Franz Wamhof

Nicole Blaffert und Franz Wamhof
Year of birth, place
1963, Osnabrück, Germany
lives and works in
Karlsruhe, Germany
Role at the ZKM
Guest Artist
Institute / Department
Institute for Visual Media
Group
Biography
1982-1992worked as stone mason and sculptor
1992-1995studies in art education, art history and media studies at Osnarbrueck University [D]
1995-1998studies 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]
2000foundation of »nbfw« with Nicole Blaffert
  
Grants and Awards (selected)
2002Scientific Scholarship, ZKM | Institute for Visual Media, Karlsruhe [D]
2003Artist-in Residence, USF Kulturhuset Bergen, [N] - with Nicole Blaffert
2004Honorary Mention, Art Competition of the State of Thuringia Landes, »Den Park in die Stadt holen« - with Franz Wamhof
2006Artist-in Residence, ZKM⎥Institute for Visual Media, Karlsruhe [D] - with Nicole Blaffert
  
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
1994Gallery of the University of Osnarbrueck [D]
1999Institute for Art History, Bonn University [D]
2000»Triberg - ein Experiment«, Kurhaus Triberg [D] - with Franz Wamhof
  
Group Exhbitions (selected)
1997»1. Multiplefair«, Stuttgart [D]
 »Digitale Bildwelten«, Recklinghausen [D] - [cat.]
 »5 Jahre HFG«, Anniversary Exhibition of the State Academy of Design, Karlsruhe [D] - [cat.]
1998»Wenn einer kuckt, kann ich nicht«, State Academy of Design, Karlsruhe [D]
1999Galerie Kanzlei, Berlin [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]
2003»prøverommet«, BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen [N]
 »Kunstkomet«, Osnabrück [D]
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]
  
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
  
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
[2006]