Micro Trainz
MicroTrainz.art - Upcycling Creativity for a big 'UFF'
MicroTrainz.art breathes new life into old toys and model railways, offering them a second chance to shine. Our unique concept revolves around upcycling these miniature treasures through the lens of local street artists.
Unleashing Creative Energy: Instead of letting your old model railways collect dust, you can send them to our studio, where we transform them into captivating canvases for local street artists. These once-forgotten trains become a new canvas for artistic expression.
From Studio to Street: The upcycled Micro Trainz embark on an exciting journey. They're documented, showcased in exhibitions, and then returned to their owners or made available for sale. Each piece carries the stories of both its original form and its newfound artistic transformation.
MicroTrainz.art is more than an art project; it's a fusion of nostalgia, creativity, and environmental consciousness. Join us in preserving the charm of old toys while giving them a fresh, artistic twist.
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2025 | HARTDURM
Vernissage: Do, 23.10., 18-21 Uhr, Finissage mit Fondue: Sa, 15.11., 18-21 Uhr
2025 | OpenHouse25
Marco Spitzbarth zeigt aktuelle Arbeiten seines „künstlerischen Labors“ und lädt Besucher:innen abseits der Führungen ein, Teil seines Schaffensraums zu werden.
2025 | Einsichten25
Über 220 Mitglieder der Visarte Zürich zeigen ihre aktuellen Werke an der diesjährigen Jahresausstellung.
2025 | Subroutines
Subroutines transforms algorithmic decision-making into visual form. Each print captures an environment shaped by countless micro-choices — and by a colored “agent”. Like in life, a single anomaly can ripple outward, rewriting the system it inhabits.
2025 | FoxP2
Offener, einphasiger Kunst-am-Bau-Wettbewerb, Humboldt Forum - zeitgenössische Fassade am Nordgiebel
2025 | Glückskrabbler
Der Legende nach schlummern unter der Erde Baugeister aus Eisen und Erz.
2025 | Sun Never Born
A meditation on the threshold between nature and synthesis—where the promise of a sun, yet to rise, lingers in the quiet code of creation.
2025 | Resonate Tissue
An immersive installation that explores the interplay between organic forms and digital echoes. By merging tactile materials with sensor-driven feedback, “Resonate Tissue” invites viewers to reflect on the fluid boundaries between the physical body and technological resonance, underscoring our evolving relationship with the living and the virtual.
2025 | WeDoDraw
Explore the Hidden Narrative A drawing is never just a drawing. It’s a map. A signal. A story unfolding stroke by stroke. On wedodraw.com, algorithms reveal patterns. You create, watch, and discover.
2024 | Mobile Resistance
The work transforms rigid reinforcing bars into mobile sculptures that traverse the urban space and challenge physical and metaphorical barriers through their precarious, adaptable presence.
2023 | Op3nDays
A series of talks and demonstrations organized to highlight the integration of “wedodraw” with a GRBL-driven machine. The event showcased creative drawing workflows, bridging open-source technology and artistic experimentation in a live, interactive setting.
2018 | TC 18
Transcultural Collaboration: "Tanhua": A Tribute to the Global Workforce / "Mass Prey": The Abyss of Desire
2014 | Addresses & Colors
0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255: a comment on the conversion from ipv4 to ipv6
2011 | Hoja Blanca
Zürich / Guatemala 26 Künstler/innen aus Guatemala und der Schweiz, 28x28cm
2006 | Burnout
a 72-hour, sleepless performance in which I lived within a transparent polycarbonate box under constant public and online surveillance.
1999 | personal note
In the winter of 1999, my sister and I were in the lobby, sipping tea while a fierce snowstorm raged outside—so intense that skiing was out of the question.