Joep van Liefland’s work focuses on the phenomenology of media and their transformation. He is particularly interested in the matter of impermanence and disappearance that are closely connected to technological progress. Van Liefland addresses the process of alteration and transformation as well as the universal concepts that underlie the transition from old to new.

For his art pieces, Joep van Liefland uses various outdated distribution and storage devices. He arranges them into space-filling installations, as in the work series Video Palace, or uses them to create sculptures, wall objects, screen prints, and collages.

For Videoart at Midnight Edition van Liefland casted something we all are always looking for: a remote control.

Joep van Liefland (b. 1966 in Utrecht, The Netherlands) is a conceptual artist who lives and works in Berlin. His work focuses on the phenomenology of media and their transformation. He is particularly interested in the matter of impermanence and disappearance that are closely connected to the technological progress. Using the example of technology, Joep van Liefland addresses the process of alteration and transformation as well as the universal concepts that underlie the transition from old to new.

Since 2001 he runs together with Maik Schierloh, the legendary art space Autocenter in Berlin where international art positions are presented regularly.

Joep van Liefland’s web site: www.joepvanliefland.com