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Rinzen
Steve Alexander, Rilla Alexander, Adrian Clifford, Karl Maier and Craig
Redman
www.rinzen.com
they@rinzen.com
Birthplace: Ipswich, Australia (SA)/Brisbane, Australia (RA)/Maffra, Australia (AC)/
Gold Coast, Australia (KM)/Gloucester, Australia (CR)
Residence: Berlin, Germany (RA, SA)/Brisbane, Australia (AC)/New York, USA
(CR)/Melbourne, Australia (KM)
Connecting cities: Brisbane, Australia/Berlin, Germany/New York, USA
onto the next player. In their own words:
Rinzen is a synonym of play, not work.
In 2001, they produced a monographic
book published by Die Gestalten Verlag
and their projects have been reviewed in
international publications such as Nylon,
Relax Magazine, and Tokion.
Their daring, spontaneous work has been
exhibited from Mexico to Tokyo, including
an exhibition of their posters and album
art at the Louvre Museum in Paris and
the design of a series of characters for the
FIVE MEMBERS, four towns of residence,
and three continents: Rinzen has made
a name for itself as a result of the special
way in which this globally dispersed art
and design group works together – from
Brisbane to Melbourne and from Berlin to
New York.
The studio evolved in the year 2000 as a
result of the audio visual remix project
RMX, a kind of “exquisite corpse” of a
surrealist style, whereby each participant
intervenes in the piece before passing it
Prado Museum in Madrid. They have also
created visuals for important electronic
music events. Their designs can be found
as easily in wallpaper and textiles as on
bicycles and toys.
Despite the strong international infl uences
in its work, Rinzen is greatly inspired
by the so-called “Australian attitude” –
presenting what makes the Australian
culture prominent within a contemporary
global context.
New York, USA (Redman)
Berlin, Germany (R.Alexander, S. Alexander)
Ipswich (S. Alexander)/ Brisbane (R.Alexander), Australia
Maffra, Australia (Clifford)
Gold Coast, Australia (Maier)
Gloucester,
Australia (Redman)
Brisbane, Australia
(Clifford)
Melbourne,
Australia (Maier)
New York, USA
Ipswich, Australia
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