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About
Oliver Andermatt

Artist Statement

I explore the beauty of imperfection by rendering the present into a future noir, lo-fi industrial vision—drawing inspiration from the avant-garde, cyberpunk, dark electronic music, and the aesthetics of 1980s computer and VHS imagery.

I strive for an unconventional perspective in photographic compositions of architecture, technology, urbanism and vast landscapes, all while restricting myself to my smartphone.

My post-processing focuses on glitch art: the practice of creating analogue or digital errors by manipulating electronic devices or corrupting digital data. I achieve these effects using Adobe Photoshop, with each image manipulated individually to create a unique look while preserving its original essence.

Creating images of distortion—my work stands for a silent warning.

‘A war of technology
Threatens to ignite
Digital murder
The language of machines’

Leeb Bill / Fulber Rhys. Mindphaser. Front Line Assembly.
© 1992 by Third Mind Records. CD.

Biography

Oliver Andermatt considers himself fortunate to have grown up during the 1980s, a thrilling era when affordable home computers were revolutionising everyday life. At the age of ten, Oliver was introduced to ‘the future’ by his dad, who gifted him his first computer: a Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
Instantly captivated, Oliver spent countless hours exploring the possibilities of this new technology—when he wasn’t getting into the usual mischief that young boys often do.

A few years later, Oliver’s fascination with computer graphics was ignited when he received a Commodore Amiga 500, celebrated for its outstanding graphic capabilities at the time.
During one rainy summer holiday, he spent so many hours creating graphics that the raster lines of the monitor temporarily ‘burnt’ themselves onto his retina.

Undeterred, this experience laid the foundation for Oliver’s career, leading him to pursue an apprenticeship as a typographer, followed by further education as a multimedia producer. This journey ultimately culminated in a career in the web design industry, where his work has encompassed visual design, front-end development and content management.
In the early 2000s, Oliver’s interest in digital photography was sparked by the release of the first entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera, the Canon EOS 300D.

Today, he combines photography and visual design, creating distinctive images since the first half of the 2010s, drawing inspiration from the avant-garde, cyberpunk, dark electronic music, and the aesthetics of 1980s computer and VHS imagery.

As a minimalist, Oliver has reduced his material possessions, digital distractions and everyday clutter to the essentials, embracing a simple, fulfilling and meaningful life—and as a Stoic, he finds happiness by focusing on what truly matters to him.

‘We all turn to dust
On heaven’s command
Time moves by fast
No second chance’

Leeb Bill / Fulber Rhys. Remorse. Front Line Assembly.
© 1992 by Third Mind Records. CD.