Roman Signer

Roman Signer is a visual artist-engineer. He was born in Appenzell, Switzerland on May 19, 1938. He studied at the School of Art and Design Zurich ( Schule für Gestaltung) in 1966. He then moved on to study sculpture at the School of Art and Design Lucerne from 1969-1971. Signer continued his education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland studying there from 1971 – 1972. He currently lives in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Video of Installations by Roman Signer

Haus mit Raketen, Gais by Roman Signer

His art is considered abstract and features "experiments" with various contraptions he has created and with ordinary objects, that are then captured through photography or film. Signer's installation pieces are often interactive. His art conveys concepts found within minimalism and conceptualism. His art also focuses on the exploration and expression of time; he does this by using explosions, collisions, and other interactions between the various objects within his pieces.

Flasche by Roman Signer

Signer's work has been featured in Kassel (1987), Skulptur Projekte Münster (1997), and the Venice Biennale (1999). He been featured in solo exhibitions at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen (2018), Kunsthal Aarhus (2017), Middelheim Museum in Antwerp (2016), MAN Museum in Nuoro (2016), Sprengel Museum Hannover (2010), and Hamburger Kunsthalle (2009), among others. He has received various awards: the Prix Meret Oppenheim (2010), the Ernst Franz Vogelmann Prize for sculpture (2008), and the Kunstpreis Aachen (2006).