Brigitte Kraemer
Brigitte Kraemer (born January 9, 1954 in Hamm ) is a German photo artist .
life and work
From 1971 to 1973 Kraemer completed an apprenticeship as an assistant in business and tax consultancy professions, which was followed by a job as a tax assistant until 1975. From 1975 to 1976 she studied first at the technical college for design in Münster, from 1976 to 1982 at the University of Essen, Folkwang school for design, the field of study visual communication . In 1982 she graduated as a designer in the layout course with Willy Fleckhaus and Hans Nienheysen, and in the photography course with Angela Neuke.
From 1983 to 1991 she was a partner in the Antrazit photography agency . Since 1995 she has been a member of the German Society for Photography . In 1997 and 1998 she was teaching at the University of Essen .
She has been living and working as a freelance photographer in Herne since 1982. She is the wife of the painter Jürgen Grislawski .
A photo series can be found as a permanent exhibition in the Ruhr Museum on the former Zeche Zollverein , Essen.
Scholarships
- 1985 Working grant from the Kulturstiftung Ruhr : "Foreigners in the Ruhr Area"
- 1989 Stern grant for reportage photography on: "Pommesbuden in the Ruhr area"
- 2003 Project funding from VG Bild-Kunst for the documentation about the Friedensdorf International in Oberhausen : "Angel of Peace"
- 2004 Project funding for the photo project Emscher Future of the Ruhr Museum in Essen : "Living on the island"
- 2007 Project funding for the photo project Emscher Future of the Ruhr Museum in Essen : "Island residents"
- 2008 Project funding for the photo project Emscher Future of the Ruhr Museum in Essen : "Emscher Island Canal"
- 2008 Project funding from VG Bild-Kunst for the documentation “In good faith. Religious diversity in NRW "
- 2011 Project funding from VG Bild-Kunst for the documentation "Women in the Women's Refuge"
- 2015 Project funding from VG Bild-Kunst for the documentation "Immigrants and Refugees"
Prices
- 1988 European Kodak Award for the report “The drug of the poor”, solvent sniffer in Berlin-Kreuzberg
- 1993 Special prize at the Emma photo competition for the report: "Women in the women's shelter Herne"
- 1999 Third prize in the Lower Saxony photo competition: "Aging in Migration"
- 2004 First prize in the competition “Eile und Weile. Competition on history in the Ruhr area "
- 2004 Awarded the Hansel Mieth Prize for the Stern report "On a new life"
- 2005 LeadAward Gold, Photo of the Year for the photography "Francesco" from the Stern report "Auf ein neue Leben"
- 2005 LeadAward Silver, for the star report "Auf ein neue Leben"
- 2005 nominated for the Henri Nannen Prize in the category "Outstanding Photographic Achievement"
- 2005 Award at the Art Directors Club for the star report "Auf ein neue Leben"
- 2008 Winner of the German Photo Book Prize 2008 of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels for the illustrated book "Mann und Auto"
- 2014 special prize in the "Continuity" category at the 6th history competition in the Ruhr area, Forum Geschichtskultur an Ruhr und Emscher eV; German Photo Book Award, nominated 2015, for the photo book "Auf der Schwelle"
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 1984 Zydikat Gallery, Berlin
- 1987 Galerie Grauwert, Hamburg
- 1988 Galerie Grauwert, Hamburg
- 1989 Galerie Nei Liicht, Luxembourg
- 1991 Gallery in the Schollbrockhaus, Herne
- 1992 gallery on Hauptmarkt; Gotha City Museum ; Aspects Gallery, Munich ; The former Wilhelmine Victoria colliery , Gelsenkirchen
- 1993 House on the Green Ring, Herne ; Waldkraiburg City Museum
- 1994 Vestisches Museum , Recklinghausen; Museum Bochum - art collection
- 1995 Viernheim Town Hall
- 1996 Lorsch Museum
- 1997 Museum for Art and Cultural History Dortmund
- 1998 Rheinisches Industriemuseum Oberhausen ; House on Green Ring, Herne , Wakefield Art Gallery, England
- 1999 Rheinisches Industriemuseum Solingen
- 2000 Westfälisches Industriemuseum Zeche Hannover , Bochum
- 2001 Rheinisches Industriemuseum Oberhausen
- 2003 “Art in the Hospital”, Malteser Hospital St. Anna, Duisburg
- 2004 Vestisches Museum , Recklinghausen
- 2005 Arte Artesanía, Sóller , Mallorca; Westfalenbank , Bochum
- 2006 Westfälisches Industriemuseum Henrichenburg ship lift
- 2007 artist mine “Our Fritz” 2/3 , Herne; Freelens Gallery , Hamburg ; Maschinenhaus Zeche Carl , Essen
- 2008 German Museum of Technology Berlin ; Rheinisches Industriemuseum Solingen
- 2009 Westfälisches Industriemuseum Zeche Hannover , Bochum; Ruhrtriennale in the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
- 2010 Mercator Foundation , Essen
- 2012 Holy Cross Church , Gelsenkirchen
- 2013 Evangelical town church St. Georg , Lünen; Westphalian Industrial Museum, Hanover colliery
- 2014 Ottilie-Schoenewald-Further Education College , Bochum
- 2015 Industrial Museum Zeche Nachtigall , Witten; Martaforum , Herford
- 2016 “On the threshold - life in the women's shelter”, Martaforum , Herford; Ludwig Gallery Schloss Oberhausen ; "Ripe for the island - photographs of Mallorca", Westphalian Industrial Museum Henrichenburg ship lift ; "Photographs from 1985 to today ...", Ludwig Galerie Schloss Oberhausen
- 2017 “Ready for the island - Photographs of Mallorca”, Westphalian Industrial Museum Henrichenburg ship lift ; “The Great Waiting - Refugees in Germany”, Westfälisches Industriemuseum Ziegelei, Lage; Westfälisches Industriemuseum Zeche Hannover , Bochum; "On the threshold - life in the women's shelter", town house Buxtehude ; Kreishaus Bergisch Gladbach ; Remise community center, Halle (Westphalia)
- 2018 "The Great Waiting - Refugees in Germany", Science Park Gelsenkirchen; “On the threshold - life in the women's shelter”, Kiel and Lörrach; “Ripe for the island - photographs of Mallorca”, Museum Tuch + Technik Neumünster; “Loading and unloading - from hand trucks to containers”, Westfälisches Industriemuseum Henrichenburg ship lift
Publications (selection)
- Berlin Kreuzberg - the 1980s. FotoArt, 2017, ISBN 978-3-9818410-4-6 .
- Campers - campsites on the Rhine, Lippe and Ruhr. FotoArt, 2017, ISBN 978-3-9818410-3-9 .
- The long wait - refugees in Germany. FotoArt, 2016, ISBN 978-3-9818410-2-2 .
- Mallorca - the island of silence. FotoArt, 2016, ISBN 978-3-9818410-1-5 .
- Mallorca - the party island. FotoArt, 2016, ISBN 978-3-9818410-0-8 .
- On the threshold Klartext Verlag , Essen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8375-1138-3 .
- In good faith. Klartext Verlag, Essen 2010, ISBN 978-3-8375-0345-6 .
- Campers on the Ruhr. star
- Lingerie parties. star
- Turkish gardens. Time magazine
- Women in the women's refuge. concrete
- Berlin Kreuzberg. Lufthansa 's Germany
- Miners strike in England. The mirror
- Deaconesses. Time magazine
- Women in the Federal Border Guard. star
- Friedensdorf International. star
- Man and car. Star; Klartext Verlag, Essen 2007, ISBN 978-3-89861-658-4 .
- Hindu festival Hamm-Uentrop. star
- Child prostitution in Thailand. Brigitte
- Children from Afghanistan. Max
- Girls on the go. star
- Chip stalls in the district. star
- Ladies pen. Time magazine
- Women with children in jail. The mirror
- Violence at the Karnaper secondary school. The mirror
- Schauspielhaus Bochum. twentyteen magazine
- Rites in the district. twentyteen magazine
- The Hindus of Hamm. star
- At the canal. Klartext Verlag, Essen 2005, ISBN 3-89861-468-9 .
- Angel of Peace. Klartext Verlag, Essen 2004, ISBN 3-89861-293-7 .
literature
- Delia Bösch: Brigitte Kraemer. In: Gerd Willamowski, Dieter Nellen, Manfred Bourrée: Ruhrstadt. The other metropolis. Klartext-Verlag, Essen 2000, ISBN 3-88474-895-5 .
Web links
- Brigitte Kraemer's website
- Klartextverlag
- Brigitte Kraemer's website at teamwork Text and Photo ( Memento from July 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Website about the portrait of Brigitte Kraemer on WDR 5 radio on April 9, 2011 ( Memento from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Photo series by Brigitte Kraemer in the pixel project Ruhr area
- Press article "Conversation with the photographer Brigitte Kraemer"
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kraemer, Brigitte |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German photo artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamm |