Info / CV – SEBASTIAN SIX

About

Sebastian Six is a multidisciplinary Artist. Acoustic experiments, sculptural assemblages, procedural interventions and the physical component of sound are the central elements of his musical and visual compositions. In his artistic works, small interventions often trigger processes whose outcome cannot always be certain. In addition, he focuses his acoustic and artistic performances on the different ways of creating sounds. This ranges from everyday objects to self-made instruments. In this way he creates filigree improvised music that oscillates between experiment, session and concept.
Since 2004, he works together with Clemens Mairhofer, Lucas Norer in the artist collective FAXEN furthermore he is co-founder of the artist-run-gallery bb15 in Linz.

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Sebastian Six arbeitet als freischaffender, multidisziplinärer Künstler. Akustische Experimente, skulpturale Assemblagen und die prozesshafte Eingriffe sind die zentralen Elemente seiner musikalischen und visuellen Kompositionen. In seinen performances untersucht er die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten, Sounds zu erzeugen, und setzt sich mit den verschiedenen Aspekten der Klangerzeugung auseinander. Seine künstlerischen Arbeiten sind oftmals durch kleine Eingriffe geprägt, die unvorhersehbare Prozesse auslösen.
Seit 2004 arbeitet er gemeinsam mit Clemens Mairhofer und Lucas Norer in der Künstlergruppe FAXEN zusammen. Darüber hinaus entwickelt Six kuratorische Projekte in den Bereichen Kunst, Elektronische Musik und ist Mitbegründer des Off-Space bb15 in Linz.

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1980 Born in Vöcklabruck
1995 – 1998 HTBLA for luthier in Hallstatt /AT
2004 – 2011 Academic studies: Experimental Visual Design at The University of Art and Design Linz/AT
2011 Master’s degree: Master of fine art at The University of Art and Design Linz/AT
Since 2004 collaborating with Clemens Mairhofer and Lucas Norer as art collective FAXEN (http://faxen- collective.net)
Since 2008 founder of the record label lauthals (www.lauthals.org)
Since 2009 co-founder and organizer of the artist-run-gallery bb15 in Linz (http://bb15.at)
WS 2021 Lecture „Space is the Place“, Site-specific Art, Die Angewandte Wien
Since 2022 co-founder and organizer of VILLA NORTH Raum für Kunst, Kultur und interdisziplinäre Forschung , Residency Place (https://villanorth.at)

Exhibitions/Screenings

Concerts and Performances

Scholarships, Awards and Residencies

2025
– Auslandsatelier BMKÖS Free Away Griechenland April – Juli
2024
– Auslandsatelier BMKÖS Tokio Juli – Sept
2022
– Ankauf Kunstsammlung Art Collection Land OÖ
2020
– Gastatelier Maltator | Gmünd/AT | Juli – August 2020– LINZ AG KünstlerInnenatelier | Linz/AT | 2020 – 2022
2019
– Guest Atelier Egon-Schiele-Zentrum | Ceský Krumlov/CZ | November 2019
– Valley of the Possible | Curacautin/CL | 26.4. – 29.4.2019
2018
– Grant, LinzEXPOrt 2018
– Residence in Agder Kunstsenter | Kristiansand/NO | 02. – 26.08.2018
– Domus Artium – Guest Atelier Upper Austria | Paliano, Rome/IT | 01. – 31.05. 2018
2017
– Studio fellowship at Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz/AT
– Work In Common, Micro Residency | Primary, Nottingham (UK) | 6. – 10.11.2017
– BJCEM Stipend, Bundeskanzleramt, AT
2015
– Subnet AIR Stipend, Subnet Plattform für Medienkunst und experimentelle Technologien, Salzburg
– Grant, LinzEXPOrt 2015
2014
– The Future Fund of the Republic of Austria – Artist in Residency Genua (IT), Network of Cities for Artistic Creation
– Grant, LinzEXPOrt 2014
– Art Price Vereins Freunde des Lentos, Lentos, Linz (AT)
2013
– Grant, LinzEXPOrt 2013
2012
– Annual grant for graduate students, The University of Art and Design Linz (AT)
2011
– 2nd Prize Kunstsammlung Art Collection, Linz (AT)
– Grant, Linz Impuls, Linz (AT) 2010
2010
– Excellence Scholarship, The University of Art and Design Linz (AT)
– Studio fellowship at Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz (AT)
– Grant Linz Export, Linz (AT)

Publications and Discography