Christoph Weber

Christoph Weber is a conceptual sculptor and artistic researcher. He undertakes projects that delve into the dynamics of human and non-human interactions, exploring them through sculptural material transformations and research-based inquiries.

Biography of Christoph Weber

Christoph Weber was born in 1974 in Vienna, Austria. From 1997 to 1999, he studied Photography and Fine Arts at the Grundstudium, HGB in Leipzig. Later, he pursued Fine Arts under the guidance of Professor Astrid Klein at the Visual Arts Academy, HGB in Leipzig.

From 2000 to 2001, Weber attended the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Vienna, where he studied Conceptual Art under the guidance of Professor Renée Green. From 2002 to 2005, he was a Meisterschüler at Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, studying under Professor Astrid Klein.

In 2008, he received the Outstanding Artist Award from the Federal Ministry for the Arts in Vienna. In 2013, the artist was awarded the Art Austria Award.

Christoph Weber has held several teaching positions in various institutions, including the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and EPFL in Lausanne.

Christoph Weber's recent solo exhibitions include "Facing the Technosphere" at Galerie nächst St. Stephan - Rosemarie Schwarzwälder in Vienna (2023), "Touch Fragments' at Galerie Jocelyn Wolff in Paris Romainville (2022), "Contact" at Ibid Gallery in Los Angeles (2018), "On Fold" at ProjecteSD in Barcelona (2017), and many more.

The artist lives and works in Vienna, Austria.

Christoph Weber's Art Style

Christoph Weber primarily expresses his conceptual research through sculpture, drawing inspiration from the traditions of Arte Povera and Minimalism. His works, which vary from massive to fragile, are typically crafted from raw, industrial materials, exuding a sensual and almost organic elegance.

Starting in 2009, he dedicated his efforts solely to concrete for nearly a decade. For him, concrete serves as a medium through which the conditions of global communities can be critically examined in various nuanced ways. This inherently universal, utopian, and modernist material also carries significant contradictions as it is both highly destructive and often portrayed as environmentally friendly—highlighting tensions within human societies and toward future sustainability.

Utilizing conceptual sculptural methods, he constructs environments of situated perception, employing art's role in the contemporary landscape to navigate through historical and speculative future scenarios.