Biography
1952 Born in Alfeld, West-Germany1976 - 82 Teacher, Werkstatt für Photographie, Berlin Kreuzberg
1978 - 82 Director, Werkstatt für Photographie, Berlin Kreuzberg
1982 - 83 Student, California Institute of the Arts, USA
1987 Otto-Steinert-Preis, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie, Cologne, Germany
1989 Scholarship, Kunstfond e.V., Bonn, Germany
Scholarship, Senator für Kulturelle Anglegenheiten, Berlin, Germany
1991 Villa-Massimo-Preis, Rome, Italy
1991 - present Teacher, Schule für Gestaltung, Zürich, Switzerland
1993 - present Head, Department of Photography, University of Art and Design Zurich
1998 Guest professor , California Institute of the Arts, USA
2001 Guest professor, University of Art, Leipzig, Germany
Guest professor , California Institute of the Arts, USA
2002 Appointment as Professor, University of Art and Design Zurich
2008 - present Head, Master of Arts in Fine Arts, Zurich Univerity of the Arts
Represented by
Galerie Kicken Berlin, Germany
Siebenhaar art projects, D-Königstein/Ts, Germany
Selected One-Person Exhibitions / Installations
1987 Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin, Germany (catalog)
Michael Schwarz, Braunschweig, Germany
1988 Kunstraum München, Germany (catalog)
Goethe House, New York, USA
1989 Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin, Germany
1990 Westfälischer Kunstverein Münster, Germany (catalog)
1992 Kunstverein Braunschweig, Germany, (collaborative installation with Olaf Metzel, catalog)
Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin, Germany, (collaborative installation with Olaf Metzel, catalog)
1993 Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, USA (catalog)
1994 Palazzo Comunale, Civitella d‘Agliano, Italy (catalog)
1995 Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany, (permanent installation)
1996 Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland
1997 Kunstraum Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
2001 DZ Bank Berlin, Germany (permanent installation)
cosba Zurich, Switzerland (permanent installation)
Afk Mainz, Germany, (permanent installation)
2004 Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, Frankfurt, Germany, (permanent installation)
Selected Group Exhibitions
1981 Lichtbildnisse, Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany, (catalog)
Contemporary German Photography, Photographers Gallery, London, Great Britain, (catalog)
1981 "Lichtbildnisse," Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany (catalog)
1984 "Fotografie aus Berlin," Castelli Graphics, New York, USA (catalog)
1987 "documenta 8," Kassel, Germany (catalog)
1989 "Per gli anni novanta," PAC, Milan, Italy (catalog)
"D&S," Kunstverein Hamburg, Germany (catalog)
1990 "Aus der Hauptstadt," Kunstverein Bonn, Germany (catalog)
1991 "Metropolis," Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany (catalog)
"Outer Space," Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, England (catalog)
1992 "Outer Space," Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, England (catalog)
"Humpty Dumpty's Kaleidoscope: A New Generation of German Artists," Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia (catalog)
1993 "Industriefotografie heute," Staatsgalerie moderne Kunst, München, Germany (catalog)
"Konstruktion Zitat", Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany (catalog)
1994 Revendo Brasilia, Galeria Athos Bulcão, Teatro Nacional, Brasilia (catalog)
1995 New Photography, Museum of Modern Art, New York
1996 Die Klasse, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Switzerland (catalog)
Der fixierte Blick, Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany, (catalog)
2000 I Believe in Dürer, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Germany (catalog)
2004 Jede Fotografie ein Bild, Siemens Photography Collection, Pinakothek der Moderne München, Germany
2007 iheartphotograph, Higher Pictures Gallery New York
2010 Kunst-Raum Deutscher Bundestag, Berlin
Collections
Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
cosba privat banking, Zurich, Switzerland
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, Frankfurt, Germany
DZ Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt