Welcome to the website of artist, multi-disciplinary technologist, director, hacker, and composer Martin Backes

M.I.A. Collaboration

I am happy to announce that I collaborated with M.I.A. for her new “Double Bubble Trouble” music video, directed by herself. Please find my art work Pixelhead as part of her music video after the click.

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Faceless Exhibition Amsterdam

Once again my work Pixelhead will be shown at the FACELESS exhibition. Faceless was exhibited in two separate parts at freiraum quartier21 in Vienna. The installation at Mediamatic Amsterdam marks the first time the exhibition can be viewed as a whole. Curated by artist Bogomir Doringer in support […]

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DJing at Platoon Kunsthalle Berlin

Join us for DONNERSTAGSBAR – PLATOON members & friends night, which will feature Peter Kirn’s very special live set and a head-to-head DJ set by Peter and myself! After the click you will also find a new DJ promo mix which features current bass music culture for your […]

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On Watching and Being Seen Exhibition

My work Pixelhead will be exhibited at the NIU Art Museum in Illinois, USA. The exhibition ’On Watching and Being Seen’ explores the voyeur and the exhibitionist in both older and contemporary works, especially work that responds to the impact of social media and technology in defining what […]

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Love Bazon Hate Brock Exhibition

Kreuzberg Pavillon will host an experimental interacting groupshow on May the 18th 2013 with naked walls, one single catalogue and 10 selected artists, whose works will be given and carried by the visitors during the duration of the opening. My work Pixelhead will be one of the 10 […]

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Berlin Amateurs Interview

Berlin Amateurs’ Maria Muñoz interviewed me about my work, the electronic music scene in Berlin and the difference between art + music. Additionally I gave a couple of music tips for a period of one month.

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New Artwork: Pixelhead Limited Edition

After a long process, it took me almost a year, its finally done. The Pixelhead art work is now available as a limited Edition of 333 pieces. Please find all the information you need to order Pixelhead (still available!) below. Photos Photos from the Artconnect Berlin Exhibition Please […]

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THE LEO Nomination

I am very happy to announce that my Sound Direction for “Six Easy Pieces” is nominated for THE LEO at this year`s 25th Braunschweig International film festival.

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Sound for Video Installation

I cooperated with australian artist Petrina Hicks to work on a new video installation called “Hippy and the Snake”. I did all the recording, processing and sound design for the two-channel video installation.

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