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source: looklateral

In 2012 Philipp Timis­chl founded the exhi­bi­tion space HHDM — Hin­ter Haus des Meeres (Behind the House of the Sea) together with Daphne Ahlers and Roland M. Gaberz. His works were recently included in exhi­bi­tions at Per­fect Present, Copen­hagen (2013), Galerie Emanuel Layr, Vienna (2013), Stu­dio Lenikus, Vienna (2013), Kun­straum Lake­side, Kla­gen­furt (2013), ONO Gallery, Oslo (2012), COCO, Vienna (2012), and 68squaremeters, Copen­hagen (2011).
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source: ofluxonet

The sculptural installations of the Vienna-based artist Philipp Timischl generally make use of a recurring formal device: the combination of flat-panel displays—on which video loops play—placed below equal-width canvas panels incorporating historical, text, or appropriated imagery (often arranged onto raw, unprimed canvas above epoxy resin). On the one hand, Timischl’s hybrid sculptures —free-standing, or installed against a wall—allude to traditional art historical conventions such as the tableau, the Warburgian visual panel, and the diptych. On the other—in his technique of turning video displays into sculptures below two- dimensional paintings—Timischl creates links between these historical visual conventions and the more recent visual devices of mass-cultural technology.

For his first large institutional exhibition, at Künstlerhaus Graz titled They were treating me like an object. As if I were some sextoy or shit. I don’t wanna see them again, Philipp Timischl developed a new installation and an artist’s book published by saxpublishing.

Phillip presents a pool of information where he reveals the process of conceiving and producing an exhibition, bringing all of the elements together onto one equal level by using printed banners hanging evenly throughout the space, fog machines, and a commissioned soundtrack (cover version of Linkin Park’s “Rebellion” by Daphne Ahlers, Lonely Boys). On the banners visitors see stills from an as-yet unfinished video project, next to various information such as the title of the exhibition, this very press release, conversations with friends, pages from the artist’s book he made for this show, or the lyrics to the above-mentioned soundtrack.

For Timischl it is not about clarity or transparency; as a frequently claimed idea for a simple solution and often literal illustration, they are rejected here. Nevertheless, despite (as well as with) all of the breaks and distractions, an idea can be developed out of this and ultimately shown as a whole: it is the personified exhibition, justifying itself and addressing the visitor directly: “They were treating me like an object. As if I were some sextoy or shit. I don’t wanna see them again”.
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source: spikeartmagazine

Vienna-based artist Philipp Timischl showed us his cleaned up studio with his most important objects.
“My studio is completely vacant since yesterday. Everytime I finish a group of works I empty it out to the absolut minimum which is basically a table, chairs and my computer. All the magazines and books and the like I bring home, and other stuff like working material and such gets put into the storage room. It doesn’t stay like this for long, but a clean and empty studio space is important for me to clear my head.

We do have a really nice couch though, and it’s probably my most important item in there anyway. My studio colleague found it on willhaben.at, a very popular sort of Austrian ebay, for about 30 Euro. It’s by the Danish design company “Innovation” and extremely comfortable. I love sleeping on it which i do a lot. I love afternoon naps.

And actually i also have this earring in my studio. Due to a lack of holes in my ear I’ve put it on my backback for now. It’s by a friend of mine, London based designer “Pieter”. It says “masc” which is a popular term on gay online dating platforms. I filmed a few friends of mine wearing it and will probably use the footage for some future work.”