SelfmadeSaints is an ongoing series of portraits, centering around people out of the artists social environment. The artist equips the protagonists with a tool that allows them to become divine. This is simply achieved by focusing a flashlight on their head, hence creating a halo.
The project deals with the democratization of being a star in our new media society and the divinity of the individual. It also refers to the catholic heritage of the artist, who grew up in the contryside of southern Austria.

For more information please download The Theoretical Summary (PDF) by Miriam Kathrein.


Viktor Kröll (*1979) is an artist and conceptionist currently based in Vienna. He studied Information Design in Graz, Austria. Recent shows during Steirischer Herbst (Graz, 2001 & 2009), Please Identify, ESC (Graz, 2002), Micro Visuals I, Medienturm (Graz, 2002) and Mikrokinofest (Belgrade, 2002). His work was shown in Forum Stadtpark (Graz) and Brut (Vienna). The SelfmadeSaints are published in +rosebud no.6 - IDEAL, ISBN 978-3899551624.


Other Projects of the Artist:

Viktor Kröll & Mareik Spalteholz spalten Holz was a performance about virtual values vs. substantial values.

Meister Alles Bettwurst is a pillow which discribes the meaning of life.



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Exhibition.

UPCOMING

Exhibition
Opening 11th March: Rathaus, Wies

PAST

Performance / Theater im Bahnhof:
Nov./Dec. 2010: WARMANZIEHEN, Graz

Exhibition & Performance with Theater im Bahnhof:
May 2010: Lendwirbel, Graz
Documentation: Pics ⁄ Video

Performance with Theater im Bahnhof:
Oct. 2009: Brut, Vienna

Group Exhibition:
June 2009: Southwark Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Single Exhibition:
March until May 2008: the smallest gallery, Graz

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Contact.

Viktor Kröll
Lichtentaler Gasse 22/16
1090 Wien
Austria
Email: selfmadesaints@gmail.com
 

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