Daniel Leiter

Daniel Leiter is an interdisciplinary visual artist and designer, realizing self-initiated art projects, conducting design-research and developing comissioned design projects within a framework of responsible resource usage and time-based media.

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Virtual Wind
2025
The installation Virtual Wind traces the all too often actively denied link between progressive extraction and unleashed natural force. 
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initiated by: RLB Kunstbrücke
curated by: Silvia Höller
exhibited at: RLB Gallery, Lienz (AUT)
EOP, realtimeexplosion2024 The two works EOP and realtimeexplosion explore the emergence of a state of incapacity caused by accelerated technological progress, as theorised in 20th century literature.
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 visual art

initiated by: self-initiated
exhibited at: Exhibit Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
NFCs
2024/25, ongoingNFCs is a self-initiated design research project on 3-dimensional moulded vegan, non-petrochemical, non-toxic and biodegradable composites.
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initiated by: self-inititated
Friedensbausatz
2024
by Peter Noever

On the site of Peter Noever's renowned land art project Die Grube / The Pit, an installation consisting of the quote Die Waffen nieder! written out of tree trunks, was permanently archived in a newly developed storage installation.
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design development

initiated and comissioned by: Peter Noever
designed by: Peter Noever, Daniel Leiter
design development by: Daniel Leiter
location: “Die Grube/The Pit”, Breitenbrunn AUT

Images © Flo Noever
Peace Light
2024by Peter Noever Based on the traditional gesture of lighting a candle as an act of peace, a 14m long interactive light installation was developed for Peter Noever. 
Utilising low voltage electricity, the entire structure is electrified, allowing a light bulb placed within the structure to light up.
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initiated and comissioned by: Peter Noever
design and concept by: Peter Noever, Daniel Leiter
design development by: Daniel Leiter
construction by: Gassner GmbH
exhibited at: Hofkirche, Innsbruck / Trinkhalle, Bad Ischl, AUT
toolpath
2023/24The project toolpath tests the extent to which robotic movement translates to physical form. 
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design research

initiated by: self-initiated
old minds, new bodies
2023old minds, new bodies is a group of works reflecting the loss of sovereignty over one’s own image.
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initiated by: self-initiated
exhibited at: Villa Schindler, Telfs
fakes2023fakes explores the self-manifestation of artificial intelligence in its self-generated images.
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initiated by: self-initiated
exhibited at: Exhibit Eschenbachgasse, Vienna
hand catching lead
2022
 hand catching lead is a video loop transferring Richard Serra’s same-titled video work from one of materiality into one of immateriality.
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initiated by: self-initiated
exhibited at: Künstlerhaus Bregenz
Bio



Daniel Leiter is an interdisciplinary visual artist and designer whose projects reflect socio-political, ecological and technological realities in the context of time-based media and responsible resource usage. 
In his self-initiated process-oriented and experimental practice, underlying interconnections are carefully analysed and translated into meticulous media installations and sculptural works. Moreover, he conducts design research and develops commissioned design projects with the same rigorous attention to detail and context.

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 born in East Tyrol, Austria
2019-2024     Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, visual arts, Veronika Dirnhofer
since 2022     University of Applied Arts Vienna, industrial design, Stefan Diez
2024    diploma, Mag. art; Academy of Fine Arts Vienna


Awards & Grants (selection)
2024:     Advancement Scholarship, BMBWF / Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
2022:     nominated for SIMACEK art award
2022 (SS):     Project funding, Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien
2021:     Bank Austria art award (1st prize) - Parnass Kunstmagazin, artmagazine, Kronen Zeitung, Kleine Zeitung
2021 (WS):     Project funding, Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien
2021 (SS):     Project funding, Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien


Exhibitions (selection)
2025:     (solo) “Virtual Wind”, RLB Gallery, Lienz
2024:     “Parcours”, diploma show, Exhibit Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
2023:    “Gewebe”, exhibition with Elisa Schober and Hannah Parth, Villa Schindler, Telfs
“Ich kann leider auch nicht. Lg”, Exhibit Eschenbachgasse, Wien
“Rundgang”, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
2022:    “catwalk walking”, window exhibition, Antoniusgasse 2, Lienz
“give me a higher love, group exhibition, Semperdepot, Vienna
“drawing out”, group exhibition, Künstlerhaus Bregenz
2021:    “fwp Kunstakt”, group exhibition at fwp, Vienna
exhibition of the winners of “Bank Austria art prize” and “Villach art prize””, Galerie Freihausgasse, Villach
“no celebration”, group exhibition, library of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
“Aufbäumen”, Bank Austria art award exhibition with Galerie 3, Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt
“poster21”, poster exhibition, “Kluckyland”; “Stiege13”; “New Jörg”; “Rami Vienna”; Augasse; Schillerplatz, Vienna
2020:    “Sommerleiter” exhibition with Martin Sommer, Mz*Baltazar’s Lab, Wallensteinstraße 38-40, Vienna
charity group exhibition, Kesselhaus Innsbruck, Karmelitergasse 21, Innsbruck
shop display exhibition, Antoniusgasse 2, Caritas Lienz
Plan D group exhibition Kaiserstraße/Westbahnstraße/Seidengasse Vienna
Rundgang, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
2019:    art advent calender Liebburg Lienz, group exhibition, Kunstwerkstatt gallery Lienz
2018:    “NOT“ touring exhibition (opening at Landhausplatz Innsbruck)
“gallery 9900”, exhibition with Heinz Aschenbrenner, Lienz
2017:    art advent calender Liebburg, Lienz
„Helfen & Freude“ group exhibition Hofburg Innsbruck
2015: art advent calender Liebburg, Lienz
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