In his works Joseph Kieffer uses wire, beads, humor, poorness, trash, pliers, big machines and all the techniques that humans develop to transform waste into something new. His love of absurdity leads him to spend a lot of time on sculptures, toys and strange objects in-between that he build himself. The goal of all this is also multiple: give you a chance to act on something in an Art Space, gently disturb, express a playful/painful feeling, and make fun about anything, especially death of the humanity.
Education
2005 Master degree in Fine Arts, Dept. "Object" at the Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin, Strasbourg
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Objekte/Projekte, Radbrunnen, Alt Breisach, Germany
2016 Chapel St Quirin, Selestat, France
2016 serieux, CEAAC, Strasbourg.
2015 Circule/Jubile, l’Oeil de Poisson, Quebec, Canada.
2014 Univers Paralleles, Lezard, Colmar, France
2011 Les petits cailloux, in the gardens of the Ferme Bleue, Uttenhoffen, France
2010 Boum, Kaysersguet, Strasbourg
2006 Banc d’Essai, Centre Materia, Quebec, Canada
2006 Camion-Volant, Reves-en-Stock, Quebec, Canada
Group Exhibitions
2020 Archibeau II ,Halles du Scilt, with Les Rhubarbus, Schiltigheim
2019 Locomotion, with the toy collection of Tomi Ungerer, Centre Europeen d’Actions Artistiques Contemporaines, Strasbourg,
2019 Expo d’hiver, La Semencerie, Strasbourg
2017 ARCHIBEAU with Les Rhubarbus, syndicat potentiel, Strasbourg
2015 La Tendresse de Duras with S.Lallemand, JL.Hattemer and R.Godde, Givry, France
2015 Open a.i.r. Collectivewith artists from Strasbourg in Plzen, Czech Republic
2014 Sentier de la sabliere, Oberhoffen-Sur-Moder, France
2013 Revers La Semencerie, Strasbourg, France
2013 Next stop Jupiter Viaduc des Arts, Paris, France
2012 Immaculee Conception, La Semencerie
2012 Espace Blanc 5, Rimouski, Canada
2012 Exotiques with Les Rhubarbus, Syndicat Potentiel, Strasbourg
2012 Heim, cour des Boecklin, Bischheim, France
2011 with Etienne Pressager at T66, Freiburg-im-Brisgau, Germany
2011 Short and sous le feu collectives at the Semencerie
2010 Tout ca pour ca, La Semencerie, Opening night, Strasbourg
2009 Dedans with Marie Prunier, Schaufenster, Selestat
2009 l’art et la science with M.Rousseau and W. Swynghedauw, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
2008 Les attrapeurs de lunes with Suzanne Berelowitch, Halle Verriere, Meisenthal, France
2007 with the Association a l’Ail (collectif) at Chatel-Censoir, France
2007 with Magali Rousseau, festival “Autre Direction “, Jardin Des Deux Rives , Strasbourg
2007 Manipulele, curator and exhibition at the Halle Verriere, Meisenthal, France
2007 Et si on l’ouvrait ? with the Rhubarbus, Bibliotheque Municipale de Strasbourg
2007 la nuit des musees collective, Notre-Dame Museum, Strasbourg
Other Public Shows
2013-2022 Public performances as a sculptor/dancer/entertainer with TOUT EST PARFAIT, sculpture/dance/music improvisations, several festivals in France and Germany
Solo and collab music shows with the Antidrum, mechanical beat machine
And with Micromegamondes, with the Carrousel CRASH TEST 2000
