Reinhard Gupfinger is an artist and researcher working in the field of Urban Art, Sculpture and Sound Art.
His artistic work Sound Shifting seeks to push the boundaries of hybrid sound art, sculpture and technology to create an awareness of the sonic environment. Amongst other recognitions, he has received the State Prize of the Arts Division and the Culture Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria for Media Art (2021) and for his dissertation the Award of Excellence from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (2020).
Education
2015 – 2020 | PhD. Program, Tangible Music Lab, University for Art and Design Linz | |
2008 – 2012 | Master’s Program, Interface Culture, University for Art and Design Linz | |
2010 | Exchange Student, IAMAS, Gifu, Japan | |
2009 | Summer School in Sound and Music Computing, Porto, Portugal | |
2002 – 2008 | Mag.art. Degree, Sculpture – Transmedial Space, University for Art and Design Linz | |
2007 | Exchange Student, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany | |
2004 – 2006 | Diploma in Music and Media Technology, Anton Bruckner University Linz |
Awards / Residencies / Purchase
2021 | State Prize for Media Art, Arts Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria | |
2020 | Award of Excellence for Dissertation, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research Purchase, Soundscape Linz, Land Oberösterreich |
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2019 | Artist in Residence, Welcome in der Friedensstadt, Augsburg, Germany | |
2018 | Purchase, Tito, Land Salzburg Purchase, “Hells Bells”, City Linz |
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2016 | Artist in Residence, Welcome in der Friedensstadt, Augsburg, Germany | |
2015 | Artist in Residence, Die GARAGE, Aarau, Swiss LinzIMPULS, City Linz Purchase, “Y” Junge Wirtschaft, Upper Austria |
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2014 | STARTStipendium for Video and Media Art, BMUKK, Austria | |
2013 | LinzEXPOrt, City Linz Talentförderungsprämie, Interdisziplinäre Kunstformen, Upper Austria Artist in Residence, Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Český Krumlov, Czech Republic Purchase, “SWAP” Junge Wirtschaft, Upper Austria |
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2012 | Purchase, Singing Robot Cricket, BMUKK, Austria | |
2011 | LAB.30 Award, Ausgburg, Germany Alumni Award, University for Art and Design Linz LinzEXPOrt Grant, City Linz |
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2010 | Artist in Residence, IAMAS, Japan | |
2009 | Art Prize of the City Linz | |
2008 | Grant from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research |
Exhibitions / Projects
2020
Quartier-Parcours Gaswerk / Augsburg, Germany
GRAFFITI & BANANAS / NORIDICO Stadtmuseum / Linz, Austria
Es ist MAERZ / MAERZ / Linz, Austria
Kultur Braucht Kunst! / Schlossmuseum / Linz, Austria
UNTITLED / Studiogalerie der KUNSTSAMMLUNG / Linz, Austria zu Egon Hofmann / MAERZ / Linz, Austria
2019
Kunstankäufe Land Sbg. / Kunst im Traklhaus / Salzburg, Austria
MADATAC X / Madrid, Spain
2018
Kunst Labor / MUCA / Munich, Germany
Galerie výtvarného umění v Chebu / Na dosah 3 / Cheb, Czech Republic
Sound Shifting / galerie 20gerhaus / Ried, Austria
Galerie města Plzně / Na dosah 3 /Greifbar nah 3 / Plzně, Czech Republic
It Sounds Devicive! / Bath, UK
Athens Digital Arts Festival / Athens, Greece
Sound Shifting @ CROSSING EUROPE @ UNTEN @ STREAM FESTIVAL
OÖ Kulturquartier / Linz, Austria
STROKE ART FAIR / Munich, Germany
2017
Reinhard Gupfinger / Sound Shifting / MAERZ / Linz, Austria
Reinhard Gupfinger / Sound Shifting / Traklhaus / Salzburg, Austria
every which way / Galerie Beate Berndt / Augsburg, Germany
2016
kristallin #37 / Experimentierfelder 2015 / Salzamt / Linz, Austria
Silent House of Prayer / Galerie Beate Berndt / Augsburg, Germany
Silent House of Prayer / Kulturhaus Abraxas / Augsburg, Germany
DEIN VIERTEL DEINE LEINWAND / Gärtnerplatzviertel / Munich, Germany
ARTMUC / Praterinsel / Munich, Germany
Interface Culture Pop Up Show / Ars Electronica Center / Linz, Austria
MINIFESTA #2 / Atelier Suterena / Vienna, Austria
Der Brand meines Hauses ist Unheil und Flamme zugleich / MAERZ / Linz, Austria
2015
Transforming: Street Objects from Your Street to Main Street / Site:Brooklyn / Brooklyn, USA
The Wrong / New Digital Art Biennale / online and in selected locations worldwide
MINIFESTA / Salzamt / Linz, Austria
UmFunktionssystem / periscope / Salzburg, Austria
Experimentierfeld Aarau / Die GARAGE / Aarau, Swiss
Chasing Max Mustermann / Designhalle / Graz, Austria
tage des elektronischen bewegtbildes / Munich, Germany
MitarbeiterIn der Zukunft / Landesgalerie Linz / Linz, Austria
ARTMUC / Praterinsel / Munich, Germany
kristallin #8 / Salzamt / Linz, Austria
2014
Sonar+D / Sonar Festival / Barcelona, Spain
Linzer Kunstsalon / Landesgalerie Linz / Linz, Austria
Das Absolute Objekt / Raumschiff / Linz, Austria
2013
Supersummativ / Gallery Maerz / Linz, Austria
Preise und Talente / OÖ Kulturquartier / Linz, Austria
Kryptophonie / Salzburg, Austria
Ukradena Galerie / Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
Politischer Stillstand / NORDICO Stadtmuseum / Linz, Austria
Architektur und Klang / afo architekturforum oberösterreich / Linz, Austria
Linz Impuls, Import, Export, Salzamt / Linz, Austria
2012
Centre for Sound Art and Experimental Music / Seydisfjördur, Iceland
Künstlervereinigung MAERZ / Linz, Austria
2011
LAB30 Festival / Augsburg, Germany
Coded Cultures Festival / Vienna, Austria
LeonArt Festival / Leonding, Austria
Ars Electronica Festival / Linz, Austria
IIE / Oktogon HFBK Dresden / Dresden, Germany
PlayFace InterCult / Museumsquartier 21 / Vienna, Austria
Speculum Artium / New Media Art Festival / Trbovlje, Slovenia
Kunstsammlung des Landes OÖ / U/Hof / Linz, Austria
2010
Amber Art and Technology Festival / Sanat Limanı / Istanbul, Turkey
hör!spiel!art.mix / 33 1/2 Halbwertszeiten / broadcast / podcast / Bayern2, Germany
Playful Interface Cultures / Ars Electronica Exhibition / Linz, Austria
Bock Ma’s / Festivaleröffnung / Timelkam, Austria (midi marching band)
Graduate exhibition of the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences / Ogaki / Gifu, Japan
hör!spiel!art.mix / TD II / broadcast / podcast / Bayern2, Germany
2009
Salzamt / Kunstförderstipendien / Linz, Austria
Brauhaus / Opening Performance / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)
ars electronica / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)
Yellow House / Opening Performance / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)
Airworks / per pedes / Linz, Austria
Festival of Regions / Concert for Choir and Organ Pipe / Linz, Austria
Sound Characters / Innsbruck, Austria
2008
Hört.Hört! / Viertelfestival Niederösterreich, Austria
Landesgartenschau Tulln / Tulln, Austria (midi marching band)
Fluc / Vienna (midi marching band)
Unterstinkenbrunn, Austria (midi marching band)
universal cube / Leipzig, Germany (bu’nostik)
MOFF. release_party / Schiff Schönbrunn / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)
Die lange Nacht des Hörspiels, Vienna, Austria
can you feel the sound / Linz, Austria
2007
Stadtmuseum Nordico / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)
ars electronica / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)
ars electronica / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)
2006
Teletongenerator / Linz, Austria
ars electronica / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)
Kapu / Linz, Austria (midi marching band)
2003-05
ESC im Labor / Graz, Austria (bu’nostik)
Galerie Mesic ve dne / Budweis, Czech Republic
Sprachraum berlinz / Berlin, Germany
Sprachraum berlinz / Linz, Austria
Werkstatt / Innsbruck, Austria (bu’nostik)
Down Into The Engine Room / Linz, Austria (bu’nostik)