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Marc Lee *1969 *Switzerland creates network-oriented interactive projects since 1999.
Experimenting with information and communication technologies, his projects locate and critically discuss economic, political, cultural and creative "issue-clusters" that are essential for communication processes in digital networks.
Marc Lee has recently exhibited in major new media exhibitions including: ZKM Karlsruhe, New Museum New York, Media Art Biennale Seoul, Transmediale02 & 04, Viper01 & 03 & 04 & 05 Basel, Ars Electronica, Read_Me Festival Moscow and ICC Tokyo

Education (Selection):

2000-2003

University of Art and Design, HGK Zürich Switzerland, "New Media" Department

1995-1999

University of Art and Design, HGK Basel Switzerland, "Installation" Department

Awards and Honorary Mentions (Selection):

2008

SuMa Award 2008, Berlin, Germany

Netart Award 2008, Hamburg, Germany

Pro Helvetia Residency in Bangalore, January - June 2009

2006

Viper International Award 2006 in the category "Transposition", Basel, Switzerland

2004

Switch Award 2004, Nomination, Bern, Switzerland

2003

tpc CreaTVty award 2003 of new media, TPC Zurich, Switzerland

Förderpreis 2003, Award of University of Art and Design, HGK Zurich, Switzerland

Honorary Mentions, media art festival Ars Electronica Prices, Linz, Austria

2002

Transmediale Award 2002 in the category "Software", Berlin

Transmediale Public Vote Award 2002 in the categories "Interaction" and "Software", Berlin, Germany

Transmediale 2002 "Honorary Mention" in the category "Interaction", Berlin, Germany

Read_Me Festival 2002, "Honorary Mention", Moscow

Viper Swiss Award 2002 "for Newcomers", Basel, Switzerland

2001

"Honorary Mention" Europrix Student's Award, Europrix

Exhibitions (Selection):

2008

III International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville, Sevilla, Spain

5th Seoul International Media Art Biennale, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

Digital Playground - Hack the City!, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul Korea

Expo Transmedios, Tijuana, Mexiko

Federal Office for culture of Switzerland, Swiss Art Awards, Art Basel, Switzerland

Intrude; Art & Life 366, Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China

Broadcast Yourself, with 56k-bastard.tv, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK

MAPPING 08' Festival, Geneva, Switzerland

YOU_ser. The Century of the Consumer, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany

2007

Shift Festival, Basel

Sie nennen es Realität, HMKV Phoenix Halle, Dortmund, Germany

Im Westen nur Neues, Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, Switzerland

Radio-Bot News Live on Radio LoRa, 97,5 MHz, for 10 days, daily at 12am and 11pm

Tweakfest, Zürich, Switzerland

Breaking The News, Dock18, Zürich, Switzerland

Algorithmic Revolution, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany

2006

404 Objects Not Found, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

Sofatrips, Dock18 Room for New Media Cultures, Zurich, Switzerland

Sichtbarkeiten, Edith Ruß-Haus für Medienkunst, Oldenburg, Germany

CaC & CeC, Carnival of e-Creativity, India International Center, Delhi, India

Viper 06 Art Festival, Basel, Switzerland

Enseigner/Produire, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany

Algorithmic Revolution, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany

2005

Radio-Bot News Live on Radio LoRa, 97,5 MHz, for 14 days, daily at 12am

Mapping new Territories, with 56k-bastard.tv, Neue Kunsthalle St. Gallen, Switzerland

ImageForum, with 56k-bastard.tv, Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Japan

Algorithmic Revolution, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany

2004

Tainment, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst (NGBK), Berlin, Germany

Switch Award 2004, Museum for Communication, Bern, Switzerland

"News, i'm Lovin it", Foyer of the TV Productioncenter (TPC), Zürich, Switzerland

Garage 2004 Festival, Stralsund, Germany

Viper 04 Art Festival, Basel, Switzerland

Wozownia Art Gallery, Presented from the Transmediale Festival, Torun, Poland

Virtually Swiss, Presented from [plug_in] for Jiff Mind, Jeonju, Korea

Transmediale.04 Festival "Fly Utopia!", Berlin, Germany

OKB TV Chanel Berlin, broadcast 6 days and each day 2 hours Live Loogie.net TV

Algorithmic Revolution, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany

2003

Art Bit Collection, ICC, Tokyo, Japan

Loogie.net, [plug_in] Forum for new Media, Basel, Switzerland

Ars Electronica, CODE Campus, Linz, Austria

Metaworx in Basel, Geneva and Zürich, Switzerland

Viper 03 Art Festival, Basel, Switzerland

Dialog Festival 03, Winterthur, Switzerland

Thinkquest, Migros Zurich, Switzerland

Galerie Binz 39, Diploma Exhibition HGKZ "Heimapparat", Zurich, Switzerland

Bienal de Video Nuevos Medios, Presented from the Transmediale Festival, Santiago de Chile

2002

Open_Source_Art_Hack, Zenith Media Lounge, New Museum, New York, USA

digital-is-not-analog 2002, Campobasso, Italy

Transmediale.02 Festival "Go Public!", Berlin, Germany

Read_Me Festival 1.2 Macros-Center, Moscow, Russia

Kontrollfelder, hartware Dortmund, Germany

Flag Art Festival, World Cup Stadium Seoul, Korea

Art Bit Collection, ICC, Tokyo, Japan

2001

Viper 01 Art Festival, Basel, Switzerland

Kulturwochen Sursee 01, Stadtcafe Sursee, Switzerland

Clone-it, [plug_in] Forum for new Media, Basel, Switzerland

Made in Korea, Ilmin Museum, Seoul, Korea

Presentations (Selection):

2008

Querblicke, N|W FH, Department MediaArt, Aarau, Switzerland

Basics Festival, FH Salzburg, Department MultiMediaArt, Salzburg, Austria

2007

Tweakfest, Zurich, Schweiz

Tag der offenen Tür, University of Art Zurich, Department MediaArt, Zurich, Switzerland

2006

Last Late Multi Media Show, Dock18, Zurich, Switzerland

Art Center Nabi and in the Alternative Space Loop, Seoul, Korea

Multimedia camp 2006 (MMK), Labin, Croatia

go west - Festival of Fine Arts, Toni-Areal, Zurich, Switzerland

CaC & CeC, Carnival of e-Creativity, India International Center, Delhi, India

Edith Ruß-Haus für Medienkunst, Oldenburg, Germany

Viper 06 Art Festival, Basel, Switzerland

2005

Kunstraum Walchenturm, Zurich, Switzerland

pitzquit, HGK Zürich, Switzerland

[plug_in] Forum for new Media, Basel, Switzerland

2004

Viper 04 Art Festival, Basel, Switzerland

2003

Viper 03 Art Festival, Basel, Switzerland

Loogie.net, [plug_in] Forum for new Media, Basel, Switzerland

2002

Transmediale.02 Festival "Go Public!", Berlin, Germany

Image, Video (AVI 2.1M, 26 sec.)