Lorenz Lindner is a multidisciplinary artist based in Leipzig. In his work he engages with everyday social phenomena and artefacts, with a particular interest in natural materials. His work is shaped by the tension between artistic and vegetational effects on form and finds its expression on the edges of painting and sculpture. Individual pieces are often embedded in a variety of parallel complexes of works, which he curates and reorganises in exhibitions and less formal ways of presentation. His exhibitions are generally site-specific and often take the form of installations, or employ a conceptual use of space. A central aspect of his practice is an exploration of habits of consumption in relation to the arts and everyday life.
Lindner pursues a sustainable art practice that is based on working with given artefacts and found objects. Crude materials are often combined in their untreated states, but sometimes also thoughtfully processed. He views physical effects of the climate—caused by wind, rain, and sun—as equal powers that shape the process of creation. Patina, deformations, and signs of wear are a recurring theme in his works. His paintings, for instance, almost exclusively use discarded materials as their base, marked by their previous use; this includes old pieces of wood or sheets of pressed particle board.
His paintings are characterised by recurring motifs that appear in varying combinations. Subjects include stools, palm trees, pomelo fruits, cigarettes, espadrilles, tubes, bags and landline telephones. In his ongoing series Mise En Scène Lindner uses his own paintings and sculptures as subjects that he arranges in painted sceneries and alternating contexts.
Time-based media, in particular sound and music, are a third pillar in Lindner’s work. With subtle compositions he adds a fourth dimension to his installations. Beyond this, his work also includes sound performances, sonic objects and conceptual sound art. His musical output appears under a range of solo monikers (Mix Mup, Molto, Zeltklänge) as well as collaborative projects (MM/KM, Trans Atlantik Objects Speak) in the form of performances, concerts and physical media.

CV

2008
Diploma in Fine Arts from the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (HGB)

2011
Master Student Diploma in Fine Arts from the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (HGB)

2012–2020
Co-founder and operator of the project space Kardamom with Gunnar Wendel

Since 2020
Teaching activity

Since 2024
Curator of the event format Vitrine in Leipzig

Since 2006
Independent, interdisciplinary artist

Solo Exhibitions (E) and Group Exhibitions (G) (Selection)

2024

  • Spaces (G) Werkschauhalle Spinnereigalerien, Leipzig (D)
  • Volume Cache (E) Kunstmuseen Erfurt – Galerie Waidspeicher, Erfurt (D)

2023

  • Collection d’été (E) Linienverzweiger Tuchollaplatz, Berlin (D)
  • Mise En Scène (E) Kunstraum Ortloff, Leipzig (D)
  • Set (E) Galerie des VBK Thüringen, Erfurt (D)

2022

  • Sound without music (G) Casino – Centre d‘art contemporain, Luxembourg (LUX)
  • Blowing Up The Pieces (E) Kunstraum Neudeli, Leipzig (D)

2021

  • Appointment X (G) Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst (GFZK), Leipzig (D)
  • Chilling The Plants (E) A und V, Leipzig (D)
  • Loose Connections (G) in collaboration with Björn Siebert, Kunstraum Neudeli, Leipzig (D)

2012–2020
Operation of the salon and project space Kardamom with various exhibitions including:

  • Kleinplastiken und Lösungsansätze (2014)
  • Terminal Bar (2015)
  • MTV Chilloutzone (2017)
  • Kardamom Boutique (2019)

2012

  • Potentiale (G) Galerie Rothamel, Erfurt (D)
  • Kunst – Kunst (G) Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst (GFZK), Leipzig (D)
  • Transition (E) Delikatessenhaus, Leipzig (D)

2011

  • Affinity (G) Kulter, Amsterdam (NL)
  • Over and Out (G) Glue, Berlin (D)
  • Going Places (E) Kunsthaus Erfurt (D)

2010

  • The Black Door Files (G) Black Door, Istanbul (TR)
  • Down South (E) Galerie Bruch und Dallas, Cologne (D)
  • YEA (G) Kunsthaus Erfurt (D)
  • Hosen und T-Shirts (E) Mzin, Leipzig (D)
  • Minicab (E) A&V / Lindenow, Leipzig (D)

2009

  • Art Bruxelles represented by Galerie Kleindienst, Bruxelles (B)
  • Videonale (G), Bonn (D)
  • Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are (G) UNA Gallery, National University of Arts, Bucharest (RO)

2008

  • Audiovisuale, UT Connewitz, Leipzig (D)
  • Volume3 – an artist certainly cannot compete with a man on the moon in the living room (G), Spinnereigalerien – Universalcube / Halle 14, Leipzig (D)

2007

  • Volume 2 – how does it feel (G) Galerie Winkelmann, Berlin (D)

2006

  • Musicbox (E) Ill Galleries, Berlin (D)
  • Sports Et Divertissements (E) Bürö, Leipzig (D)
  • Breeze Over The Muffin Top (G) Spinnereigalerien – Universalcube / Halle 14, Leipzig (D)

Sound Performances & Audiovisual Performances (Selection)

2024

  • Molto | Bayerische Akademie Der Schönen Künste, Munich (D)
  • Molto | Kaserne, Basel (CH)
  • Molto | Trafo, Jena (D)

2023

  • Color Sound Set | Mzin at the Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig (D) (performance with Rozbeh Asmani)
  • Trans Atlantic Objects Speak | Seanaps Festival, Leipzig (D) (performance with Julia Santoli, NYC)

2022

  • Trans Atlantic Objects Speak | Shift – Kent 411, New York City (USA) (with Julia Santoli)
  • Molto | Bandshell, Miami (USA)
  • Molto | Casino – Centre d’art contemporain, Luxembourg (LUX)
  • Zeltklänge | Radio Kiosk Radio Corax, Halle (D)

2021

  • Molto | Galerie Waidspeicher, Erfurt (D)
  • Ich stehe auf und setze mich wieder hin | Schaubühne Lindenfels, Leipzig (D) (with Angelika Waniek and Hermann Heisig)

2020

  • Molto | ARTE Concert (digital)
  • The Secret Salon – Skusik | Mousonturm (digital), Frankfurt (D)
  • Mix Mup | The Onigiri Show | IFZ (digital), Leipzig (D)
  • MM/KM at Kardamom for Travel by Goods | Kardamom, Leipzig (D) (with Gunnar Wendel and Thomas Baldischwyler)

2019

  • Zigtrax | Meakusma, Eupen (B)
  • MM/KM | Fuga, Bratislava (Slo)
  • Molto | Kunsthalle, Erfurt (D)
  • Molto | Arkaoda, Berlin (D)
  • Molto | Pudel, Hamburg (D)

2018

  • Mix Mup | European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück (D)
  • KLM | Documenta, Kassel (D)
  • Molto | Meakusma Festival, Eupen (B)

2017

  • Molto | Café OTO, London (UK)
  • Mix Mup | Dampfzentrale, Bern (CH)
  • Molto | Sparkasse Kunsthalle, Leipzig (D)

2016

  • MM/KM | Atonal Festival, Berlin (D)
    (Performance with Gunnar Wendel)

2015

  • MM/KM | Jazz Festival, Copenhagen (DNK)
  • Mix Mup | Bossa Nova Civic Club, New York City (USA)
  • Chilling the Do | Maerzmusik / The Long Now, Berlin (D)
    (Performance with Gunnar Wendel)

2014

  • MM/KM | Gewandhaus, Leipzig (D)
  • MM/KM | Corsica Studios, London (UK)

2013

  • MM/KM | Goethe-Institut & Meakusma, Brigittines, Brussels (B)
  • MM/KM | La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris (Fr)
  • Mix Mup | Rare Club, Chicago (USA)

2010

  • Mix Mup | GFZK – Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig (D)

2009

  • Hotel Babylon | Interactive theatre production | Theater der Jungen Welt, Leipzig (D)

2003

  • Mix Mup | Ultraschall Festival, Munich (D)
  • Mix Mup | Rare Club, New York City (USA)

Video Productions

2023

  • Minicab Lavender (20:43)

2021

  • Zeltklänge Snippets 1–3

2017

  • Périférique (Music video)

2016

  • Nail Polish (for a multimedia performance at Atonal Festival, Berlin)

2015

  • Sequoflec (Music video)
  • Caressing Plants (Video loop for multimedia performance with Gunnar Wendel, Maerzmusik Festival, Berlin)

2014

  • Bungalow (Music video)

2012

  • Before (Music video)
  • 3:42 Dub (Music video)
  • Tunnels (Music video)

2011–2020

  • Kardamom Loops: Airport, Akee, Reed

2010

  • Rewe (Installation)
  • Minicab (Installation)

2009

  • Elevator (Video sculpture)

2008

  • Fly Alitalia (Video sculpture)
  • J&B Drive (Installation)

Grants

2023 Neustart Plus Grant from the Kunstfonds

2022 FEBII Grant from Musikfonds e.V.

2021 Work Grant, Cultural Promotion Leipzig + Neustart Kultur Grant from Musikfonds e.V.

2020 Denkzeit Grant from the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony

2009 Meisterschülerstipendium d. Freistaat Sachsen

Texts in german language (Selection)

  • Philipp Schreiner: Volume Cache
    Text for the exhibition Volume Cache, Kunstmuseen Erfurt – Galerie Waidspeicher, 2024
    Online: Link
  • Julie Metzdorf: Guck mal. wie schön das Stück Holz dort ist!
    Speech at the opening of Volume Cache, 2024
    PDF: Download
  • Thomas Baldischwyler: Rede
    Exhibition text for Mise En Scène, Ortloff Leipzig, 2023
    PDF: Download
  • Hans-Jürgen Hafner: Zeltklänge
    Liner notes for the release of the same name, 2021
    Online: Link
  • Tina Schulz: Hey you! Oder: Geloopter Eskapismus taugt nicht mehr als solcher
    Text for the exhibition Going Places, Kunsthaus Erfurt, 2011
    Online: Link

Press / Portraits in german (Selection)

  • Kreuzer Leipzig: Dem Übersehenen einen Platz geben
    Article by Grit Schlehan about Lorenz Lindner, 2022
    PDF: Download
  • TAZ – Die Tageszeitung: Leipzig Artist and Electronic Producer Lorenz Lindner
    Portrait by Julian Weber, 2016
    Online: Link

Interviews, Reviews & Features (Selection)

  • Das Filter: MM/KM – Ich sehe Vasen
    Review by Ji-Hun Kim, 2024
    Online: Link
  • Groove Magazine: MM/KM – Ich sehe Vasen
    Review by Leopold Hutter in: Essential Albums, 2023
    Online: Link
  • Inverted Audio: MIX MUP Feature (english language)
    Mix und Porträt von Ben Bar-Or, 2018.
    Online: Link
  • Truants Blog: Mix Mup – Truancy Volume 230 (english language)
    Porträt von Villela + exclusive Mix, 2018
    Online: Link
  • Groove Magazine: Chilling The Do
    Interview von Kristoffer Cornils, 2016
    Online: Link
  • Resident Advisor: RA Podcast 530
    Interview und Mix, 2016.
    Online: Link

Images (Selection)

– Streichelwurst Magazine, Issue 10, 2017
Image of a sculpture by Lorenz Lindner, page 20.

– Artist Edition “Light Come, Light Go”, 2011
Signed page featuring the image Untitled (Photo from the Studio),
published by the Fine Arts class at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig.

Music Releases (Selection)

2023

  • MM/KM – Ich Sehe Vasen (The Trilogy Tapes) 2xLP

2021

  • Molto – Centre De Rencontre (Meakusma) CD
  • MM/KM – Live at Kardamom (Travel By Goods) LP
  • Zeltklänge – Zeltklänge (Zeltklänge) MC

2019

  • Zigtrax – Zigtrax (Workshop) LP
  • Zigtrax – Live In Zig (Ominira) MC
  • Lorenz Lindner – Boutique Musique (Edition) CD

2018

  • Mix Mup – Clear Drive (The Trilogy Tapes) EP

2017

  • Mix Mup – Gravity (Mikrodisko) EP

2016

  • Molto – Versatile International Service (Ominira) LP

2015

  • Mix Mup – Skip Intro (The Trilogy Tapes) EP
  • Mix Mup – Beach Hotel De Haan (Meakusma) EP

2013

  • Mix Mup – After the Job (Hinge Finger) EP

2012

  • Mix Mup – Drive-by (Mikrodisko) EP
  • MM/KM – MM/KM (The Trilogy Tapes) LP

2010

  • Mix Mup – Spunky Take One (Spunky Monkey) EP

2008

  • Mix Mup – Something More to Play (Mikrodisko) EP

2003

  • Mix Mup – DJ of Higher Quality (Erkrankung d. Musique) EP

2002

  • Mix Mup – Candys (Erkrankung d. Musique) EP