monochrom is an art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological digs into the seats (and pockets) of ideology and entertainment. monochrom has existed in this (and almost every other) form since 1993.
MicroFilmmaker Magazine gives Traceroute 7.5 out of 10 points. Not too shabby! The different people Grenzfurthner chatted with were genuinely interesting and the organic way he moved from place to place was intriguing. […] You’ll find that you’ve learned an awful lot about technology, nerdiness, and America. Link
Thomas Kaestle did an excellent interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner about Traceroute — and it got published on Boing Boing! The basic idea behind Traceroute is as simple as it is effective: Johannes Grenzfurthner travels through the USA from the West to the East Coast – on the trail of people and things that made a … Read more
“Traceroute” has been selected to screen at HOPE (XI) 2016. The conference will be held in NYC in July 2016. Link
Stefan Tiron wrote a massive review of Traceroute for Romanian leftist magazine CriticAtac. În româneÈ™te consider că nu există un cuvânt potrivit pentru fanaticii, ahtiaÈ›ii, maniacii, obsedaÈ›ii -posedaÈ›i care scurmă È™i canibalizează deÈ™eurile deversate de complexul militar-de-divertisment în lagunele culturii pop sau pe console de joc È™i de acolo direct în sistemul de irigaÈ›ii al contra-culturii. … Read more
Nominated! Traceroute got nominated for the Austrian Documentary Award (ADA). Good! Link
Huck Magazine publishes an article by Jack Richardson about our Six Feet Under Club! The Six Feet Under Club: an art project burying kinky couples alive“It might get icky” Austrian art collective monochrom offers a unique opportunity for participants to experience the warping of public and private space: having sex in a coffin while strangers … Read more
Humans! Replicants!We will most likely postpone Arse Elektronika 2016 to January 2017. It will be our tenth festival — and a good excuse for our plans of a reboot and restructuring! We will keep you updated!
“Traceroute” has been selected to screen at the NYC Independent Film Festival 2016 — the World Premiere. You can now buy tickets for the event. And we assume they will sell at soonish. April 28, 2016 at 7 PM at the Producers’ Club in Manhattan. Ticket link
“Traceroute” has been selected to screen at DOK.fest Munich (International Documentary Film Festival Munich) 2016. The festival will be held in Munich, Germany in May 2016. Link
Mark Schwab over at Diamond In The Rough Films reviewed Traceroute. He liked it and gave us 3.5/4 stars! I had blocked out my inner-nerd and all it took was an Austrian to melt down the hard water stains on my psyche and embrace it again. The Austrian is one Johannes Grenzfurthner (going to Ctrl+C that last … Read more