About me

Even as a child, technology and design aroused a special interest in me. Time and again, I discovered things that had a certain beauty about them.

So I began to collect interesting parts and then put them together to create objects and sculptures. The ‘dinosaurs of the computer age’ in particular exude a fascination of their own.

Many of these things were thrown away because they had been overtaken by time or were no longer needed. Curiosity and a fascination for the insides of things gave rise to the idea of putting these hidden treasures into a new context and thus preserving them.

My professional career has repeatedly led me to ‘strange’ objects. Sometimes it takes years for an idea to take shape and then be realised.

Many of the items cost small fortunes when they were purchased and then became scrap, partly due to the rapid pace of technological development. What looks ancient by today’s standards is sometimes only a few years old.

Rescued and refurbished, technical parts are turned into a special kind of art that emphasises the unique aesthetics of these objects.

Friends, colleagues and family have always encouraged me to keep going. It is precisely from there that new inspiration keeps coming.

I created my first objects during my apprenticeship. Back then, I also experimented a lot with analogue photography.

Designing and building furniture was also a passion at times. I created my first computer objects in 1992, until around 2000, when art took a back seat due to too much work.

In 2012, I decided to reduce my monetary work in favour of art. Today, I use state-of-the-art equipment such as 3D printers, CNC machines, microprocessors and electronics to realise my ideas. A studio with enough space makes many things easier.

Since then, I have spent around 60% of my time on art and have also exhibited my objects internationally.

Many thanks to all those who have contributed, knowingly or unknowingly.

Markus Reinhard

• “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
  ―Steve Jobs, Stanford University commencement speech, 12. June 2005