1961
Since 1981 Carlo Borer has been working as a visual artist with exhibitions in Europe and the USA.
His works may be found in private collections and in public spaces.
2022 SLEEPING WITH THE GODS (POP 5) RECONSTRUCTION (Moon)
2020 Hurricanes
2019 POP, Object on population growth based on UN data
2017 Pill / Hell-C
2016 Capsule | Meteor
2013 Drawings | Tire Tread | Bitumen
2010 Clouds | Clusters
2009 Spaceships
2004 NoReadymades
2003 Objects made of copper
2002 Transformers | Loops
2000 Complex Objects from Virtual Space 1998 Development of Objects with CAD
1991 Aluminum Objects
1990 Stainless-Steel Objects | Rotation Bodies 1986 Polyester | Light
1984 First Installation
1982 Drawings and Paintings
1981 Matura at Solothurn
1961 Born March 23, at Solothurn
2015 Lives and Works at Oberbipp | BE | Schweiz
FIELDS OF ACTIVITY
Sculpture | Virtual Reality | Installation Design | Architecture
AWARDS
2010 Award from Regio Bank, Solothurn
2008 Award for Sculpture, State of Solothurn 1991 Award for Exhibition of the Year, Solothurn
1989 Award for a Young Artist, State of Solothurn
Carlo Borer develops his objects in virtual space using CAD. By means of complex method approaches in virtual reality and with the aid of high-tech tools such as lasers, though ultimately owing to his precise crafting by hand, his sculptures and installations come about in the real world.
Parallel to this, Carlo Borer also creates his NoReadymades and Spaceships, for which he lets himself be guided by things he finds, placing these then in a new context. The objects suggest a purported use, pretending to be utilitarian objects from a technically advanced civilization. But in doing this, they lead the viewer down the wrong track. Here, the aesthetics and technical perfection thus become a means of deception. What looks as if it were a Readymade is in reality built from imagination, constituting a reversal of the original process.
Recently, Carlo Borer has been increasingly devoting himself to an interest in architecture.
