the performers

Nada el Mahamid, Lutfieh / Oja el Mahamid, Marko Ballinger, Robert  Bukovcan, Leni Raucher, Darko Zikovic, Kristina Tencic

VJ and Visual Stage works for UKR. TELEKOM in Festspielhaus Hellerau Dresden

WORKSHOPS “Leitsysteme “in Berlin with Architecture students

(from Kentucky Usa )

LECTURE at Y – Galerii in Tartu Estonia

Performancecloseup Workshop KLIMA 48h at MOKS Estonia

JEWSHARPFESTIVAL Leipzig “Ancient Trance”

Concert and daily sessionorganisation and realisation with Anton Bruhin, Rafaell Coz, Call of the Wild, Aaron Szilagy, Nadishana, Steev Kinwald, Armin Metz and many other guests.

“FLATWARE ” Graficexhibition, Artwall  at Gallery Ripafries Berlin

“Works 6″ Exhibition, Lecture,  Cataloque at Gallery Yatlo Odessa Ukraine

2007

Studiorecordings with MICROGAMMA in Frankfurt Offenbach

Silent Filmconcerts with Steve Garling and others in the SILENTFILMFESTIVAL BABYLON BERLIN

Cdrelease of COLOGNE MUSIC CONNECTION

Theatre project with children at Dzieka bienalle in Poznan Poland

SEEDCAMP Kautzen as a Dj

FOUNDATION of RADIO and TV School Riga (RATV)

councilmember and teaching

Mural and objectsexhibition at KUNSTPUNKT BERLIN

Tour in Germany and Austria

 with Bob Ruthman steelcello and Kersten Ginsberg drums

(recording at Fauststudios)

LECTURE at RODSCHENKO ACADEMY MOSCOW

1st. GERMAN JEWSHARPfestival LEIPZIG

Concert and daily sessionconcertorganisation

2006

Festival Ban dits Images BOURGES with students of  Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten

Concertvideoperformance / tvshow / talkshows / lectures

Lectures / performancworkshop at Dom Jankarev in LUBLYANA  Slovenia

Jurymember at IMMODESTIALE FESTIVAL in Ludwigsburg

Recordings and Concerts with Cologne Connection (Several Concerts in Germany,  Festival Juicy Beats) Matthias Keul keyboard / Manjao Fati  Bass/ Samson Gassama percussion

Thomas Hopf drums / Mike Hentz harps / Jamma  tablas

Recordings and Concerts

with Ignaz Spitz sax and Steve Garling percussion

Interieur Design for the Club Pier West Zuerich Switzerland

International Sculpture symposia on the Zugspitze Germany

Foundation of HIHENS sculpture and installationgroup together with Monika Hintermann Switzerland

Devellopement together with students and the teachers of the departement  Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten of the Art Academy Stuttgart

the  regular POLYMEDIA JOURFIX in Stuttgart

Performance at Performancefestival Wildwechsel in Frankfurt

FESTIVAL OFFSIDE Porec Croatia

Music – performance -  installations – intermedia

devellopement together with students and the teachers of the departemenat

Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten of the Art Academy Stuttgart /Guests Artistgroups: Liebidow, Musicians Ukrainian Telekom / Mamas Weed / Max carpat and many others /Also involved :Art school of Ryeka and Art Academy of Lublyana

Festival SEGHERIA Onsenone Valley Ticino Concert and Djaing

RADIO workshops  and  Airshows in Linz AUSTRIA at the Free Radio Station

FESTIVAL THE VALLEY Cromer England Soloconcert

Kulturnacht Stuttgart „Tableau Vivant „ a scenic picture with students of  Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten and music by Matthias Schneider Hollek/ Koch and Pit Schmidt

3rd LiGHTFESTIVAL in the Heusteigfestival

Studentsproject  of  Verbreiterungsfach Kunst / Intermediales Gestalten

DER HEILIGE KRIEG and DAS ENDE der GEMUETLICHKEIT.

VJWORKSHOP and Festival daily LIVestream with Hans Otto Richter, Timm Ringewald,

Matthias Siegert, Thilo Frank and Mike Hentz

2005

STORIES 2  performance in the Hebbeltheatre Berlin

with M. Dodt and D. Herrmann

LECTURES and events connnected to the 20 YEARS  JUBILEE / FESTIVAL of the VERBREITERUNGSFACH KUNST /INTERMEDIALES GESTALTEN

At the ART ACADEMY STUTTGART GERMANY

(presentations at Stuttgart, Hildesheim/ Rotenfels Academy Karlsruhe, Switzerland and many others places )

Collection Oppenheim Art Museum Bonn: Videos and Flatware

Copenhagen Art Fox Performancelecture : „Streetart“

Recordings and Concerts with Cologne Connection  (Several Concerts in Germany,  Festival SOMA and FUSION)

Matthias Keul keyboard / Manjao Fati  Bass/ Samson Gassama percussion Thomas Hopf drums / Mike Hentz harps / Malik Abdul + Raoul Sen Gupta  tablas

Recordings  with Paul Hubweber Trombone

Concerts at 1st. International Jewsharpfestival Keskemet Hungary

Lecture and Performance  at Art Academy Braunschweig „Travelart“

Back Jumps /Street art exhibition Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin:

Performance „ Guided Berlin Tours „

Organisation and participation with the class  of the Art academy Stuttgart

THE FUTURE OF ART EDUCATION  festival and exhibition

Lecture at the congres PARLEMENT of ART Vienna

Lecture at Van gogh festival  Galerie Maurus Gmuer Berlin

2004

Live music to silentfilms several concerts in Europe

(Silent filmfestival in Berlin)

With Steve Garling, Lukas Niggl, Sen Gupta, Daskalos Balkan Orchestra

Concerts with AFREAK ( african music )

Concerts and Studio with COLOGNE CONNECTION

Concerts with FOA HOKA

Concerts at the FUSION FESTIVAL (Germanny )

MACROLAND performanceinstallation in the WUK Vienna

Filmworks in MONGOLIA

Performance and Lecture at BRANDSHOF FINAL festival in Hamburg

Studiowork and Cdpublication  with Tymon Timansky (Poland)

Lecture at the Theatresymposia of the Academy of Rotenfels Germany

Works in the groupshow  LEGAL / ILLEGAL NBK Berlin

Lecture and Concerts in the Symposia / Festival SERIOS POP Vienna

Concert with Eugene HUTZ ( Gogol Bordello)

and DJ  Derbastler (Ukrainia) FLUC Vienna

1st. LIGTHFESTIVAL Stuttgart  8 events and 4 workshops in the Heusteigtheatre Stuttgart

2003

Symposium CAT Vienna by Kulturaxe lecture

Videolivemixes in Austria

Concerts and studiowork with the band Cologne Connection

Breakfestival Ljubliana Videolivemixes, djaing, lecture and 10meter mural together

with Jelena Simunic

Workshop Tapisserie Art Academy Vienna „Flags, Herraldik and signs of Power“

FUCK YOU Festival Wels videoperformancelecture

LOD Summeracademy  Gizycko Poland (teaching)

MEDUSA FESTIVAL Woznice Mazuria Poland (organisation/curating)

Professorship and leadership of the VERBREITERUNGSFACH KUNST /INTERMEDIALES GESTALTEN

At The ART ACADEMY STUTTGART GERMANY

2002

Concerts and studioworks with LUX, CONCORDE

and Dr. Motte (Austria, Germany)

Lecture at Hfg Offenbach

Djaing in Austria and Germany

Consulting and developpement of

Reality Tv show “AQUARIUS” TV 3 Lithuania Vilnius

(first reality tv show in Lithuania)

Coaching, Education and consulting TV 4 Vilnius Lithuania

Consulting ART GENDA Hamburg (Kulturbehoerde)

Consulting, coaching and transmissions at

Art Genda TV Hamburg

CLUB AUTOMATIC INDONESIA YOGYAKARTA

(workshop and 12 h polymedia event)

(With Station Mir, Jaques Bigot, Rotraut Pape, Gerard Couty, Michel Piet, Christopher Mueller and a complete indonesian team)

Summeracademy artsymposium KULTUR AXE in Ricsovar Hungary

Workshop : Trance, vandalisme and ecstase

(with the assistance and collaboration

of Andreas Findeisen and David Rych)

Videolivemixes at events in Austria and Germany

Publication of book: DAS TREUJANISCHE SCHIFF in the Salon Verlag

2001

Lecture at Staedel Frankfurt

Workshops at and with Mulpha (Frankfurt) to themes of

„Religion“ (with A.Findeisen, M. Dodt and M. Stumpf)

„Festivals“ (with organizers of Schraegspur/ Couty / Pape / Bigot /Dodt)

Jewsharpconcerts with Shishigon Spiridon / Alexey Aleyev from Jakutia

in Frankfurt (musiclover) and Waechtersbach.

Jewsharpworkshops with Aaron Szylagi (Hungary) at Mulpha Frankfurt

Workshop Vandalisme,extase and trance F+Fschool Zuerich

Webbroadcasts and shows at Canal web and push bbc Berlin

Exhibition at Artist Commune Hong Kong

Lecture at Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Center Hong Kong

Performance in Shen Zhen China

Performancelecture at AARA Bangkok Thailande.

Performancelecture and concert at COMPUTER ART FESTIVAL

in Kibla Maribor Slovenia

Installationperformance „SCHWARZARBEIT II“ in Forum Stadtpark Graz Austria

Performancelectures in Lujbliana /and Gorica in Slovenia

Outdoorsculptureinstallation „MACROLAND IV“ at festival Seedcamp

in Kautzen Austria.(600 x 500 m)

Events with Hannahs Plan Austria Vienna.

Stummfilmfestival Berlin Livemusic with

Steve Garling and Massimo Zanassi to silent movies.

Performancelecture Kleistfestspiele Frankfurt an der Oder

Concerts with Fuzzy Love, Jochen Arbeit, Kersten Ginsberg,

TM Schneider and many others.

Concept and realisation of REALITYTVSHOW BARBAROSSA

(with Baiba Ripa and Roland Lakis)

In Latvia 24 h on the Internet and broadcast on

 TVCHANNELS  LNT and TV5 in Riga. (first reality tvshow in baltics)

Videolivemixes at Human Rights Night Vienna and

Grafictrienalle in Ryieka CROATIA

and at Napoleon in Odessa UKRANIA

Videolivemixes with TRESTSGROUP in RIGA Latvia.

Polymediaevents in Mulpha (VISA) Frankfurt and

OFK Offenbach (Yeki and Zaza).

Teaching in F+F School Zuerich.

2000

New Years event in the castle of Herouville.

Bookpresentations and Videolectures

(THEMES: TRANSLATION /HEIMAT)

in Austria, France, Switzerland and Germany.

Workshop „TRANSLATION„ F +F school Zuerich

Festival ” Motherearth ” Kautzen Austria (livemix)

Bienalle Werkleitz Installationperformance “SCHWARZARBEIT”

Odyssees and workshops at HEXPO Slovenia

(Koper, Lubliana, Maribor).

Festival Schraegspur Obersdorf (performancelecture)

Workshop “HEIMAT -ODYSSEY ” Art Academy of Vienna /

Applied Arts Academy of Vienna ,TU Vienna

Party event in Semperdepot Vienna Visual Livemix with L only Ligths (Hentz /Julia Starsky) Rupprecht, Gü – mix, Sofa Surfers.

Workshop ” HEIMAT ” Zürich.F +Fschool Zuerich

Regular JEWSHARPconcerts, workshops and sessions with Djs

Videolivemix with TRESTS in Riga Latvia

1999

Graficeditions

POETRY and SLAMPOETRY event by BRANDSHOF Hamburg

Raves with DJ ROBERT and livejewsharp

PERFORMANCECONFERENCE GLARUS Switzerland

(performances)

Festival ART VIVANT POLYSONNERIES LYON France

(symposium and lecture)

PERFORMANCECONFERENCE NETWORKING FRANKFURT

(performancelecture)

Lecture University of Frankfurt (departement cultural Antropology)

Exhibition MENTAL LANDSCAPES

(Shed im Eisenwerk Frauenfeld/CAN Neuchatel / Helmhaus Zürich

July 1999 with Cecile Noldus exhibition and ROMAMACHINES events

Workshops and Odyssees to theme of HEIMAT (Switzerland)

TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich

Exhibition, installation, performancelecture Kunstraum Innsbruck Austria in the sery “Drag and Paste and Paste”

1998

HERMESPROJECT (Neue Boerse Zuerich)

TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich

Live Video-Audiomixevent

JURYmember in Griffelkunst (graficedition Hamburg)

JURYmember VIDEONALLE BONN

Regular Audio-videostreamingevents on the web

(XLR network/ Netradiodays Berlin/ Parapa and many others)

MEDUSAFESTIVAL Gizycko POLAND

artistic director

LNT TELEVISION RIGA

Consultation, image, training for new tvprogramm (Brokasis)

Devellopement of newsprogramm for TV5 Riga

ART ACTION SYMPOSIUM QUEBEC

live video/audiostreaming on the net with

UNIVERS CITY TV and CANAL WEB

TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich

Preparation of Retrospective Publication and

Publication of the “treujanische Schiff”

1997

HERMESproject  ZÜRICH

TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich

MACROLAND Vienna

A prototype for Socrates  on 800m2

ROMA MACHINE events with Cecile Noldus

Villa Lupi Hamburg

Grafik and Fotoworks /Publications

Film and Televisionworks in  MONGOLIA

1996

Prototypes of RO MA MA CHINE

(gastronomic multimediaevents)

with CECILE NOLDUS

GARAGE TV (internet tv project)

Fotoworks, graficeditions and texts

CU -see me conferences

Exhibitions : BAHOMAS Kunstverein Cuxhaven

Work in Progress BIPS  Villa Lupi Hamburg

Work in Progress UTOPIE Iflugs Berlin

1995

Lecturing tours

ARTBOATPROJECT ” DAS TREUJANISCHJE SCHIFF”  for 5 months in the harbor of Hamburg.

ODYSSEYprojects in France and Germany

performances in Poland and Lithuania

1994

Studies and ODYSSEYLAB in France / Germany

and Russia.

Historical installations and shows of INFERMENTAL and FRIGO

Work at the TVstation STATION MIR in FRANCE

1993

Curator for Art shows

(Kunsthaus Hamburg ” Bahomas”)

Work and devellopement of CHANNEL 4 Riga (Tv station)

Universcity Tv projects in France and Switzerland

Beginning of ODYSSEYPROJECT (Osnabrück)

Exhibition of Fotoworks in Russia and Germany

1991 -1993

Living and working in Moscow, Frankfurt / Hamburg

DOCUMENTA 8 with VAN GOGH TV (92)

PIAZZA VIRTUALE

a 3 month interactive LIVE TV broadcast on sat

EUREKALABEL for Universcity TV

Foundation and active consulting of

institutes working with New Media in

RIGA (CREATIVE INSTITUTE)

MOSCOW (ART TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE)

POLAND (WISPOLNATA MAZURSKA)

Developement of Prototypes of

MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACES#

Work as a consultant in public and private institutions (from industry to culture)

1990 Foundation of UNIVERSCITY TV network

(about 15 international groups involved)

interactive LIVE -TV projects and shows

(on satelitte/national and cable tv programms)

Organisation of art and performance parties in the

ART ACADEMY Hamburg and other sites.

All America tour of VAN GOGH TV

(New York, Boston, CableTv, Omaha, Seattle, San Francisco,

Los Angeles, Vancouver)

Work as a sculptor.

1989 teachingposition and professor in Art Academy of Hamburg

Foundation of EUROPEAN MEDIA ART LAB

(Lab for VAN GOGH TV and PONTON)

travelling and working in East-European countries.

Satelitteprojects (LIVE TV / Teleconferencing projects)

1986 -1989 living in Frankfurt and Hamburg

Perrformance of DEATH OPERA in Linz / Berlin.

Foundation of PONTON ( New Media and Tv lab) Hamburg

First VAN GOGH TV broadcasts at Osnabrueck Mediafestival

Participation in DOCUMENTA  7

(Minus delta t/ Documenta Radio/ Ponton bus / Culture Police)

realisation of videofilms (Tourvideo for Toshinoro Kondo and Imai)  and shows in Japan.

( Supervisor for Infermental videomagazine in Tokyo1988)

1985 Living in Frankfurt

Work as an actor in the Frankfurt Operahouse

” Reise zu  Mittelpunkt der Erde” Music by Hans Joachim Hespos

recording of the triple album “Death Opera”

by Minus Delta t in Studios of Atatak

TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich

1983 – 85

Working and Living by FRIGO in Lyon France

 Foundation of CODE PUBLIC (multimedia /performance)

Touring in Europe and America

Foundation of EUROPEAN MEDIA ART NETWORK

(production, distribution,screenings)

Editor of INFERMENTAL

(a yearly published international videomagazine)

Actor in several feature and television films

(“Flash Gordon” G. Hamos, Actor in German soap ” Losberg”, and in “Die Stadt”  of Heiner Muehlenbrock, “Der wunderbare Mandarin” by Harry Rag)

Work as musician and actorcoach.

1982 – 84  THE PROJECT journey and

expedition ,transport of a  5 1/2 ton stone

by the group MINUS DELTA t through

Jugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey,Syria,Libanon,Iran,Pakistan,

Nepal and India.

Organisation and Participation of the

BANGKOK FESTIVAL in Thailand.

Work by Frigo in France

(radio,tv,consultation, artprojects)

Radio Bellevue radioshows and programms

 1981 Living in Italy Bologna and Rome

Gallery Pellegrino Bologna

shows and writing

TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich

1980 Living Hamburg and Lyon

Guestprofessorship in Art Academy Hamburg

(Replacement of Sigmar Polke)

Cofounder of FRIGO and RADIO BELLEVUE

Directing and acting of ” Abituary ” of Heiner Müller (TNP LYON )

Realisation of several videofilms

1975 -79 Performances exhibitions and shows

in entire Europe.

Living in Zürich, Köln and Düsseldorf

Work with musicperformancegroup PADLT NOIDLT

(Mike Jansen, Frank Koellges, Luecke Gottschalk)

Extended tours in Germany, Italy, Holland, Switzerland and Austria

1st, 2nd 3rd PADLT NOIDLT FESTIVAL in Graz AUSTRIA

PERFORMANCEFESTIVAL AUSTRIA

72 hour closed performance in  FORUM STADTPARK

(with Padlt Noidlt)

Foundation of musicperformancegroup MINUS DELTA t

Performing of own theatrepieces.

TEACHING at F and F school Zuerich

First soloshows: Gallery Ulli Beyer Wuppertal (exhibition and 72hour performance ) Gallery Stampa Basel (green phase), Stichting de appel Amsterdam (demaskierung) Gallery naechst St. Stephan Vienna

(Maximal Art) Wuppertaler Kunstmarkt, ART BASEL (Gallery Stampa)

Publication of first monography

(1975 by G. F. Schwarzbauer and John Antony Twaites)

1972 -74 Musictheatre in Paris

Group DEFI SCIENCE MENTAL/

Touring through Europe . Education and training of voice / singing

1970 Hotelschool in Lausanne Switzerland

Childhood in Usa / Italy / Switzerland / Austria

languages : english / german / italian / french

Classic violin studies for several years