Franz Wamhof

*_born 1963 in Osnabrueck [D] ][

1982-1992
worked as stone mason and sculptor

1992-1995
studies in art education, art history and media studies at Osnarbrueck University [D]

1995-1998
studies in media art and photography [diploma], State Academy of Design [HfG] Karlsruhe [D]

1998-2000
post-graduate studies in media art, State Academy of Design [HfG] Karlsruhe [D]

2000
foundation of »nbfw« with Nicole Blaffert

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Grants and Awards [selected]

2006
Artist-in Residence, ZKM | Institute for Visual Media, Karlsruhe [D] - with Nicole Blaffert

2004
Honorary Mention, Art Competition of the State of Thuringia Landes, »Den Park in die Stadt holen« - with Franz Wamhof

2003
Artist-in Residence, USF Kulturhuset Bergen, [N] - with Nicole Blaffert

2002
Scientific Scholarship, ZKM | Institute for Visual Media, Karlsruhe [D

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Works [selected]

· »Immediate Vicinity I«, 2006 [interactive 2-channel video installation]
    - in collaboration mit Nicole Blaffert

· »Your World Is So Far From The One I Know«, 2006 [video]
    - in collaboration mit Nicole Blaffert

· »burn, baby burn«, 2006 [video]
    - in collaboration with Nicole Blaffert

· »pockets«,1998/2006 [photo displays]

· »www.ft100.de«, 2003 [site-specific, web-based project]
    - in collaboration with Nicole Blaffert

· »Night Fever«, 2003 [single channel video installation]
    - in collaboration mit Franz Wamhof

· »Osnabrück Pieces«, 2001 [site-specific photo projects]

· »Der Wasserfall«, 2001 [single channel video installation]
    - in collaboration mit Nicole Blaffert

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Exhibitions [selected]

Solo Exhibitions [selected] ::

2000
»Triberg - ein Experiment«, Kurhaus Triberg [D] - with Franz Wamhof

1999
Institute for Art History, Bonn University [D]

1994
Gallery of the University of Osnarbrueck [D]

Group Exhbitions [selected] ::

2006
Trampoline Festival »First Play Berlin«, Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin [D]
»videoUNDERground. Junge Videokunst aus Karlsruhe und München«, ZKMax Munich [D]

»Auflösung / High Definition«, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin [D]

2003
»prøverommet«, BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen [N]
»Kunstkomet«, Osnabrück [D]

2001
»Les Interieur du Monde«, exhibition project in Zaanstad, Haarlem [NL], Osnabrueck [D], Zwickau [D], Angers [F], Kaman [TR], Mutare [ZW] - [cat.]
»berdihür«, Club8, Hamburg [D]

1999
Galerie Kanzlei, Berlin [D]

1998
»Wenn einer kuckt, kann ich nicht«, State Academy of Design, Karlsruhe [D]

1997
»1. Multiplefair«, Stuttgart [D]
»Digitale Bildwelten«, Recklinghausen [D] - [cat.]
»5 Jahre HFG«, Anniversary Exhibition of the State Academy of Design, Karlsruhe [D] - [cat.]

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ZKM departments

· Institute for Visual Media

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Works in connection with the ZKM

·»Burn Baby, Burn«, 2003/2006
· »Your World Is So Far From The One I Know«, 2006
· »Immediate Vicinity I«, 2006

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Recommended Links

· Homepage nbfw

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