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.
Hedonistika pulls together artists, researchers, chefs and scholars to create new works and experiences that unpack and think through some of the questions around the inseparability of food and technology, and the dominant structures of society, economy, and culture that it engenders. By setting up collaborative teams of artists and scholars with expertise in food … Read more
If you get a chance to see Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl, from the good folks at Monochrom in Austria, you should do so. The film is a mad post-collapse satire of information culture and tech fetishism, in a weird sort of melding of Stalker, Network, and The Bed-Sitting Room. The film is a … Read more
Review of Gstettensaga in Iron Feather Journal No. 19. (2014) The new film “Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl”, directed and produced by Johannes Grenzfurthner in Austria, is an apocalyptic Don Quixote like adventure of two misfits exploring our cyberpunk phuture after the devastating google.com atomic war. Doctor Who, Mad Max and rock opera comedy … Read more
monochrom was interviewed about the “Six Feet Under Club” and is now part of this wonderful theatre performance: Anyone familiar with our work knows that we’re are a bit obsessed with sex and death. This one-night event will explore what happens when those fixations collide. Drawing inspiration from their past investigations into the porn industry, … Read more
1993. Johannes Grenzfurthner, 18 years old, interviewing HR Giger at his home in Zurich for a print issue of monochrom. RIP, Hansruedi. Link
A wonderful review rant by V. Vale about DIY movies and “Die Gstettensaga”. Leaving beautiful black humor behind is perhaps the most lasting form of immortality (think Buster Keaton, Luis Bunuel, Nelly Kaplan (“A Very Curious Girl”), and films like Mad Max 2, La Jetee, the Seven Voyages of Sinbad, certain Twilight Zone episodes, etc. … Read more
Jason Scott gave “Die Gsettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl” a great review. Yeah! GSTETTENSAGA is the best kind of low-budget filmmaking: science-fiction collides with mythology and political satire, and a landscape both gray and filled with colorful personalities. The characters each have their own agenda, their own wishes, and find themselves at odds with almost … Read more
The part about Roboexotica starts at 14:30 – enjoy! Link
Interview with Arse Elektronika curator Johannes Grenzfurthner in NEON. German language. Im Film »Her« verliebt sich die Hauptfigur, gespielt von Joaquin Phoenix, in ein Computersystem. Technik und Erotik – wie gut passt das in der Realität zusammen? Sehr gut, sagt Johannes Grenzfurthner. Der 38-jährige Künstler aus Österreich ist der Kurator der jährlichen Sex-und-Technik–Konferenz »Arse Elektronika«. … Read more
A handbook for artistic strategies in real politics. How does art play a role in social and political struggles all over the world? Can it be a tool with which to shape the world rather than just reflect it? Following on from the “Truth is concrete” 24/7 marathon camp at the 2012 steirischer herbst festival, … Read more