artists bio
ENCOR is an art studio founded in 2016 by swiss artists Mirko Eremita, David Houncheringer , Valerio Spoletini & Manuel Oberholzer.
They use light and acoustics as messenger and symbolic value to project themselves into a world which like the properties of light itself are still mainly mysterious and out of reach of our full understanding.
Their work documents our place in time by creating kinetic sculptures, motion design, contemporary architecture, installation art, sound visualizations and its distributions. By developing and combining their own tools and technologies with social processes and high- and lo-fi materials they redefine the limits of all used mediums.
The very strong group identity is built upon each member contributing his own skill set and sensibilities when approaching each project.
selected past shows
2023
ALCOVE LTD, Geneva Lux, Switzerland
INITIATION Conflux festival, Roterdam
COLLAPSE, Lausanne, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Lethargy, Zurich, Switzerland
COLLAPSE, Zurich, Switzerland
ADSUM, Klang Moor Schopfe, Switzerland
ALCOVE LTD, Biennale Nemo, Centre 104, Paris
FRONTIER, Biennale Nemo, Défense, Paris
2022
OMEGA PAVILLON, Tokyo, Japon
COLLAPSE, Rote Fabrik, Switzerland
ALCOVE LTD, Lyon Lumière, Lyon, France
ENCOR x EPFL, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
2021
FRONTIER, Silver Lining Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
HATE, Mapping Festival, Geneva, Switzerland
EXPLORER, Morat Lumière, Fribourg, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Maintenant Festival, Rennes, France
EXPLORER, Morat Lumière, Fribourg, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Maintenant Festival, Rennes, France
2020
DAS FREMDE, Yamagata Biennale, Japan
HATE, 23rd Japan Media Art, Japan
HATE, Friart Kunsthalle, Fribourg, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Planet Wandering, Beijing, China
FRONTIER, Hsinchu Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan
ALCOVE, Lantern Festival, Yue-jin, Taiwan
FRONTIER, Bright Brussels Festival, Belgium
TRAPPED, Bright Brussels Festival, Belgium
AURORA, Noche Blanca, Oviedo, Spain
DECONTAMINATION ROOM, MBAL, Switzerland
EXPLORER, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2019
DAS FREMDE, SXSW, Austin, USA
PARIS FASHION SHOW AW19 SANKUANZ, Paris, France
FRONTIER, Gau Zuria, Bilbao, Spain
TRAPPED, Lyon Lumière, Lyon, France
HATE, Friart Kunsthalle, Fribourg, Switzerland
ERRATIC, Donaufestival, Krems, Austria
ALCOVE LTD, Geneva Lux, Switzerland
INITIATION Conflux festival, Roterdam
COLLAPSE, Lausanne, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Lethargy, Zurich, Switzerland
COLLAPSE, Zurich, Switzerland
ADSUM, Klang Moor Schopfe, Switzerland
ALCOVE LTD, Biennale Nemo, Centre 104, Paris
FRONTIER, Biennale Nemo, Défense, Paris
2022
OMEGA PAVILLON, Tokyo, Japon
COLLAPSE, Rote Fabrik, Switzerland
ALCOVE LTD, Lyon Lumière, Lyon, France
ENCOR x EPFL, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
2021
FRONTIER, Silver Lining Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
HATE, Mapping Festival, Geneva, Switzerland
EXPLORER, Morat Lumière, Fribourg, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Maintenant Festival, Rennes, France
EXPLORER, Morat Lumière, Fribourg, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Maintenant Festival, Rennes, France
2020
DAS FREMDE, Yamagata Biennale, Japan
HATE, 23rd Japan Media Art, Japan
HATE, Friart Kunsthalle, Fribourg, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Planet Wandering, Beijing, China
FRONTIER, Hsinchu Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan
ALCOVE, Lantern Festival, Yue-jin, Taiwan
FRONTIER, Bright Brussels Festival, Belgium
TRAPPED, Bright Brussels Festival, Belgium
AURORA, Noche Blanca, Oviedo, Spain
DECONTAMINATION ROOM, MBAL, Switzerland
EXPLORER, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2019
DAS FREMDE, SXSW, Austin, USA
PARIS FASHION SHOW AW19 SANKUANZ, Paris, France
FRONTIER, Gau Zuria, Bilbao, Spain
TRAPPED, Lyon Lumière, Lyon, France
HATE, Friart Kunsthalle, Fribourg, Switzerland
ERRATIC, Donaufestival, Krems, Austria
2018
JEUX TYPOGRAPHIQUES Geneva Lux, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Lyon Lumière, France
SCROLLING REALITIES, World XR Forum, Cran, Switzerland
BTT, Ji-Hlava festival, Czech Republic
EXPLORER, Prototyp, Brno, Czech Republic
BTT, Mirage Festival, Lyon, France
FRONTIER, Le Castrum, Yverdon, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Mirage Festival, Lyon, France
2017
INITIATION, Westbund Art Center Shanghai (CN) 2017
MIRROR CALL, Lausanne Lumière, Switzerland
SOLO SHOW, Westbound Art Center Shanghai, China
ALCOVE, Poolloop Festival, Zurich, Switzerland
ERRATIC, Bagni Misteriosi, Milan Italy
SLICED, Atlas Electronic Festival, Marrakesh, Morocco
ERRATIC, Terraforma, Milan, Italiy
BEYOND THE TYPHOON, VR Days, Amsterdam, Netherland
ERRATIC, One of A Million Festival, Baden, Switzerland
BEYOND THE TYPHOON, The Island Project, Xiamen, China
SLICED, Atlas Electronic Festival, Marrakech, Marroco
ERRATIC, Superbudda, Torino, Italy
OCTAL, The Wormhole Exhibition Space, Gulangyu, China
ERRATIC, Walcheturm, Zürich Switzerland
2016
OCTAL, Xiamen, China
ERRATIC, Terraforma, Milano, Italy
BEYOND THE TYPHOON, Gulangyu, China
ERRATIC, Tomorrow Festival , Shzenzhen, China
DUEL, Art Paris, Paris, France
ALCOVE, Paris Fashion WEEK, France
ERRATIC, China Tour, China
DUEL, Lethargy, Zurich, Switzerland
JEUX TYPOGRAPHIQUES Geneva Lux, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Lyon Lumière, France
SCROLLING REALITIES, World XR Forum, Cran, Switzerland
BTT, Ji-Hlava festival, Czech Republic
EXPLORER, Prototyp, Brno, Czech Republic
BTT, Mirage Festival, Lyon, France
FRONTIER, Le Castrum, Yverdon, Switzerland
FRONTIER, Mirage Festival, Lyon, France
2017
INITIATION, Westbund Art Center Shanghai (CN) 2017
MIRROR CALL, Lausanne Lumière, Switzerland
SOLO SHOW, Westbound Art Center Shanghai, China
ALCOVE, Poolloop Festival, Zurich, Switzerland
ERRATIC, Bagni Misteriosi, Milan Italy
SLICED, Atlas Electronic Festival, Marrakesh, Morocco
ERRATIC, Terraforma, Milan, Italiy
BEYOND THE TYPHOON, VR Days, Amsterdam, Netherland
ERRATIC, One of A Million Festival, Baden, Switzerland
BEYOND THE TYPHOON, The Island Project, Xiamen, China
SLICED, Atlas Electronic Festival, Marrakech, Marroco
ERRATIC, Superbudda, Torino, Italy
OCTAL, The Wormhole Exhibition Space, Gulangyu, China
ERRATIC, Walcheturm, Zürich Switzerland
2016
OCTAL, Xiamen, China
ERRATIC, Terraforma, Milano, Italy
BEYOND THE TYPHOON, Gulangyu, China
ERRATIC, Tomorrow Festival , Shzenzhen, China
DUEL, Art Paris, Paris, France
ALCOVE, Paris Fashion WEEK, France
ERRATIC, China Tour, China
DUEL, Lethargy, Zurich, Switzerland
alcove ltd
centre 104, paris (fr), 2024
collpase
air max day, zürich (ch), 2023
asdum
klang moor schopfe, geis (ch), 2023
aurora
Noche Blanca, Oviedo (ES), 2020
hate
Friart Kunsthalle, Fribourg (CH), 2019
frontier
Friart Kunsthalle, FribouSilver Lining, Taipei (TW), 2021rg (CH), 2019
decontamination
room
MBAL – Musée des beaux-arts du Locle (CH), 2020
frontier
Lyon Lumière (FR), 2018
scrolling
realities
orld XR Forum, Cran (CH), 2018
trapped
Lyon Lumière (FR), 2019
frontier
Bright Brussels Festival (BE), 2020
beyond
the typhoon
The Island Project, Xiamen (CN), 2017
explorer
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire of Neuchâtel (CH), 2020
frontier
Gau Zuria, Bilbao (ES), 2019
erratic
Prototyp, Brno, Czech Republic
sliced
Atlas Electronic Festival, Marrakech (MR), 2017
erratic
Transmission Festival, Ravenna (IT), 2016
beyond
the typhoon
Gulangyu (CN), 2016
initiation
Westbund Art Center Shanghai (CN), 2017
pelerinage
Sonar Festival, Barcelona (ES), 2015
alcove
Mira Festival, Barcelone (ES), 2015
octal
The Wormhole Exhibition Space, Gulangyua (CN), 2016
post tenebra lux
Parc des Bastions, Geneva (Ch), 2016
das fremde
Yamagata Biennale (JP), 2020
temple
Neuchâtel Symphonic Ensemble (CH), 2017