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:AN effort TO explain MYSELF:
My name is Balz Isler. I grew up in Switzerland, more precisely in the capitol city Zurich, where we all make money, chocolate and cheese. Something happened though, that I found interest in art. Read more >

CONTACT : 2malen(at)gmx(.)ch
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2011

Nov. 2011 | Tapemosphere#19
Cologne, hoiRaum/Boutique/King Georg. Tape- Installation, Happening and Performance

Oct. 2011 | Machthaber
Berlin, Savvy-Contemporary. Solo Exhibition and Performance

Sep. 2011 | Wirken durch das Werk
Leipzig, Westwek. Group exhibition by artist collective SKAM

Sep. 2011 | Grüsse aus Hu’ondugac
Zürich, "Gastspiele" Festival. A fictive travel documentary by Balz Isler and Signe Koefoed

Sep. 2011 | Stipendium "Junge Kunst in Essen"
Essen, Kunsthaus Essen. A nine month residency with exhibition and catalog

Aug. 2011 | NOW WE!
Berlin, Mica Moca. Exhipition and Performancenight presenting artists from Studiocollective Deck3

Jun. 2011 | Swiss Art Award 2011
Basel, Messezentrum Basel Halle 3.2. Part of the Curated Sculpture #4 "Souvenir" by Pedro Wirz

Jun . 2011 | Tapemosphere#18
Hamburg, Fleetstreet. Concert and Tape-Installation

Jun. 2011 | Contemporary Art Ruhr 2011
Essen, Zollverein

May. 2011 | Concert
Zürich, Dock18 Rote Fabrik.

May. 2011 | Iphigenie auf Tauris
Mülheim, Theater an der Ruhr. Music and Acting

Feb. 2011 | Diplom-Performance
Hamburg , Univeristy of Fine Arts Hamburg

2010

Dec. 2010 | Performance Lecture _ keep it real alder
Hamburg , "Folgendes" at the Univeristyof Fine Arts Hamburg

Sep. 2010 | Performance
Berlin, R20. Performance Concert evening wiht Momus

Sep. 2010 | DancePerformance
Copenhagen , R:R:E Festival. Multimedia DancePerformance with Signe Koefoed

Aug. 2010 | Concert
Berlin, Weisepuf. Installation. Concert togather with School of light

Aug. 2010 | Performance
Lotseninsel , Unmarked_Space Festival. Multimedia Performance

Jun. 2010 | LP3 a perspectiv of time
Berlin, Die Kunstapotheke. Installation Performance with Signe Koefoed

Jun. 2010 | Concert
Berlin, die Kunstapotheke.

May. 2010 | Radio Gagarin
Hamburg, Rote Flora. Electro-Acustic Soundscape/Concert

Mar. 2010 | Verborgene Feinde entwaffnen
Berlin, die Kunstapotheke. Exhibition of works by Balz Isler and Signe Koefoed

Feb. 2010 | Cuts Tapes Canvas
Hamburg, Musikhaus Karostar. Group exhibition

Feb. 2010 | Berlin Tape Release
Berlin, Staalplatt . Sampler by in-berlin-livingtape-artists

Feb. 2010 | Gruppo Elenco
Berlin, Die Kunstapotheke. Concert

Jan. 2010 | “zu Fuß”
Hamburg, Frappant. Group exhibition

2009

Nov. 2009 | Hüllen
Berlin, die Kunstapotheke. Performance exhibition

Sep. 09 | L`emotion motorique
Cologne, St. Mauricius church. Concert in the frame work of PLAN09

Aug. 09 | Camp Exodus
Berlin, Camp Exodus. Closure concert of the camp exodus

Jul. 09 | “abandoned places”
Berlin, Interflugs://Sommer Academy. Workshop in improvisation and urban performance

Jun. 09 | Experimentise 1&2
Berlin, die Kunstapotheke. Two days of live experimental music with Block Barley

Jun. 09 | Like Patuio DC2
Copenhagen, R:R:E Performance festival. Video installation

Jun. 09 | Ta”16
Copenhagen, R:R:E Festival. 3 hour concert with the 3B Crew

Jun. 09 | 1/6/60
Hamburg, Sticky Trace Company. Sound supervisor for dance theatre

May. 09 | “der Hamburger an sich”
Hamburg, skam ev. Group exhibition

Apr. 09 | Zusammenkunft
Berlin, die Kunstapotheke. Installation concert

Feb. 09 | Midway exams exhibition
Hamburg, HFBK

2008

Oct. 2008 | ein weiterer Balzvers
Berlin, la Farmacia del arte. Intallation concert

Sep. 08 – Apr. 09 | Like Patuio DC1
Berlin, Grunewald. Film project

Sep. 08 | Goli_79
Switzerland/Neukölln. A transmitted cottage concert

Mar. 08 | Rendez-vous central
Berlin, total art space. Concert with Knut Herrmann

Jan. 08 | Mein Dachbodenfreund
Berlin, total art space. A composition for 11 magnetic tapeplayers and voice.

2007

Sep. 2007 | InformaTon
Zurich, Kunstraum Walcheturm. A dance performance and interaction with sound installation. A co-operation with Paul Scheytt, Signe Koefoed and Gry Madsen.

Sep. 07 | Tapemosphere #15
Zurich, Cabaret Voltaire. exhibition. tape sound installation as a starting point for various actions with guests during one month.

Aug. 07 | Tapemosphere #14
Cologne, Exhibition – Tape sound installation in two rooms. One month.

Jun. 07 | 72 hours
Hamburg, Hinterconti. 3 days/3 rooms Exhibition/Happening.
1. room/day “Tango Hommage” Performance
2. room/day “Natrup-Hagen” Videoinstallation of one own dance movie
3. room/day “Brunch Ensemble” Concert

May. 07 | Tapemosphere #12
Hamburg, SKAM. Tape collage concert in co-operation with tape-performer, Rinus Van Alebeek.

Apr. 07 | Tapemosphere #9
Cologne, “Moltkere”i and “Raum für Kunst und Musik”. Group exhibition with activities in 2 exhibitions places. 10 days.

Mar. 07 | CFAM OPUS 3
Hamburg, Hinterconti. Tape collage concert in Tapemosphere#10 exhibition.

Feb. 07 | Let me be me
Hamburg, Hamburger Sprechwerk. Music composition for dance piece “Let me be me” (45 min). A Co-operation with choreographer Fiona Gordon.

2006

Nov. 2006 | Tapemosphere #8
Hamburg, Public construction space. Production and composition for tape dance performance for 3 dancer/performers

Nov. 06 |Tapemosphere #7
Hamburg, SKAM. Tape-installation.

Oct. 06 | Fat Crack / Anything goes
Hamburg, Hamburger Sprechwerk. Live music collage in co-operation with Alejandro Ramirez for dance performance based of improvisation principles for dance and music.

Sep. 06 | CFAM OPUS 2
Hamburg, Brandshof Festival 06. Tape collage concert.

Aug. 06 | Tapemosphere #6
Cologne, C/o- Pop - Music congress for electronic music. A Sound installation in co-operation with Béla Janssen and Hannah Rath.

Jun. 06 | Gartenhaus
Hamburg. Video work. Production assistant of Alexjandro Ramirez

Mar. 06 | Tapemosphere #4
Mannheim, Raum 2. Group exhibition with SKAM EV - Sound installation.

Mar. 06 | CFAM Opus 1
Hamburg, Hinterconti. Tape collage concert in Tapemosphere#5 exhibition.

Feb. 06 | 120 Stunden Grabserberg
Grabserberg, Switzerland. Working process over 120 hours with Béla Janssen. Production of a documentary magazine.

2006 | Galas
Hamburg, Wendenstrasse – art community. A serie of events introducing local artist in painting, music, writing and performance.

2005

Dec. 2005 | ZOOM
Hamburg. Video work.

Dec. 05 | Vögel (birds)
Hamburg. Video installation.

Nov. 05 | Business Class
Hamburg, SKAM. Theater production with four actors based on texts of Martin Suter (25 min.)

Dec. 05 | Wäscheleine /( Laundrycord)
Zurich, Public places. Paper lingerie on line at Christmas in the streets of Zürich.

Apr. 05 | Glam monster
Hamburg, Nobistor. Group exhibition. Portrait with pen/100000 dots on wall. (1/2 – 2 m.)

2002-07

"Modulations"
Hamburg, Zürich, Köln, Madrid. Re-compositions and sculptures of street-, elements and waste.

2001

Apr. 2001 | Der Schläfer /(The sleeper)
Zurich. Performances in public places. Showings of an intimate moment - a man sleeping in parks, bars etc. Recordings of the man’s thoughts and dreams on audio.

Feb. 01 | Heroes
Elm, Switzerland. Video Performance act, body painted as superheroes on military base in snow.

2000

Nov. 2000 | "Such a media and how to present myself"
Zurich, Spehere. Performance act based on self-idolism.

Jul. 00 | 2for1
Zurich. Performance act. 2 people in plastic for sale at the Bahnhofstrasse.

1999

Nov. 1999 | "no Title"
Zurich, DynamoGallery . Group Exhibition.