*1967
1991 Studied at Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg -1998 degree
Lives and works in Hamburg
Recent and ongoing exhibitions:
2024 ”Visuelle Lust – 50 Jahre Videokunst”, Hamburger Kunsthalle
“Ice Cream for Crow”, Adamski Gallery, Berlin
“Expanded Media”, at “37. Stuttgarter Filmwinter”, Stuttgart
2023 “2nd Video Art Projects”, exhibition and lecture, Villa Bianca, Thessaloniki, Greece
“Kleine Gesellschaft für Hören und Sehen”, (video), Villa Mutzenbecher, Hamburg
“Images At War”, talk with Petra Bopp and Stefan Moos, Westwerk, Hamburg
»Re: Feb.24/UKR«, exhibition on the annual of the Russian attack on Ukraine, curatorial and participation, Westwerk, Hamburg
2022 “Kleine Gesellschaft für Grotten und Höhlen, part 1 & 2, Westwerk and Hinterconti, Hamburg
2021 “Kleine Gesellschaft für Weg und Umweg”, Hinterconti, Hamburg
2021 “With Ukraine”, Hinterconti, Hamburg
Solo exhibitions:
2020 “Tunnelsysteme im Weltkerker”, lecture at Kunsthaus Hamburg
2018 “RAL 7030”, Oel-Früh Cabinet, Hamburg
2017 “Grüne Substanz”, 2025, Hamburg
2016 “Wer auch immer das Interlock bricht”, Oel-Früh Cabinet, Hamburg
2016 “European Media Art Festival”, Osnabrück
2015 “Puls”, Frappant Galerie / berlin-raum für Videokunst, Hamburg
2015 “Erbe”, with Galia Kodsi, 2025, Hamburg
2014 “the qualm” (catalog), curated by Goesta Diercks, Kunsthaus Hamburg
2013 “cet obscur coin flou”, Galerie du Tableau, Marseille, France
2008 “Video Visionen”, Edith Russ House for Media Art, Oldenburg
2006 “Smoke Motion”, Ballhaus Ost, Berlin
2005 “Camp”, Gallery Jan Wentrup, Berlin (Texte zur Kunst article)
2004 “Bigger Than Life and Silencers”, Gallery Anita Beckers, Frankfurt am Main
2003 “Home Front”, with Baldur Burwitz, Ausstellungsraum Taubenstrasse 13, Hamburg
Selected group exhibitions:
2019 “Fuzzy Dark Spot”, (catalog) Video Art from Hamburg, Deichtorhallen Hamburg / Falckenberg collection
2018 “The Bodies Speak in Tongues, SAMPLE #6”, Deutscher Künstlerbund, Berlin
2017 “Video Club 17”, Westwerk / berlin-raum für Videokunst, Hamburg
2017 “Post G20”, mom artspace, Hamburg
2016 “MEM Festival”, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
2015 “Mao Se Dun Kai, Sudden change of idea. Sino - Germany Conceptual Art Comparative Study Exhibition”,
United Art Museum Wuhan, China
2013 “und Hamburg was glaubst du”, Kunsthaus Hamburg
2012 “Betriebsausflug”, Leipzig
2012 “Daemon's Dilemma”, Künstlerhaus Frise, Hamburg
2011 “Fuzzy Dark Spot”, (catalog), Raum für Zweckfreiheit, Berlin
2011 “Weessen”, Weltraum, München
2010 “Leshan Invitational Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Leshan, China
2010 “Photography - Ideology of Representation”, Gallery Melike Bilir, Hamburg (Artforum critic's pick)
2010 “Grand Hotel Panhans”, Hamburg
2009 “Cinque Garzoni”, Venice, Italy
2008 “Fresh German”, Monkeytown, New York, USA
2008 “Wir nennen es Hamburg”, Kunstverein, Hamburg
2007 “Lebe Wohl – Farewell. Suicidal tendencies in art and society” (video), Kunsthaus Hamburg
“Trans-Video Express”, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, USA
2006 “Emergency Room”, Gallery Olaf Stüber, Berlin
2005 “Bankart Videofestival”, Yokohama, Japan
2004 “Time is on my side” (with works from the Vogel collection), Kunstverein Rügen
“Sammlung Taubenstrasse”, Kunsthaus Hamburg
“Weiße Nächte”, Videos of Hamburger Kunsthalle at Kunsthalle zu Kiel
“Works from the Falckenberg Collection”, Phoenix Art, Hamburg
“You don't have to be that specific”, curated by Ludwig Seyfarth, Gallery Olaf Stüber, Berlin
“Kunstlichtkongress”, Taubenstrasse 13 at Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zürich
“Switch Media Art Festival [supernatural]”, Goethe Institut Bangkok, Thailand
2003 “Brenner, Grommek, Oelze, Streyl” (“Silencers” and “Bigger Than Life”), works from the Falckenberg Collection, Hamburg
“Feine Ware”, Taubenstrasse 13 at Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg
2002 “Ausstellung der Hamburg-Stipendiaten”, Kunsthaus Hamburg
“International Media Art Award”, nomination of Silencers, ZKM Karlsruhe
“There is a Place” Kaispeicher A, Hamburg
2001 “What´s in the Box”, four-day videoprogram with 40 artists - participation and commitee at
Kampnagel KX, Hamburg
1999 “Kunststudenten stellen aus”, Kunst - und Ausstellungshalle der BR Deutschland, Bonn
Awards:
2021 Scholarship / Arbeitsstipendium Stiftung Kunstfonds, Neustart Kultur
2016 “Kunstbeutel” award, Hamburg
2006 1st prize for “Jenny und Tim”, art at public spaces, Hagenbecks Tierpark, Hamburg
2001 Art Grant (“Arbeitsstipendium”) of the City of Hamburg
Academic occupations:
2004 Concept and set-up of the “Labor für Akustik und Zeitbild”, Hochschule für bildende Künste / Academy of fine arts, Hamburg
1999 - 2002 Docent at the Akademie Werbung, Grafik, Druck, Hamburg
Curatorial:
Fuzzy Dark Spot, Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Falckenberg Collection
Collections:
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Falckenberg Collection, Hamburg
Publications:
2019 Fuzzy Dark Spot, Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Falckenberg Collection, exhibition catalog
2015 “Mao Se Dun Kai, Sudden change of idea. Sino - Germany Conceptual Art Comparative Study Exhibition”,
United Art Museum Wuhan, China, exhibition catalog
2014 “the qualm”, exhibition catalog
2011 “Fuzzy Dark Spot”, exhibition catalog
2006 “40 Jahre videokunst.de - was fehlt”, exhibition catalog
2004 “Sammlung Taubenstrasse”, exhibition catalog
2002 “Bigger Than Life”, exhibition catalog
International media art award - subject “picture*codes# - do we understand pictures?”, catalog
1995 “Toter Winkel” / “Blind Spot”, artist book
Archive: since 2006 all works in the Video Archive of Deutscher Künstlerbund, Berlin