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Sonja Braas Biography
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1987 |
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Highschool graduation
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1987 - 1988 |
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Travels in Costa Rica and Guatemala
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1990 - 1991 |
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Work as an assistant for photographers in Toronto, Canada
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1991 |
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Begin of the study at the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund, Germany
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1992 |
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Seminar at the Parson Scholl of Design, New York
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1992 - 1993 |
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Travels in Honduras, Salvador and Nicaragua
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1995 |
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Fulbright scholarship
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1995 - 1996 |
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Studies at the School of Visual Arts, New York, major photography (FulbrightGrant, German Academic Exchange Service Grant)
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1997 |
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Kodak prize for young artists
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1997 |
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Graduation at the Fachhochschule Dortmund, Degree Diploma Visual Communication / Photography
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1997 |
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Rheinhard Wolf Prize
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1998 |
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Otto Steinert Preis, honorable mentioned
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1999 |
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DG Bank Arts scholarship
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lives and works in Germany and New York
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009 - 2010
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Kunstwerk, Deutsche Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Alison & Peter W. Klein, Eberdingen-Nussdorf, Germany
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2009
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Ferne Nähe, >Natur< In der Kunst der Gegenwart, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany
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2009
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AntArctica, Haugar Art Museum, Tonsberg, Norway
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2009
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The Best of Stash – g27", Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2009
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(Serien "The Quiet of Dissolution" und "FORCES"), Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2009
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Manipulating Reality – How Images Redefine The World, Strozzina, Centro di Cultura Contemporanea a palazzo Strozzi, Fondatione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy
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2008
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Landscape Beyond Romanticism, part 1 ofTea Time – Living with Art, Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt, Germany
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2007
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White out, Palais Thurn und Taxis, Bregenz, Austria
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2007
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Überblick – Konstruktionen der Wahrheit, Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Darmstadt, Germany
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2007
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The Quiet of Dissolution, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland (solo)
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2007
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Galerie Xippas, Paris, France (solo)
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2007
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Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2007
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Galerie Xippas, Paris, France (solo)
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2007
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The Quiet of Dissolution, fiedler contemporary, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2007
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In den Alpen, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
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2006
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Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt, Germany (solo)
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2006
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The Quiet of Dissolution, Galerie Tanit, Munich (solo)
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2006
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The Quiet of Dissolution, Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt (solo)
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2006
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Gletscherdämmerung, Alte Residenzpost, Munich
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2006
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Galerie Tanit, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2005
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In den Alpen, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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2005
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Ideal Worlds – New Romanticism in Contemporary Art, Kunsthalle Schirn, Frankfurt, Germany
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2005
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Forces, Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Germany (solo)
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2005
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Nicholson Gallery, San Francisco (solo)
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2005
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Munch Revisited, Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund, Germany
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2005
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hoch hinaus, Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland
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2005
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Strömungen - Wasser in der Fotografie, Wäcker & Jordanow - Galerie für Fotografie, Munich
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2005
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Perspective contemporaine, Galerie Vedovi, Bruxelles, Belgium
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2005
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Gezähmte Natur, Galerie Anne Barrault, Paris, France
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2005
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Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland (solo)
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2005
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FORCES, Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Germany (solo)
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2005
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Nicholson Gallery, San Francisco, USA (solo)
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2005
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Forces, Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland (solo)
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2004
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Gezähmte Natur, Brandenburgische Kunstsammlung Cottbus, Germany
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2004
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XL Photography, Art Collection Deutsche Börse, Frankfurt, Germany
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2004
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Städtische Galerie, Wolfsburg, Germany
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2004
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Forces, Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany (solo)
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2004
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Waves II - Tribute and Degressions, Musée Malraux, Le Havre, France
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2004
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Natur ganz Kunst, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
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2004
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Contemporary Art from Germany, ECB, Frankfurt, Germany
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2004
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Landscapes, Special Exhibition, Kunstmesse Cologne, Germany
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2003
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Wonderlands, Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg, Germany
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2003
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In Nature, From the Obsessive to the Blind, X Photography Biennale, Turin, Italy
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2003
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James Nicholson Gallery, San Francisco
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2003
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Ordnung und Chaos, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
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2003
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Gallery Ulrich Fiedler, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Gallery Akinci, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
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2003
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Gallery Anita Beckers, Frankfurt, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Galerie Tanit, Munich, Germany
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2002
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Saar Ferngas Preis, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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2002
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True Fictions, Ludwig Forum Aachen, Kunstverein Lingen, Kunst Haus Dresden, Kunstverein Bad Arolsen
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2002
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Franciscus, Kunstenaars brengen een ode, Fries Museum Leeuwarden
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2002
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Between Construct and Reality - Landscape in Contemporary Photography, Suermondt Ludwig Museum, Aachen, Germany
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2002
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Art Cologne, Paris Photo, Art Basel and The Armory (represented by Galleries Tanit, Munich/ Galerie Ulrich Fiedler, Cologne/ Beckers, Frankfurt and Akinci, Amsterdam)
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2002
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Zwischen Konstruktion und Wirklichkeit - Landschaft in der zeitgenössischen deutschen Fotografie, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen, Germany
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2002
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Better that the Real Thing, Smart Projects, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2001
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Palais für aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt, Germany
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2001
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Wild Gliders, Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2001
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Utopien heute, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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2001
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Gallery Bernier/ Eliades, Athens, Greece
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2001
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Landscape in Contemporary Photography, Landesmuseum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, German
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2001
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The Promise of Photography, The Collection of the DG-Bank, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
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2001
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Gallery Windows, Bruxelles, Belgium (solo)
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2001
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Gallery Anita Beckers, Frankfurt, Germany (solo)
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2001
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Gallery Ulrich Fiedler, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2001
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La Filature, Mulhouse, France
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2000
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Gallery Bill Maynes, New York (solo)
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2000
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You Are Here, Bill Maynes Gallery New York, NY
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2000
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Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
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2000
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Fotowerken, Galerie Akinci Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2000
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La Filature Mulhouse, France
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1999
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L'espace des Spaces, La Filature Mulhouse, France
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1999
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Landesmedienzentrale, Hamburg, Germany
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1998
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Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
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1998
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European Photography Contest, Vevey, Switzerland
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1998
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Kodak Nachwuchsförderung (young talent), Cologne, Germany
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1998
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Zeche Eins Essen, Germany
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1997
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Galerie Energy, Dortmund, Germany
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1996
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Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund, Germany
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1995
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Stadthalle Waldbröl, Germany
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1993
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Galerie der Neuen Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany
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| Selected Public Collections |
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FAIF Collection, Zurich, Switzerland
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| Literature |
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2009
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Antarctica, Haugar Vestfold Museum, Tonsberg, Norway, catalogue with texts by Tone Lyngstad Nyaas (curator), Jan Erik Ringstad, Jan Ake Petterson
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2009
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Manipulating Reality – How images redefine the World, Strozzina, Centro di Cultura Contemporanea a palazzo Strozzi, Fondatione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy Catalogue with texts by James Bradburne, Franziska Nori (Curator), Elena Esposita at al.
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2009
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Ferne Nähe, 'Natur' in der Kunst der Gegenwart, Kunstmuseum Bonn, catalogue with texts byStephan Berg, Volker Adolphs, Martin Seel (p.129-130, 136-141)
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2004
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Forces, Kerber edition
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2004
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Natur ganz Kunst, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany, catalogue
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2004
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Contemporary Art from Germany”, EZB, Frankfurt, Germany, catalogue
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2003
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Wonderlands, Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg, Germany, catalogue
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2003
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Ordnung und Chaos, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland, catalogue
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2003
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XL Photography 2, Art Collection Deutsche Börse, catalogue
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2002
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Junge Kunst, Saar Ferngas Förderpreis, catalogue
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2001
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Utopien heute?, Wilhelm-Hack-Musem, Ludwigshafen, Germany, catalogue
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2001
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Urbane Paradiese, Bauhaus Dessau, Germany, catalogue
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2001
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Wild gliders, Galerie Aschenbach & Hofland, Amsterdam, Netherlands,catalogue
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