“Disruptive Berlin“
15 March 2014
opening reception on Friday,
31 January, 7-9 pm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
31. Januar - 15. März 2014
Eröffnung am Freitag, dem 31. Januar, 19-21 Uhr
Techno music swells as the camera scans a crowded room, pausing on people giving interviews. A cab door slams. “Well you know, I just landed, I’ve only been here a few hours and I must say I’m already impressed.” An orchestra crashes as the camera cuts to a backdrop of the Brandenburger Tor covered in Lichtenstein dots. “This is really much more than a conference, it’s more a cultural immersion into art and technology.” A close-up of a paintbrush, an index finger on an Android, a knob of a mixer sliding upwards, a 3D printer revving back and forth, and a woman spraypainting the logo of the startup Eventbrite. The camera pulls back, a metal gate with the word ‘tech’ woven with neon string moves into focus. The music softens as a series of interviews are rapidly cut together: descriptions of Berlin’s potential fade to the TV Tower at sunset. “This is uniquely Berlin.”
A man in a blue shirt looks into the camera: “There really is nowhere like this in the world.” A gust of wind blows a table of nametags. A faster techno beat begins as an animated map of Berlin scrolls from Mitte to Neukölln. Graphic pins drop from the sky emblazoned with the logos of startups: EyeEm, ResearchGate, Wooga, SoundCloud, Trademob…
(Text: Calla Henkel/Max Pitegoff)
Simon Denny zeigt anlässlich seiner zweiten Einzelausstellung in der Galerie Buchholz eine Installation bestehend aus neuen Skulpturen, Videos, Leinwänden und gefundenen Objekten. Diese neuen Arbeiten beziehen sich auf seine Recherche zu Berlins neugefundener Identität als wichtiger Knotenpunkt für Startup Unternehmen innerhalb Europas tech-basierter Ökonomie.
Für ihre Unterstützung bei diesem Projekt möchte sich Simon Denny bedanken bei Jenny Jung, Factory, Techcrunch Disrupt, Seedcamp, Richard Hylerstedt, Hy!, Nikolas Woischnik, Tech Open Air, Marco Woldt, Tobias Leingruber, Mozilla, Matt Goetzen und Johanne Domke, Lukas Jaworski, Team Europe.
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
31 January - 15 March 2014
opening reception on Friday, 31 January, 7-9 pm
Techno music swells as the camera scans a crowded room, pausing on people giving interviews. A cab door slams. “Well you know, I just landed, I’ve only been here a few hours and I must say I’m already impressed.” An orchestra crashes as the camera cuts to a backdrop of the Brandenburger Tor covered in Lichtenstein dots. “This is really much more than a conference, it’s more a cultural immersion into art and technology.” A close-up of a paintbrush, an index finger on an Android, a knob of a mixer sliding upwards, a 3D printer revving back and forth, and a woman spraypainting the logo of the startup Eventbrite. The camera pulls back, a metal gate with the word ‘tech’ woven with neon string moves into focus. The music softens as a series of interviews are rapidly cut together: descriptions of Berlin’s potential fade to the TV Tower at sunset. “This is uniquely Berlin.”
A man in a blue shirt looks into the camera: “There really is nowhere like this in the world.” A gust of wind blows a table of nametags. A faster techno beat begins as an animated map of Berlin scrolls from Mitte to Neukölln. Graphic pins drop from the sky emblazoned with the logos of startups: EyeEm, ResearchGate, Wooga, SoundCloud, Trademob…
(Text: Calla Henkel/Max Pitegoff)
For his second solo exhibition at Galerie Buchholz, Simon Denny presents an installation of new sculptures, videos, canvases and found objects drawn from his research on Berlin’s newfound identity as a startup hub within Europe’s tech-based economy.
Simon Denny would like to thank Jenny Jung, Factory, Techcrunch Disrupt, Seedcamp, Richard Hylerstedt, Hy!, Nikolas Woischnik, Tech Open Air, Marco Woldt, Tobias Leingruber, Mozilla, Matt Goetzen and Johanne Domke, Lukas Jaworski, Team Europe.
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Legacy Model: Apple IIe”, 2014
Apple IIe Computer (acquired in Christie’s First Byte: Iconic Technology From the Twentieth Century Online Auction - Sale 773429), custom plexiglas box with digital print, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
80 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Legacy Model: Apple IIe”, 2014
Apple IIe Computer (acquired in Christie’s First Byte: Iconic Technology From the Twentieth Century Online Auction - Sale 773429), custom plexiglas box with digital print, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
80 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Axel Springer Unternehmensarchiv investment kiosk”, 2014
oil and screenprint on canvas
160 x 130 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: EyeEm”, 2014
custom computer case with digital prints, packaging, heavy-duty computer hardware, metal fittings, digital print on aluminum, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
143,5 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Techcrunch Disrupt Berlin slide show”, 2014
Techcrunch Disrupt Berlin conference banner, Samsung UE55F8000, video on USB stick
355 x 122 x 53 cm
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: Sociomantic”, 2014
custom computer case, heavy-duty computer hardware, metal fittings, custom plexiglas components, digital prints on plexiglas, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
79,5 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: Trademob”, 2014
custom computer case, heavy-duty computer hardware, metal fittings, digital prints on alu-dibond, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
79,5 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“The innovators dilemma Berlin”, 2014
2 digital prints on billboard mesh, digital prints on aluminum
159,5 x 113,5 x 17,5 cm
Simon Denny
“‘Berlin-Mitte’ top ten startups”, 2014
2 digital prints on billboard mesh, digital prints on aluminum
159,5 x 113,5 x 17,5 cm
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: rebuy”, 2014
custom computer case, packaging, heavy-duty computer hardware, metal fittings, digital prints on plexiglas, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
90 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: GetYourGuide”, 2014
custom computer case, packaging, heavy-duty computer hardware, metal fittings, digital prints on custom plexiglas components, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
87 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: Clue”, 2014
custom computer case with digital prints, metal fittings, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
78 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: Clue”, 2014
custom computer case with digital prints, metal fittings, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
78 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Where to find positioning”, 2014
2 digital prints on billboard mesh, digital prints on aluminum
159,5 x 113,5 x 17,5 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“axelspringerplugandplay.com Zuckerberg front”, 2014
2 digital prints on billboard mesh, digital prints on aluminum
159,5 x 113,5 x 17,5 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: ResearchGate”, 2014
custom computer case with various digital prints, metal fittings, custom plexiglas components, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
80,5 x 91 x 54 cm
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“Berlin a rising startup city?”, 2014
2 digital prints on billboard mesh, digital prints on aluminum
159,5 x 113,5 x 17,5 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: The Football App”, 2014
custom computer case with various digital prints, packaging, heavy-duty computer hardware, metal fittings, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
50 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“How to assess disruptive technologies addiction”, 2014
2 digital prints on billboard mesh, digital prints on aluminum
159,5 x 113,5 x 17,5 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: Wooga”, 2014
custom computer case, packaging, heavy-duty computer hardware, metal fittings, digital prints on plexiglas, Samsung UE40F6500 SS, video on USB stick
126,5 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Invasion of the multimedia monsters Europe’s 100 hottest startups”, 2014
2 digital prints on billboard mesh, digital prints on aluminum
159,5 x 113,5 x 17,3 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view, Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“Tech openair Berlin Zuckerberg first floor”, 2014
2 digital prints on billboard mesh, digital prints on aluminum
159,5 x 113,5 x 17,5 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014
Simon Denny
“The lean startup San Francisco planning department”, 2014
2 digital prints on billboard mesh, digital prints on aluminum
159,5 x 113,5 x 17,5 cm
Simon Denny
“Berlin Startup Case Mod: SoundCloud”, 2014
custom computer case with digital prints, heavy-duty computer hardware, metal fittings, custom digital print on aluminum pedestal, Samsung UE40ES6890S,
video on USB stick
158,5 x 91 x 54 cm
Simon Denny
“Disruptive Berlin”
installation view Galerie Buchholz, Berlin 2014