Josef Linschinger: 0,0,0

josef linschinger: 0,0,0
 
serigraph on paper, hand signed in pencil 
 
published in 2025 
by comptoir des arts franches montagnes (cafm)
saint-brais, switzerland
 
printed by SYMETRIA, saint-louis
 
edition of 250, 30 x 30 cm in a frame of 32 x 32 x 3.5 cm
 
including wooden shadow gap frame
 
0,0,0: a global snapshot of non-objective art in the digital age
commemorating the 110th anniversary of kazimir malevich’s groundbreaking 0,10 exhibition (petrograd, 1915), the 0,0,0 portfolio is a seminal contemporary project that explores the enduring legacy of geometric and non-representational art worldwide.
 
the title “0,0,0” references the pure state of the color black in programming code, symbolizing the core principle of maximum reduction and universal applicability—a direct conceptual bridge to malevich's revolutionary "zero form."
 
this limited-edition portfolio gathers 30 original works by international artists, showcasing the vibrant, transcultural evolution of constructivist principles across different generations and continents. it is a visual dialogue between the historical avant-garde and the logic of our networked, digital world.
 
born in gmunden in 1945 and based in traunkirchen, linschinger is a seminal figure in the european constructive art scene. as the founder of the "gmundner symposia for concrete art," he has spent decades exploring the intersection where language ceases to be sound and becomes structure. his practice is rooted in the conviction that information can be visualized beyond readability. by translating text, numbers, and philosophical concepts into geometric codes—barcodes, binary systems, or color spectrums—linschinger creates a "visual literature" that demands to be deciphered not by reading, but by seeing.
 
for the 0,0,0 portfolio, linschinger engages in a direct dialogue with the project's historical anchor, kazimir malevich. having previously curated the "hommage to the black square" centennial project, linschinger understands the "zero form" intimately. his contribution deconstructs the digital definition of black—the code "0,0,0"—and reassembles it as a concrete structure. it is no longer just a void, but a carrier of information. by transforming the invisible digital command into a rhythmic geometric arrangement, he questions the nature of perception in the information age: is black merely the absence of light, or is it a dense, encoded message?
 
in linschinger’s hands, the "0,0,0" becomes a cipher. it bridges the gap between the spiritual silence of malevich’s icon and the functional silence of digital code. his work reminds us that behind every pixel on our screens lies a hidden architecture of numbers—a structured reality that linschinger renders visible with elegant, reductive clarity.