Born in 1979 in Konstanz, Germany / lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
| 2003-2007 |
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium. (Master of Fine Arts in Photography – “with highest distinction”) |
| 2011-2012 |
Edinburgh College of Art – Institute for Film & TV, Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 2011 |
Cultural Award 2011, Lions Club Singen/Hegau, Germany.
Project-Scholarship, Golart Art Foundation, Munich, Germany. Residency-Scholarship, Albert Koechlin Foundation, Lucerne, Switzerland. Shortlist: “Fundaciòn Goethe Photography Award”, Goethe-Institute Madrid. |
| 2008 | Descubrimientos / Newcomers PHE, Photo Espana, Madrid. |
| 2007 |
Award for excellence in Photography, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp.
Artistic prize “Emerging Talents from Belgian Schools”. |
| 2006 | Scholarship for artistic development by the Johannes Dörfling-er Foundation, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. |
| 2005 | Travel Grant of the Flemish Ministry of Education. |
| 2011 | Artist residency, Stadtmühle Willisau, Switzerland / Outset of the works: aber bleiben will ich, wo ich nie gewesen bin. |
| 2007-2010 | and now the dark air is like fire on my skin, and even the moonlight is blinding. / / Photo- and Video-project about a Native American street musician in Nashville, USA. |
| 2006-2008 | wohinundzurück / Diploma project: A journey by train from Germany to Siberia on the path of my departed grandfather’s time in war captivity after World War II. |
| 2005-2006 | Is there a monster living under my bed / Photographic project in a shelter for street children in San Francisco de Yojoa, Honduras. |
| 2011 |
Migration and Nomadic Living in the 21st century / Backlight Photo Festival 2011, Tampere, Finland. (C)
In Transit – showcase of work in progress within the scope of the Cultural Award 2011 / City Hall, Singen, Germany. (SOLO) Kunst am See / Municipal Museum of Fine Arts, Singen, Germany. and now the dark air is like fire on my skin, and even the moonlight is blinding / AusstellungsOrt Burjuar, Berlin, Germany. (SOLO) Fundacion Goethe Photography Award / Goethe-Institute Madrid, Spain. (GROUP) |
| 2010 |
2010 and now the dark air is like fire on my skin, and even the moonlight is blinding. / Galerie Vayhinger, Radolfzell, Germany. (SOLO / AB)
SingenKunst 2010 / Museum of Contemporary Art, Singen, Germany. (GROUP / C) |
| 2009 |
2009 Video kills / AB Project Gallery, Berlin, Germany. (GROUP)
RE-invites – Photography and other media / Oude Begijnhof, Ghent, Belgium. (GROUP) Human conditions (curated by Bas Vroege) / Noorderlicht Photo Fes-tival 2009, Groningen, Holland. (GROUP / C) |
| 2008 |
wohinundzurück / Petra Rietz Salon, Berlin, Germany. (SOLO / C)
Descubrimientos - Newcomers PHE / Photo Espana, Complejo el Àguila, Madrid. (GROUP / C) |
| 2007 |
2007 Emerging Talents: “wohinundzurueck” par Florian Schwarz / Place de la Madeleine, Brussels, Belgium. (SOLO)
Out of control / GalerY’, Brussels, Belgium. (GROUP) Portfolio Walk / Haus der Fotografie, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg. (GROUP) |
| 2006 |
2006 Photo and Film from Kenya and Honduras / Bagnato Gallery, Konstanz, Germany. (GROUP)
Is there a monster living under my bed / Wintertuin Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium (SOLO / AB) |