Curriculum Vitae

Mikael Konttinen

Born 1974-Feb-21 in Stockholm / Sweden.
Currently living in Stockholm and Göteborg, Sweden.

Contact information:

Residence and mail address (summer 2007):
Olaus Petrigatan 10
115 34 Stockholm
Sweden

Mobile: +46 704224022
E-mail:
Skype: mknart

Web: www.mknart.net

Education:

2006-2008

C:Art:Media / Master of Fine Arts (2 years),
Valand School of Fine Arts, Gothenburg, Sweden.

2003-2006

Bachelor of Fine Art (3 years),
KHIB, Bergen, Norway and KNUA, Seoul, South Korea.

2002-2003

Bild & Grafisk Form (Graphic Design, 1 year),
Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden.

2001-2002

Konst, Allmän linje (Arts and Crafts, 1 year),
Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden.

1999-2001

EAM-Linjen (Electro-Acoustic Composition, 2 years),
Elektronmusikstudion (EMS), Stockholm, Sweden.

1996-1998

Studies in Musicology, Philosophy and Logic,
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.


Activities

2007


Valand spring exhibition. Göteborg/Sweden.

Exhibited the installation piece Lichter. Participant of the collaborative works Twine, Metakinetic Composition (also displayed at Klubb Geiger (Göteborg/Sweden) and Cyberpipe (Ljubljana/Slovenia) .

Shining Cliff Residency.
Shining Cliff, England.

As arranged by Ayling & Conroy.

2006


Checkpoints.
Galleri Rotor, Göteborg/Sweden.

Exhibited the piece Babel Machine.

Konstrea.
Stockholms Kulturfestival, Stockholm/Sweden.

Participated with 30 paintings for the event.

Bachelorutstillingen.
Kunstakademien, Bergen/Norway.

Bachelor graduation exhibition.

No 9 in Exile presents Everything Unneeded.
Curated by Members Club, Oslo Art Festival 3, Oslo/Norway.

Screening of This is not a male bonding ritual.

Multi Picknick.
Rotterdam/The Netherlands.

Hosting of a pan-European networking picnic with the Pollen group.

VEE-II.
Laznia Center of Contemporary Art, Gdansk/Poland.

Screening of Three untitled etudes for video.

2005


Seoul limbo.
KNUA, Seoul/South Korea.

Solo exhibition with photo works, digital media and site specific ambient installation.

Ekko festival.
Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen/Norway.

Video backdrop for use in between performances.

Norwydeo.
ATA, San Francisco/USA.

Screening of Three untitled etudes for video. Also on the DVD Norwydeo.1

Drive-In Movie.
Curated by Rakett, Sörfinnset/Norway

Screening of Birth and Stasis.

(A guide to) Constructing The Universe.

Curated by Rakett, Tallin/Estonia

Screening of Birth and Stasis.

2004


8th ELIA Biennale, KKL Kunsthall Lucerne/Switzerland

Participant in the Maps Without Roads group project.

Speak Up!-Exhibition, Zagreb/Croatia.

Displayed video reproductions of Standard Contract I-IV, Self Portrait 2004 and Birth.

2003


Fylkingen 70 years festival, Kulturhuset, Stockholm (2003)

Displayed an untitled installation and Bush Impromptus

Bush Impromptus (eac)

First played at Rålektronika festival, Stockholm (2003)

2002


Eight Times Falling

Untitled piece from 2000.

2001


Inside/Outside

Diptych sound installations. Fylkingen.

Paradigm by Malin Hellkvist-Sellén

Electronic music and sounds. Dance performed in Kulturhuset and Parkteatern, Stockholm/Sweden.

Uncertain Messages by Sonja Reuterskiöld

A 60 minute long, 4 channel soundscape. Installation at Rosenlunds Trädgårdscafé, Stockholm/Sweden.

Law and Order 2001 (eac)

First played at Polar(e)konserten, Stockholm (2001).

Three untitled pieces

Written for Sleeping Bag Concert, arranged by Daniel Eideholm, Fylkingen, (2001).

2000


Perspective Disorder (eac)

First played at Fylkingen (2000) and at Cinema For The Ear, Øst for Paradis, Århus/Denmark (2000) and in concert at Filmhuset/Copenhagen (2001).

Untitled (eac)

First played at Romanov Room, Norwich/UK, in arrangement by University of East Anglia (2000) and at Polar(e)konserten, Stockholm (2001). Rålektronika, Stockholm (2002). Featured on the compilation Eight Times Falling on Electron Records (2002).

1999


Mot/Rörelser (eac)

First played at Fylkingen (1999).

De-/Re-/Construction of the Ambient Room (eac)

First played at Fylkingen (1999) and at Stardust Festival, Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2000)

1998


Nyanser / Nuances (eac)

First played at Fylkingen, Stockholm (1998) and at Stockholm Elektron Musik Festival XX (1998)

(eac = electro acoustic composition)