Education and Work Experience:
1944 |
Born in Mannheim, Germany, grew up in Duisburg
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1971-1976
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Studies in History at the Free University of Berlin |
1980-1982 |
Studies in Special Education of handicapped children, Free University of Berlin Work as Special Education Teacher in Berlin |
1984-1989 |
Studies in Theater Arts at the Berlin Art Academy |
1985-1991
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Studies at the Laboratory for Photography in Berlin Active as photographer in Germany and Italy |
Since 1992 |
Full-time occupation as photographer Member of ASART/ Artisti Scultori Associati, Italy Member of BBK Hamburg Lives and works in Terrinca ( Italy) and Hamburg and Berlin (Germany)
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Group shows |
Since 1993 in: Berlin, Marburg, Hagen, Siegen (D) and Pietrasanta, Carrara, Camaiore, Seravezza (I).
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Solo shows |
Since 1993 in: Berlin, Marburg, Bad Segeberg (D) and Pietrasanta, Camaiore, Lido di Camaiore, Viareggio, Pistoia (I). |
Catalogues |
The face speaks 2008 (texts: Fred Licht, Massimo Durante) Passo d'Addio (Michele Benvenuti) Il Colore del Mare (Pietro Conti) Dentro lo Specchio (Michele Benvenuti)
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Brochures |
1. Message from next Door (2006) 2. The face speaks (2007) |
Activity as curator |
for H & Art (100 artists in the ex-hospital) Pietrasanta 2003 and RoccArt 2004 (catalogues) |
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Commissions and Sellings
From 1996 up to now to private collections in Berlin, Betzdorf, Regensburg, Marburg, Bad Laasphe (Germany) and Pietrasanta and Pistoia(Italy).
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Reviews:
Fred Licht (Guggenheim Foundation, Venice): Exposition The face speaks of Siebel and Heilfurth in Pistoia ( in: The Artist's Book: The Face speaks 2008) Massimo Durante (University of Turin): Difficulty of Beauty and Beauty of Difficulty (Culture supplement of Il Sole 24ore, Torino 2007) Elisa Giannini: Project Facing, 2008 Michele Benvenuti: Volti (Faces) (exposition: Message from next door, Pietrasanta 2006) Pietro Conti: Il Colore del Mare (The Color of the Sea) (catalogue exposition Il Colore del Mare, 2003, Camaiore) Michele Benvenuti: La Cifra è il Tempo ( Time is the Key ) (catalogue expositon Passo d'Addio) Michele Benvenuti: Ad una fabbricante di specchi (For a Fabricant of Mirrors) (catalogue exposition Dentro lo Specchio, Viareggio 1997) Pietro Conti: Germania Anno Zero (Germany Year Zero)( exposition Casa di Nessuno, Pietrasanta 1996)
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