Born 1954, Prague, Czechoslovakia;
l969
emigrated to West Germany; 1975-78
medical studies in Düsseldorf, Germany; 1978-80
travels through the USA, photographic works; 1980-81
New York resident, photographer, horse cab driver; 1981-84
free-lance photographer, Monochrom magazine, Germany; 1984-87 Master of Arts under Nam-June Paik, Academy of Fine Arts, Düsseldorf; 1987-89
assistant of Nam-June Paik;
1988
Stipend for Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris;
1991
founder of New Media Dept., Academy of Fine Arts, Prague;
1991-95
associate professor, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague; organizer of new media symposia, Goethe Institute, Prague; new media advisor, Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Prague;
1995
culture and technology advisor, Council of Europe, Strasbourg.
Lives in Prague and Düsseldorf.
1985 Atelier de Rencontre, ENSAD, Paris
Continuum Performance, Gallery Art d`Ameublement, Bielefeld
1986
Ave Experimental, Arnhem
Folkwang Video 1, Museum Folkwang, Essen
DAAD Gallery, Berlin
Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf
1987
Bienal Internacional, São Paulo
Kunstmuseum, Bern
33rd West German Shortfilm Festival, Oberhausen
37th International Film Festival, Berlin
Documenta 8, FIU, Ottoneum, Kassel
Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf
1988
10th International JVC Video Festival,Tokyo
Videonale 3, Bonn Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
38th International Film Festival, Berlin
Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
Infermental 7, Tokyo
1989
Australia International Video Festival, Sydney
Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
Man and Technology, Nixdorf Building, Düsseldorf
Viper, Luzern
Gallery Kewenig, Köln
Kunsthalle, Kiel
1990
Discover European Video, Anthology Film Archives, New York
Videonale 4, Bonn
Kunstminen, Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf
East meets West, Museum Folkwang, Essen
Artware, Hannover
1991
My Way Only, House of the Artist, Moscow
Images of the Future, Cite Des Arts Nouvelles Tech., Montreal
Multimediale, ZKM, Karlsruhe
Artware Special, Dortmund
Montevideo, Amsterdam
Transitions, Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul
1992
International Painting Interactive, Siggraph, Chicago
Videonale 5, Bonn
Moving Image - Electronic Art, Foundation Juan Miro, Barcelona
The World from Within-Endo & Nano, Ars Electronica, Linz
Committed Visions, Museum of Modern Art, New York
International Videofest, Berlin
1993
Schirm-Herrschaft, Museum Heidenheim, Heidenheim
Czech Cultural Center, Bucharest
Saint-Gervais Video, Geneva
Roter Salon; Volksbühne, Berlin
Czech Cultural Center, Berlin
Village Gaze, Anthology Film Archives, New York
1994
Joseph Beuys, Centre Pompidou, Paris
Intelligent Environment, Ars Electronica, Linz
Nature in Motion, Manes, Prague
Moravian Museum, Brno
European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück
1995
Museum for Contemporary Art, Warsaw
Mythos Information, Ars Electronica, Linz
Seoul Bienale, Seoul
Video works:</I>
Four Seasons, 1984
Circulus Viciosus, 1985
Der Besuch, 1985
Inka und Naty, 1985
Im Herbst, 1986
Perpetuum Mobile, 1986
Jazz Celula, 1987
Paik, 1987
Paris, 1988
Next Year in Jerusalem, 1988
Golem is Alive, 1989-91
Perpetuum Mobile II, 1990
Vilem Flussers Fluss, 1991-94
Video sculptures and video installations:
Next Year in Jerusalem, 1987
Output Now, 1987
Staffelerei, 1987-88
Perpetuum Mobile I, 1988
Inventur (Menora), 1988-89
Hommage a J.L.B, 1989
Der Name, 1990
Sephirotbaum, 1991
Perpetuum Mobile II, 1990
Vilem Flusser Instalation, 1991
Der Innere Beobachter, 1992
Der Sechste Sinn, 1993-94
Communication projects:
Piazetta Prague in collaboration with Van Gogh as part of Piazza Virtuale, 1992
International Painting Interactive, Seagraph, Chicago, 1992
The Intelligent Mailman, Ars Electronica, Linz, 1994
Exodus, Ars Electronica, 1995
Bibliography
Monochrom, Krefeld 1981-84
Videonale, Catalog #3,4,5, Bonn 1988-84
3rd Marler Videokunstpreis, catalogue, Marl 1988
37th International Filmfest, Berlinale Tip, Berlin 1987
38th International Filmfest, catalogue, Berlin 1988
Videokunst in NRW, Köln 1988
Infermental #7, Tokyo 1988
Videokunst, catalogue, Kunsthalle Kiel 1989
Artware, catalogue, Hannover l990
Oberblick #12/90, Düsseldorf 1990
Discover European Video, catalogue, New York 1990
Village Voice, New York, December 1990
Artnews, New York, April 1991
Artpress, Paris, May 1991
Multimediale 2, catalogue, Karlsruhe 1991
Images du Future, catalogue, Montreal 1991
Kunstforum Vol. 114, Köln 1991
Brennpunkt 2, catalogue, Düsseldorf 1991
Endo und Nano, catalogue, Ars Electronica, Linz 1992
International Videofest, catalogue, Berlin 1992
Moving Image Electronic Art, catalogue, Barcelona 1992
Prostor, Prague, August 1992
Tip 12, Berlin 1993
Zitty 12, Berlin 1993
Atelier, Prague, March 1993
Dnes, Prague, April 1993
Art #2/1993, Hamburg 1993
Taz, Berlin 11.6.1993
Südkurier, 21.7.1993, Stuttgart
Inteligent Environment, catalogue of Ars Electronica, Linz 1994
Nature in Motion, catalogue, Manes, Prague 1994
Joseph Beuys, catalogue, Centre Pompidou, Paris 1994
Museum for Contemporary Art, catalogue, Warsaw 1995
Mythos Information, catologue, Ars Electronica, Linz 1995
Prague Post 12.-18. July, Prague 1995
European Media Art Festival, catalogue, Osnabrück,1995