Florian Hecker
Hecker was born in 1975 in Kissing, Germany. He has presented his work internationally and extensively including as part of The Morning Line, a groundbreaking new experimental project by Matthew Ritchie, Aranda/Lasch and Arup AGU, commissioned by Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary. He has exhibited at Biacs3, Seville, Spain; Manifesta 7, South Tyrol, Italy, 2008; WDR, Cologne, Germany, 2007; Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria, 2007; Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville, Paris, France, 2006; Casa Da Musica, Porto, Portugal, 2005; Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria, 2003; Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, 2002; Royal Festival Hall, London, UK, 2002; and La Biennale di Venezia, 49th International Exhibition of Art, Venice, Italy, 2001. Publications include ars viva 07/08 - Sound, Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI, Frankfurt, 2007. In addition, he has an extensive discography including Haswell and Hecker, Blackest Ever Black, CD, Warner Classics, 2007.