Education

1984–1990 | Düsseldorf Art Academy, Fine Art Photography under Prof. Bernd Becher

1979–1985 | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, PhD (Promotion)

1973–1975 | University of Cologne, Sociology

Teaching Experience

2005–2022 | Senior Professor — Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

2013–2017 | Visiting Professor — Riga, London, Xi’an, Beijing, Wuhan, Kunming

2000 | Guest Lecturer — Winchester School of Art, Barcelona

1996–1999 | Lecturer — Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences

1994–1995 | Guest Lecturer — Winchester School of Art, Barcelona

1992–1993 | Guest Lecturer — Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury

Curatorial Projects & Direction

2020 | Bauhaus and Photography – New Vision in Contemporary Art

Kunstmuseum Darmstadt, Germany

2019 | Bauhaus and Photography – New Vision in Contemporary Art

Museum für Fotografie, Berlin, Germany

NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf, Germany

2018 | Beyond the Sphere of Reproduction

Galaxy Museum of Contemporary Art, Chongqing, China

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sanya, China

2017 | Beyond the Documentary – A German-Chinese Exhibition Project

Städtische Galerie Kubus, Hannover, Germany

Städtische Galerie, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Whitebox Art Center 798, Beijing, China

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