Künstler Alex Wenger

Alex Wenger


Inventor and engineer


Alex Wenger is an engineer, inventor and media artist.

He can be requested for artistic collaboration as well as for technical advice, concepts and development in the context of media art. His focus is on electronics and embedded software development – everything that glows and flashes, unusual displays, sound generation, wireless solutions and alternative energy generation!

Vita

1999–today

Ingenieur bei LCD Mikroelektronik GmbH

2004–2005

Gastdozent an der DHBW Karlsruhe für Computersicherheit und Grafikprogrammierung

1996–1999

Studium Dipl. Ing. technische Informatik | DHBW Karlsruhe

1993–1994

Studium Physik | Universität Konstanz

1975

born in Baar (CH)

Exhibitions and projects

2022

SeventyNine | Michael Bielický, Kamila B. Richter, Alex Wenger, Nikolaus Völzow, Paul Kenig | Kunsthalle Prag (CZ)

2020

Daten|Spuren | Alex Wenger, Max-Gerd Retzlaf | Dauerausstellung der DASA | Dortmund

2019

Daten|Spuren | Alex Wenger, Max-Gerd Retzlaf | Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz

2018–2019

Daten|Spuren | Alex Wenger, Max-Gerd Retzlaf | MODEM Modern and Contemporary ArtsCentre | Debrecen (HU)

2015

Book: Licht & Spaß, Elektronisches Basteln mit Licht | René Bohne, Christoph Emonds, Roksaneh Krooß, Mario Lukas, Lina Wassong, Alex Wenger


Global Control and Censorship with Daten|Spuren | Alex Wenger, Max-Gerd Retzlaf | ZKM | Karlsruhe


Development of the project Daten|Spuren | with Max-Gerd Retzlaf

2014

Clouds | Architecture development with Margott Witte

2011

OtherDimension | Alex Wenger, Max-Gerd Retzlaf | Vision. Das Sehen | Neues Museum Weimar


OtherDimension | Alex Wenger, Max-Gerd Retzlaf | Wettbewerb Gewebtes Licht | ZKM | Karlsruhe

Stranger | UND | Karlsruhe

2010

Weihnachtsbaum braucht Zuwendung | Alex Wenger, Max-Gerd Retzlaf | HfG Karlsruhe

 

Flashouse | Michael Bielický, Alex Wenger | Kunst am Bau mit Michael Bielicky


Book: Arduino – Physical Computing für Bastler, Designer und Geeks | Manuel Odendahl, Julian Finn, Alex Wenger | O'Reilly Germany

2006

Exhibitions LED Cube | Alex Wenger, Max-Gerd Retzlaf | Paraflows | Wien (AT)

2004

LED Cube | Art project with Max-Gerd Retzlaff