Alexander von Reiswitz
Alexander von Reiswitz (* 1965 in Málaga , Spain) is a German photographer and architect.
Life
Born in 1965 in Málaga, Spain. There he went to the school of the French community. In 1982 he moved to Munich to study art history , and in 1987 to Paris . There he completed his architecture studies at the Ecole d´ Architecture de Paris-la-villette in 1994. Since then he has lived in Berlin .
Working as a photographer
In 1997 he opened Atelier A (studio for architecture and photography). In 1999 he founded " Kamaleon", an association for artists that makes contacts across national borders. Since 2000 he has organized a. a. the Paris-Berlin artist exchange together with the " Le Génie de La Bastille" association , which enabled 50 Berlin and Parisian artists to stay in the twin city. His predominantly black and white photo cycles have been published in magazines around the world.
Exhibitions in Germany, France, Japan and Spain (selection):
- Berlin, cultural office, Charlottenburg Palace, zoogestalten, 1.50 meters by 1.50 meters
- Strange proximity. Journalistic photography in the DFA (among others)
- Athenaeum in Málaga, Spain
- Arftair in Cologne
- Tammen & Busch Gallery, Berlin
- Konica Minolta Plaza, Shinjuku, Tokyo as part of the overall exhibition "Germany in Japan" 2005/2006 (under the patronage of the Federal President Horst Koehler and the Crown Prince of Japan)
Photo books
- Alexander von Reiswitz, Christian Stahlhut, Gernot Grube: ZOOGESTALTEN, Glamor & Dozen , 2003 with articles by Klaus Wowereit, Jim Rakete
Reports, reviews
- Eye to eye in: Berliner Morgenpost, 2003: Interview by Wolfgang Büscher
- Berlin via Paris and back Conversation with the photographer Alexander von Reiswitz. In: Die Welt (PDF; 12 kB) from January 8, 2005
- Geo workshop report : Animal celebrities: "Pray that nothing breaks"
- Frankfurter Rundschau FrRundschau article (PDF; 15 kB)
- Lufthansa Magazin Lufthansa article (PDF; 12 kB)
Web links
- Reiswitz 'internet presence
- Reiswitz 'global project FAMILY CONSTELLATION PROJECT
- Reiswitz 'zoo figures
- Reiswitz 'Animal Stars series
- In 2007 he published a global series: "Family Constellation Project" - "Family constellations", for which he brought together strangers and relatives and portrayed them as families. See FAZ of December 20, 2007, No. 296, page R8.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reiswitz, Alexander von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reiswitz, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Málaga , Spain |