Sylvia Winkler & Stephan Koperl

Sylvia Winkler and Stephan Koeperl use public intervention as a medium to share their social and political views on issues of the contemporary society. Their projects usually start with observations in public space and are elaborated according to the possibilities and requirements on the spot. As they are especially interested in the underlying structures and mechanisms of the mere appearance, extended research forms an essential part of their work. During the process of developing a specific idea Sylvia and Stephan are looking for the potentials of a location or context and search for the possibilities to relate themselves to it. In the actual artwork they take position by creating an image or a situation that reflects their personal attitude towards the subject.

Biography

Sylvia Winkler (1969, Austria) and Stephan Koeperl (1966, West-Germany) got their degrees from the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Since 1997 they are working and living together as an artist couple. The main part of their artistic activities focuses on site- and context specific interventions, which they are realising in during longer term stays in various places around the globe.

Recent exhibitions

2015	D-0 ARK Underground - Biennial of Contemporary Art, Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina Rivers - The Way of Living in Transition, Pier 2, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2014	+0,000001%, Sewon Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (solo) Refuse the Shadows of the Past. Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong
2013	ABC: MTL, Centre for Canadian Architecture, Montreal Platform Access, Incheon Art Platform, Republic of Korea Risk Society, MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan Matters of Method, Tranzit, Iasi, Romania