Melanie Windl
- SYNKE
In the twilight of the shortening nights, the Hurtigruten ships pass my place of stay, Gramarsvika, on their route between Iceland and Norway. As I sink into the sounds of the hydrophone, my thoughts drift to the mighty tankers of the cruise industry. They cross the oceans for weeks at a time without onboard facilities for water filtration and waste recycling. Shipping companies are regularly fined millions of dollars for proven dumping of waste into the sea. Every year, eleven million cubic meters of plastic are dumped into marine habitats by industry and tourism.
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64°04’23.9″N 9°56’48.8″E | Stokkøya, 7178 Stokkøy, Norway
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BIO
At the transition between analog and digital sounds, Melanie Windl’s projects are equally characterized by the exploration of new technologies and existing as well as self-produced materials. Bringing together multisensory and multimedia layers, the artist creates poetic, dreamlike compositions and environments that reflect the interrelationship between people, their artificial environment, and nature. Melanie Windl studied sculpture, media and sound art with Tamás Waliczky, Christina Kubisch (HBK Saar) and Peter Kiefer (HfM Mainz) Since 2013 there have been regular collaborations with international institutions, including Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral (GER), Residency Unlimited (NYC) LES Studio Program (NYC), Meta.Morf Biennale for Art and Technology (NO), Tokyo Experimental Festival (JP), Titanik AiR (FI) and Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen (GER).
Website: www.atelier-windl.com