PETER ELSNER
Peter Elsner
Lecturer, teacher and artist: Drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, music
Born 1955 in Wolfsburg, Germany. Living and working in Helsinki since 1998.
Education
1984-1989
Studies. Research about transformation/metamorphosis. -The Goethean Studies
Center-, Vienna
1973-1980
Study of the visual arts at the HBK -Academy of Fine Arts- in Braunschweig, Germany
Positions
1998-
Lecturer and teacher at the -Snellman-korkeakoulu-, Helsinki
1999-2003
Guest lecturer, -Forum- in Hamburg, Germany
1994-1997
Guest lecturer for sculpture/metamorphosis, -Snellman-korkeakoulu-, Helsinki
1990-1997
Lecturer and teacher in drawing, painting and modeling, -Goethean Studie Center-, Vienna
Exhibitions
2021
Joseph Beuys ”How to congratulate a dead artist”. Taidekeskus Ahjo (Art Center Ahjo) Joensuu
Participating artists: Peter Elsner, Elina Heikkilä, J.K. Ihalainen,Timo Jokela, Teijo Karhu, Karri Kokko, Juha Merta, Riikka Mäkikoskela,Jouko Pullinen, Johanna Ryhänen, Juha Suoranta, Tanel Tuovinen, SallaVaha, Denise Ziegler. Invited and organized by Jussi Mäkelä
2018
-Our new gods-. Multi Media Performance with Anu Pulkkinen in Helsinki/HAM Corner
2017
Exhibition -Threshold- Galerie Saima Helsinki
2015
Exhibition -Balance and Polarity, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki
2011
Exhibition with Klaus Salomaa for the conference -Innerlight- Congress House Alandica,Mariehamn
2005
Exhibition -Movement, Transformation and Metamorphosis-, Verkaranta, Tampere
2005
Exhibition -Movement, Transformation and Metamorphosis-, Goethe Institute, Helsinki
2003
Exhibition -Metamorphosis-, Snellman-korkeakoulu, Helsinki
Art works at public spaces
2013
Bronze sculpture -Threshold-. Snellman-korkeakoulu, Helsinki.
2012
-Madonna-. Bronze sculpture Sylvia koti, Lahti. Center for handicapped children.
2012
Fountain -Omphalos-. Snellman-korkeakoulu, Helsinki.
2010
-Circle of life and death-. Wood sculpture 1.80m x 1.80m x 0.15m. Sofia home, Helsinki.
2006
-Column-. Wood sculpture 2.20m x 0.50m x 0.50m. Steiner school, Tampere.
2005
-Metamorphosis-. Wood sculpture 2.50m x 1.50m x 0.15m. Marjatta koulu, Helsinki.
2000
-Plant metamorphosis-. Wood sculpture 2.30 x 2.30m x 0.15m. Snellman-korkeakoulu, Helsinki.
Published
2021
HOMO LUDENS / Peter Elsner / HRC Edition
2013
Metamorphosis in Nature and Art. Published by Hawthorn Press.
2012
Ebook: Grundlagen zur Metamorphosengestaltung.
2010
Grundlagen zur Metamorphosengestaltung. Goetheanisen taiteen yhdistys ry, Helsinki.
Projects
2021
-The Art Teleporter-
2015-
ER-Elsner-Rode- Music Project. Helsinki/Berlin.
2013-
Mixed Media Project -Picture Transformation into Imagination-
2011
Realizing 10 bronze sculptures on Suomenlinna with Jarmo Saarekas.
1978-1984 / 1999-2012
HRC with Benjamin Heidersberger (see also: Van Gogh TV) an interdisciplinary research and art project which realizes itself with the implementation of ideas and the study of the laws how an idea in space and time employs.HRC has been working between 1978-1984 and 1999-2012 in a wide field of artistic activities like documentation, video, photography, graphic, painting, sculpture, design, music, performance, installation.
HRC Exhibitions
1983
HRC In the Gallery Odem. Video, Audio, Photo, Graphic, Poster. Hannover, Germany.
HRC Performances/Installations
1983
Beach performance on the island of Sylt, Germany
1982
Performance “ Ayuttaja man “ in Ayuttaja, Thailand
1982
Interactive sound installation for the Great Price of ARS ELECTRONICA in Linz, Austria
1982
“ Pigs in the gallery” Performance and provocation. Art association, Castle of Wolfsburg, Germany
1981
Sound installation at the exhibition Phönix for the opening of the New Old Opera in Frankfurt,Germany
HRC Music performances
2008
-Sound-movie-. Vocal music concert in a dark room at PHOTON 3, Braunschweig, Germany.
2004
-The song of images- Audio and video performance at the CAISA Institute Helsinki
2003
-Singing with the machine-. Audio and video performance at the Chamber Music Hall, Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. Producer Shinji Kanki.
1984
"Concert for 50 headphones" Gallery ART NOW, Ludwigshafen, Germany
1983
Concert "Weltrausch" at the Bhirasri Institute of Modern Art in Bangkok,Thailand
Concert "Delay", Gallery Odem, Hannover, Germany
Presenting the vocal music composition “Line of Eloquence “. Days for Radioplay in Hamburg, Germany.
Chaos delay concert in the Stadtwerkstatt Linz, Austria
But who is eating me? ATONAL Festival. Berlin, Germany
1982
Concert “ Kamikaze “, Gallery APEX , Göttingen, Germany
Concert “ The hearts are closed “ Wolfsburg, Germany
24 hours concert in the baroque gardens of Wolfsburg Castle, Germany
Trojan concert, jazz and folk music festival, Wolfsburg, Germany
Presenting HEAD RESONANCE music at St. Peter’s Church, Frankfurt, Germany
-Then / There-”, video and music for a performance of Mineo Aajamaguchi. Wolfsburg, Germany
1981
Presenting HEAD RESONANCE music at the -ARS NOVA-. Days for new music, Nürnberg, Germany
HRC Music projects
1999-2012
Experimental vocal music project HEAD RESONANCE
2002-2005
-Peter Pixel Project-, minimalistic sample music with German lyrics
2001-2007
Project -Organon-, compositions with classic orchestra samples
1979-1984
Experimental vocal music project HEAD RESONANCE
1982/83
The “Sound Research Project “ for the Bangkok Festival of the group minus delta t
1981
Collaboration with the Punk Band -Hirnschlag-
HRC Projects, design, constructions
1983
Manufacture of stainless steel parts of the -Solar Powered Random Sound Generator- in the Company Butting/Germany
1982
Production of an -ice cube- 64cmx64cmx64cm -24 hours concert -in the Baroque Gardens
at the Castle of Wolfsburg, Germany
1982
Poster campaign “The hearts are closed“ Wolfsburg
1981
Design and construction of an -iron table-
Producing and distribution of 6 -Bread baking iron plates-
1980
Design and construction of two -pentagon dodecahedron loud speaker-
Design and construction of a -potter's wheel-
Construction of a -Geodesic Dome-
1979
Peter Elsner and Benjamin Heidersberger as -Jumping jacks-. Producing and distributing10 -Jumping jacks-.
Object box "Cups"
1978
Production and distribution of -200 plastic bags, sunflower seeds and yellow chalk- Germany
