Daniel Zimmermann

born in Switzerland, visual artist, originally trained as wood sculpturer, works in film, stereoscopic photography, installation and performance. His artistic work has been shown internationally in museums, exhibition spaces, and in public spaces. His is also a director of short films that were presented at renowned international film festivals. He was nominee for the best Swiss short film in 2008. He has received numerous stipends and awards. Since 2005 he collaborates with choreographer Amanda Piña with whom he founded nadaproductions where he works as artistic director, dramaturg and performer.

SITE-SPECIFIC PROJECTS (Selection)
2010 Polo and White Turf Viewers, St. Moritz
Stick Climbing "Gössel" Austria
2007 „Destinationen“ e-Halle Basel
2006 Lauberhornrennen im Sommer
2003 Expo-viewers, Biel, Neuchâtel, Murten, Yverdon les Bains
2002 The 10 Swiss Biel
2000 Olympia Bob Run St.Moritz
Art Museum Biel
1999 Mondsee Land Art, Salzburg
Art in at hotel „aux 4 vents“, Fribourg
1997 5. Troisdorfer Artist Symposium D
1995 „Kunst am Bau“, Swiss Financial Administration Bern
1993 Train Station Thun

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selection)
2010 Above and Beyond, Forum Stadtpark, Graz
2008 Winter Accrochage Marc de Puchredon Basel
2007 Liste Basel Kunstmuseum Thun
10plus10 Marc de Puchredon Basel
Mobiliar Versicherung Bern
ArtDC Washington Convention Center
2006 Exibition space; Klingental, Basel
X-mas Exhibition, Art Museum Biel
Photography Festival Biel
Haus für Kunst Uri
2004 Artpanorama, Luzern
Olympic Museum, Lausanne
Olympic games in Athen
Sports-museum Switzerland "speed up“ Basel
2003 House of Sports, Bern
X-mas, Exhibition Art Museum Biel
2001 Wintertuin Literaturefestival, Nijmegen NL
2000 T19-Gallery A-Wien „Mondsee Land Art“
„Klagen“, 25kV, Rotterdam
Blue Loft, Lokaal 01, Breda
Aeschlimann-Corti Scholarship Exhibition, Art Museum Biel
X-masExhibition, Art Museum Biel
1999 Aeschlimann-Corti Scholarship Exhibition, Art Museum Bern
Anderfuhren Scholarship Exhibition, Art Museum Biel
X-masExhibition, Art Museum Biel
1997 Gallery Incontro D-Eitorf
Anderfuhren Scholarship Exhibition, Art Museum Biel
X-mas Exhibition, Art Museum Biel
1998 Nachschlag, Art Museum Thun
Next stop, Art Museum Thun
1996 Aeschlimann-Corti Scholarship Exhibition, Art Museum Biel

FILMS (Selection)
Stick Climbing
2010 "Gössel" Austria
Downhill Skiing In Summer: (Selection)
2008 Nomination for the best Swiss short film in 2008 Solothurn
2007 National premiere: ski world cup, Int. Lauberhornrennen Wengen
International premiere: Intern.Filmfestival Rotterdam
Bobracing in Summer:
2005 April Meetings Belgrad
IFCT New York
2004 "LIVE-ART" Zürich
2002 Intern.Filmfestival Rotterdam
Videoex Zürich
Lokaal 01 Breda
THECIF Paris
2001 Art Museum Biel
Viper Basel
Film - & Videofestival Kassel
SF-DRS Filmscene & B-Magazin
Eurosport
BobWM & Cinema St.Moritz
The 10 Swiss: www,die10schweizer.ch
2005 April Meetings Belgrad
2002 Film - & Videofest Kassel
Art Museum Biel

PERFORMANCE (Selection) nada-productions.blogspot.com
2010 THEM (collaboration with Amanda Pina, Eva Bankovska, Laia Fabre, Markus Frietsch, Tom Kasebacher, nadaproductions)
- Düsseldorf
- brut Vienna
Socialmovement (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- Tanzquartier Vienna
Literaly Scuabbles (Film) (collaboration with Georg Blaschke)
WUK Vienna
2009 THEM (collaboration with Amanda Pina, Eva Bankovska, Laia Fabre, Markus Frietsch, Tom Kasebacher, nadaproductions)
- brut Vienna
- Sophiensäle Berlin
- Kampnagel Hamburg
- Gessnerallee Zürich
- Frascati Amsterdam Residenz
Bundesministerium für Nadaismus (www.BMfN.at) (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- Hofburg, Office of the President, Vienna
Der Zuschauer (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- Tanznacht Vienna
WE (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- Frascati Amsterdam
- Österreichische Tanzplattform Graz
- brut Vienna
Socialmovement (showing) (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- Halle G Vienna
Bodylanguage (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- WUK Vienna
2008 WE (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- Impulstanz Festival Vienna
- South Bank Center London
- Frankfurt Europäische Tanzplattform Mousonturm
- Brut Künstlerhaus Vienna
2007 Body Work (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- Tanzquartier studios, Vienna
0n earth (collaboration with Amanda Pina, Claudia Heu, Jeremi Xido)
- Teatro Escuela Imagen Santiago de Chile, Tanzquartier Vienna
Imbue (collaboration with Paul Wenninger & Rotraut Kern)
- Tanzquartier Vienna
Scenes (collaboration with Amanda Pina & Angie Mueller, nadaproductions)
- DWA-danswerkplaats Amsterdam
2006 Jetlag (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- espace-libre Biel, Bandgasse Vienna
2005 cc-cushion Appartement (collaboration with Paul Wenninger)
- ImPulsTanz Vienna
Heimat Rhenus (collaboration with Amanda Pina & Aische Schwarz, nadaproductions)
- Baudepartement des Kt. Basel-Stadt
Dispositiv (collaboration with Amanda Pina & Angie Mueller, nadaproductions)
- Ausstellungsraum Klingental Basel
Jetlag (collaboration with Amanda Pina, nadaproductions)
- Danza al Borde, Valparaiso Chile

GRANTS AND AWARDS
2008 Nomination for the best Swiss short film in 2008 Solothurn
2006 Production Contribution Thun and Lotterifonds Kt. Bern
Stiftung für Sport und Sportgeschichte
2004 Diplom IOC
Production Contribution Kanton Bern
2003 First Price Swiss olympic
2002 Special Price of the comission, Network for Health and Movement, HEPA
Production Contribution Biel and Kanton Bern
2000 Aeschlimann-Corti Scholarship Bern
1999 Award Mondsee Land Art, Austria
1998 Anderfuhren Scholarship Biel
Production Contribution Thun, Biel and Kt. Bern
1992 Production Contribution Thun

PUBLICATIONS & EDITIONS
2007 „Downhill Skiing In Summer“ catalog, dvd
2006 „Mondsee Land Art“ book
2005 „On the road...again“ Photography Festival Biel
„Hier und Jetzt“ ARK Exhibition Space Klingental
2004 „I love Luzern“ Exposition-exchange, Visarte Biel - Zentralschweiz
”speed up” Museum of Sports Switzerland
2002 „Natur-Kunst“ Künstlersymposien in Deutschland, Dr. Siegrid Wollmeiner
2000 Au centre l`artiste Art Museum Biel
2. Fest der Künste in der Schweiz
Hochparterre, Nr. 10
1998 Next Stop, 50 Years Art Museum Thun
1997 Neuer Holzbau im Bild, Lignum
5. Troisdorfer Artist Symposium