High-school:
1993-2000, Abitur
Heinrich- Schliemann Gymnasium Berlin
Gymnasium Wandlitz
Since October 2001:
Student of the School of Fine Arts Hamburg
Program: Visual Communication
Intermediate examination: April 2003
exhibitions
1996-2001
4 group exhibitions in Berlin, photography, organized by the
media-lab "cosmo"
1998
Exhibition organized by "Deutscher Jugendfotopreis" in Remscheid,
Germany (transl.: award for young german photography)
1999
Presentation of video clips at the video festival "Contravision" in Berlin
Dec. 2000
Photo-award "Blende 2000"
June 2002
Galerie für Landschaftskunst/ Mark Dion "Biologische Forschungs-
station Alster in Hamburg, Germany
Installation/ Photography
Jan. 2003
"Flash or Trash" Hinterconti, Hamburg, Germany
Photography
July 2003
Yearly exhibition of School of Fine Arts Hamburg
Video animation
May 2004
"Oxymoron" Gallery Feld für Kunst, Hamburg, Germany
Photography/ porcelain
July 2004
Yearly exhibition of School of Fine Arts Hamburg
Photography/ porcelain
July 2005
Yearly exhibition of School of Fine Arts Hamburg
live Soundperformance, "jam session"
July 2005
Stage play "SelfSightSeeing", Rote Flora, Hamburg
Performance/ video works
Sept. 2005
"Kolumbarium", gallery PARKHAUS, Düsseldorf, Germany
Installation, video sculpture, photography and porcelain
experiences/ projects
1995- 2001
Active member of the media-lab "cosmo" in Berlin
(took photography courses, introduction to darkroom work and
video editing)
1999- 2000
Video works: music video project, developed, shot and edited several
amateur music videos
June 1998
Led a one-week-photography workshop at my high-school,
planned, organized and executed it together with a friend,
taught darkroom techniques etc., organized final exhibition
1998-2001
Worked as a group leader for Lebenshilfe gGmbH Berlin,
led a dance-group of physically and mentally disabled teenagers
and grown-ups together with a colleague, once a week
August 2003
Short visit at the Photo Therapy Centre in Vanouver, Canada,
participated in lectures of the photo-therapeutic presentation on the
International Child and Youth Care Conference "Promise Into
Practice" Victoria, B.C., Canada
Sept. 2004
"angewand" for "angeeckt 2004" Berlin-Marzahn,
Together with a the art-therapist Franziska Ditter I developed a
pedagogically-artistic project with/ for socially disadvantaged children,
which we successfully executed in a two-weeks-workshop and a
final exhibition with a group of approx. 15 children. We used drawing,
performance, digital imaging and painting to explore space, body and
creativity.
This workshop was part of the project "angeeckt 2004" in Berlin-Marzahn.
June 2005
I was involved in the development of the student stage play
"SelfSightSeeing", Rote Flora, Hamburg.
performance, video production for stage design
since
Oct. 2005
Internship at "anima GbR", consultancy developing design
strategies for products & services, Hamburg, 2 days a week back to Portfolio Anna Witzel