Frank Rassbach

After a decade of absence from the Art scene, Frank Rassbach returned, in 2004, to the stage of his original profession with a personal exhibition. In his current works he transforms the minimalism of his music projects into pictures. To create these works, Rassbach uses a rather unconventional method of crushing coloured rocks to dust and processing it on large-format boards. He creates pictures where the sound structures they contain are readable by a virtual scanner.

1977 Kunstausstellung der DDR, Dresden (p)
1978 Quadrienale, IGA, Erfurt (p)
1982 Quadrienale, Galerie am Fischmarkt, Erfurt (p)
1982 Kunstausstellung der DDR, Dresden (p)
1984 Biennale, Limoges (Frankreich), (p)
1985 intermedia, Coswig (p)
1986 Biennale, Limoges (Frankreich), (p)
1987 email international II, Coburg (p)
1986/1987 touring exhibition Warsaw/Leningrad/Tokyo (p)
1987 Kunstausstellung der DDR, Dresden (p)
1988 Schmuckszene ´88, Munich (p)
1988 Quadrienale, Erfurt (p)
1989 Ornamenta I, Pforzheim (p)
1990 Schmuck Made in GDR, Galerie Knauth & Hagen, Bonn (p)
1990 Schmuckforum, Zurich (p)
1991 Configura, Erfurt (p)
1999 Galerie am Strom, Rostock (p)
2001 Flussgalerie, Chemnitz (p)
2002/2004 Kunst im Vollzug, Chemnitz (working in art with prisoners)
2003 Worte (Klangprojekt), Voxxx, Chemnitz
2004 Steine, Galerie grounded, Chemnitz
2004 1. Chemnitzer innerstaedtisches Camping- und Erlebnisareal, Projekt K7, Chemnitz (p)
2005 Sculptor symposium, Vejprty (p)
2005 Steinschlag, Alte Feuerwache, Dresden
2005 Ars Avanti, Das neue Jahrhundert, Leipzig (p)
2005 Seismik 01, Macelleria d' Arte, St. Gallen (p)
2005 Seismik 02, Galerie im Schauspielhaus, Chemnitz
2008 Sculpior symposium, Vejptry (p)
2008 Zuhause, Projekt, Chemnitz (with Helena Rossner)
2008 Macelleria d' Arte, Lazio (p)
2008 Macelleria d' Arte, Florenz (p)

Happenings/performances (selection)
1984 "Heilsarmee", Evangelische Studentengemeinde Karl-Marx-Stadt (with Frank Bretschneider, Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl, Manfred Schulze)
1985 "Der Dreck muss weg", intermedia, Coswig (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl)
1985 "Wir sind uns alle einig", Pauli-Kreuz-Kirche, Karl-Marx-Stadt (u. a. mit Frank Bretschneider, Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl, Axel Martini, Lueder Schlenstedt)
1987 "Wir sind gut vorbereitet", Galerie Oben, Karl-Marx-Stadt (with Silke Dikomey, Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl, Tobias Tetzner)
1987 "Das rote Brett", Galerie Theaterpassage, Leipzig (mit Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl)
1987 "Das Ende der Vernunft", Evangelische Studentengemeinde Karl-Marx-Stadt (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl, Hans-Jochen Vogel)
1987 "Soll und Haben", Kreiskulturhaus Treptow, Berlin (with Gitte Haehner-Springmuehl, Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl)
1987 "So wie's im Buche steht", Galerie Hermannstraße, Karl-Marx-Stadt (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl)
1987 "Eine Reise zum Mond", Kulturhaus Steinstraße, Leipzig (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl)
1987 "Das Wasser zum Kochen bringen", Evangelische Studentengemeinde, Karl-Marx-Stadt (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl)
1988 "Hypnose", Moritzbastei, Leipzig (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl, Annelie Harnisch)
1988 "Gruenklee", Galerie EIGEN+ART, Leipzig (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl)
1988 "Kreis-Zeichen", Steinstraße, Leipzig (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl)
1988 "Feierabend", Bruehlsche Terrasse, Dresden (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl, Annelie Harnisch)
1989 "Kontrast", Galerie Nord, Leipzig (witht Klaus Haehner-Springmühl)
1989 "Turmbau zu Babel", Galerie Elephanten-Press, Westberlin (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl)
1991 "Juli 1991", Fotoforum Boettcherstraße, Bremen (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl, Andreas Hartzsch, Wolfgang Stemmer)
1991 "Feuerwerk", Ost-West-Konferenz, Wroclaw (with Klaus Hähner-Springmühl, Erich-Wolfgang Hartzsch)
2004 "Steine", Galerie grounded, Chemnitz (with Frank Maibier)
2005 "Steine", Alte Feuerwache, Dresden (with Frank Maibier)

Since 1971 experimental music: Kartoffelschaelmaschine (with Klaus Haehner-Springmuehl, Gitte Haehner-Springmuehl) and Geblaese
Since 1985 activities in minimal sounds, numerous live performances