1979-84 Studied painting at Cologne University of Applied Sciences
1984-86 Postgraduate studies, master student
1991-94 Postgraduate studies at the Academy of Media Arts (KHM), Cologne,
diploma in AV media

Solo and group exhibitions (selection):
1985 KölnKunst1, Triennial Exhibition of Cologne Artists, Kunsthalle Cologne
1986 BBK Hahnentorburg, Painting/Collages
1987 “Art Instead of/as Advertising,” 30 painted-over posters in Cologne
1987 Solo exhibition, Galerie Perspektive, Neuss
1988 “Eight in the Octagon,” art scholarships from GEW Cologne
1988 KölnKunst2, Triennial Exhibition of Cologne Artists, Kunsthalle Cologne
1989 “Four legs to fly,” Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
1989 Solo exhibition at the Art History Institute of the University of Bonn
1991 Solo exhibition at the Orangerie Galerie am Dobach, Würselen
1991 KölnKunst3, triennial exhibition of Cologne artists, Kunsthalle Cologne
1993 Billboard campaign “Cologne artists against racism”
1993 “Eject,” Xenografia, Venice Biennale
1993 AVE – Int. Audiovisual Experimental Festival, Arnhem, Netherlands
1993 “Neben den Dingen schauen” Kunstraum Fuhrwerkswaage Cologne-Sürth
1994 KHM exhibition at ART COLOGNE
1994 “Zeichen der Unfassbarkeit,” Tumulka Art Collection, Munich
1994 “Platons Höhle” (Plato’s Cave) – Experience – Recognition – Memory, Karl
Ernst Osthaus Museum, Hagen
1995 “Best of Babel,” multimedia performance , Cologne University of Music
1995 Int. Video Forum at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation “Ostranenie”
1995 Nomination for the video art prize “The 50 Best“, SWR/ZKM, Karlsruhe
1995 KölnKunst4, triennial exhibition of Cologne artists, Kunsthalle Cologne
1996 “Observation-Suite,” interactive multimedia environment, Bonn
1997 Paco das Artes, Musica contemporanea, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
1998 The 5th Computer Music Festival, Seoul, Korea
1998 “Brückengang,” art in public space parallel to ART COLOGNE
1998 “Duo Dialogos,” Musica Contemporanea, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1998 Nomination for video art award “The 50 Best“, SWR/ZKM, Karlsruhe
1998 KölnKunst5, triennial exhibition of Cologne artists
1998 “Lob des Schattens”, 7 light installations in the hollow box of the Deutz
Bridge, Cologne
1999 Videographies for “Aruanazug,” dance piece by Lina do Carmo, Tanzhaus
NRW, Düsseldorf
2000 20 Years of Electronic Studio New Music, video performance with Hans
Ulrich Humpert, Cologne University of Music
2001 Büchnerspektakel Theater Rendsburg, sound art scenes in the Carlshütte
2001 Musica Viva, Festival internacional de Electroacustica, Porto, Portugal
2003 “Drittes Ufer”, multimedia art event in the hollow box of the Deutz
Bridge, Cologne
2004 Nomination for the Marler Media Art Prize 2004
2005 Presentation Praxiteles Scholarship, Datca, Turkey
2007 “Next Generation,” ZKM Karlsruhe
2007 “Mind Hacking II – Gods, Idols, Illusory Worlds,” Wewerka Pavilion
Münster, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Siegen and at Solitude
Palace Stuttgart
2009 Art and Astronomy: “Temporary Studio for Survey,”
Argelander Institute for Astronomy, University of Bonn
2011 “From the Light of Nature,” one-day exhibition, Institute of Cultural
Inquiry, Los Angeles, USA
2012 Video performance with Johannes Quint, kampstogether, Cologne-Kalk
2015 Container Klang, video performance with Johannes Quint
2016 Int. Fotoszene, photographs and videos, kampstogether Cologne-Kalk
2016 “Ellipse,” Culver Center of the Arts, Riverside, USA
2018 “Blaue Stunde – fern, weh”, Alte Feuerwache, Cologne
2018 “Chinese Whisper“, Ins Blaue Art Gallery, Remscheid
2019 “Chinese Whisper,” Kulturbunker Cologne
2019 “selbst ist das andere”, Gruppe acht, Kulturwerkstatt Kircheib
2020 “Blaue Stunde – All Stars”, Alte Feuerwache, Cologne
2022 “WEG”, Gruppe acht, Kulturwerkstatt Kircheib
2024 “Nature in Mind,” Kunsthaus Troisdorf

Scholarships:
1987 Painting Symposium of the Danube Countries, Svistov, Bulgaria
1988 “Eight in the Octagon,” art scholarships from the Cologne Gas and
Electricity Works
2005 Praxiteles Scholarship, Datca, Turkey
2022 Auf geht’s Scholarship, North Rhine-Westphalia

Awards/Purchases/Public Collections:
1988 Poster image (art instead of/as advertising), City of Cologne,
Museum Ludwig
1991 Award-winning computer work “Farbsinn”, “Page” magazine
1997 Art edition commissioned by the State Media Authority of North Rhine-
Westphalia

Publications (excluding catalogs):
1993 Apex, Volume No. 17, 1993, Cologne Artists Against Racism
1995 “Plato’s Cave,” The Museum and Electronic Media
1995 Kunstforum 129/95 “Plato’s Cave” by Stefan Römer
1996 “On the Meaning of Giving,” Cultural Foundations of the Cologne District
Savings Bank
1996 “Wahrnehmung – Perception,” Gestalten Verlag, Berlin
1997 CD-ROM Ostranienie, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation
1998 International Video Art Prize (DVD), published by Südwestrundfunk
Baden Baden (SWR) and Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM)
1999 Cyberarts99, Int. Compendium Prix ars elektronica, ORF
2002 10 Years of Media Art Prize DVD, published by SWR and ZKM
2005 “Silence.Image.Human,” Video Art and Video Installation Prize Marl
2012 “Mass Media and Communication,” Hans-Ulrich Werner, University of
Siegen

Collaborations – Projects:
1992 EJECT – Video literature magazine, concept: Michael Bleyenberg, Inge
Kamps, Rainer Plum, with Manos Tsangaris, among others
1995 ARTMINIT – Production of 6 art videos as pilots for a daily television
program with Lutz Fritsch, Theo Lambertin, Zbigniew Oksiuta, Heribert
Ottersbach, Paulo C. Chagas

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