1968 Walks with his friend Manfred Deix from Venice to Vienna over several days without eating or sleeping.
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1966 First "Aktions" for small audiences.
Helnwein cuts his face and hands with razor blades, etching- and wood-engraving tools. First bandaging happenings. ...

1965 to 1969 Studies at the "Higher Federal Institution for Graphic Education and Experimentation" in Vienna .
("Höhere Bundes-Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt, Wien" ) ...

Born October 8, 1948 in Vienna.
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