Sven Hoffmann (artist)

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Sven Hoffmann (born January 15, 1965 in Koblenz ) is a German artist , photographer , draftsman and author .

Life

Sven Hoffmann was born in Koblenz in 1965. He attended the Beethoven high school in the Berlin district of Lankwitz . After studying sports, he studied photography at the University of the Arts (today: University of the Arts ) in Berlin from 1986 to 1992 , which he graduated as a master class student. Already during this time he put his artistic focus on the element water and the photographic representation of it. He developed this focus consistently over the years and expanded his concept of art to include social and ecological aspects. He developed the Aqua Globalis project , which, in addition to the artistic representation of water, is also dedicated to the social and environmental significance of clean water and access to clean water. As part of Aqua Globalis, he started the European Coastlines project in 2013, which documents the changes in European coastlines, be it through the influence of nature or human intervention. In his project, Hoffmann is also involved in environmental protection projects with a focus on water. For several years now, trips to Egypt, Brazil, Dominican Republic, France, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Austria, Poland, Turkey, Thailand and the USA have been increasing as part of the project.

Between 1996 and 2004 he worked as a lecturer at the University of the Arts and in 2000 he was appointed workshop manager in the photography department, and in 1997 he was visiting lecturer for photography at the Nykarleby Art School in Finland. In 2006 he is visiting lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg .

Sven Hoffmann lives and works in Berlin . He has been a member of the CARO photo agency since 2004. In 2012 he initiated the Aqua Globalis project.

Prizes and awards

Works

(Selection)

  • 1994: Bloated Pharisees
  • 1995: Ixothym
  • 1996: Manus - the photographer as a sculptor
  • 1998: double skin
  • 1999: nylon towers
  • 2000: Buffalo latex
  • 2001: The cool look of passion
  • 2002: Mutant Playground
  • 2004: Slow mOcean
  • 2005: body fractals
  • 2007: Mysteries of Everyday Life
  • 2008: Aqua Globalis
  • 2009: Aqua Delphinidae
  • 2009: Movements
  • 2012: Waterplaces
  • 2013: Shaped Photographs

Exhibitions

(Selection)

  • 1997: German Parliamentary Society, Bonn (S)
  • 1998: Leonhardi Museum, Dresden (S)
  • 1998: Österbottens Museum, Vasa / Finland
  • 2003: Pro Arte, Zielownaw Gora / Poland
  • 2005: Hofer Printroom, London
  • 2005: La Lune en Parachute, Épinal / France
  • 2006: Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing, Berlin (S)
  • 2007: State Museum fortress Rosenberg, Kronach (S)
  • 2007: Solar de Jambeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  • 2008: Museum Schloss Fellenberg (S)
  • 2009: Kunsthalle Ziegelhütte, Appenzell / Switzerland (S)
  • 2009: DBB Forum, Berlin (S)
  • 2010: Palais Rastede (S)
  • 2010: Deutsche Welle, Bonn (S)
  • 2010: Municipal Gallery, Neunkirchen (S)
  • 2011: La Lune en Parachute, Épinal / France
  • 2012: Mussée de l'Ardenne, Charleville-Mézières / France (S)
  • 2012: Georgian National Museum, Tblissi / Georgia (S)
  • 2013: Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (S)

S: Solo viewing

Movies

  • 2009: Aqua Delphinidae

Projects

(Selection)

  • 1988: The Venice Project
  • 1991: Latizes
  • 1993: Biosphere Bomb
  • 1994: Jeunesse dóree au fort du combat
  • 1995: Ixothym
  • 1996: Manus - the photographer as a sculptor
  • 1998: double skin
  • 2000: Silver Surfer
  • 2004: Slow mOcean
  • 2006: Mao Memorial Trail
  • 2008: Aqua Globalis , Aqua Delphinidae
  • 2011: Sataya Reef Dolphins
  • 2012: Waterplaces
  • 2013: European Coastline

literature

  • Sven Hoffmann: Bloated Pharisees. Texts by Carsten Laqua and Gottfried Helnwein. Art & Photo, Berlin 1994.
  • Black colored, white pictures. Text by Hermann Wiesler . KPMG, Berlin 1994.
  • Balance. Text by Ulrike Haßler-Schobbert. Leonhardi Museum, Dresden 1995.
  • Works: 1989-1996. Interview Bettina Rohloff. Art & Photo, Berlin 1997.
  • Photography Index II. Könemann, Cologne 1999.
  • The cool look of passion. Text by Reinhold Misselbeck . Museum Ludwig, Cologne. Art & Photo, 2001, ISBN 9783894680664 .
  • Truth and lies. Text by Roland Scotti. Kirchner Museum Davos. Van Spijk Art Projects, Venlo 2004, ISBN 9062167349 .
  • Shall we go to me? Paula de Lemnos. édition trèves , Trier 2004.
  • Sven Hoffmann: Fine Art Photo. Hillebrand, Neuss 2004.
  • Slow mOcean. Van Spijk Art Projects, Venlo 2005, ISBN 9062167578 .
  • Body fractals. Text by Monika Bergmann. Van Spijk Art Projects, Venlo 2005, ISBN 9062167462 .
  • Everyday Mysteries. Text by FW Bernstein. H2SF, Trier 2007, ISBN 978-3933487339 .
  • with Ottmar Hörl, Sebastiaan Spit: Heaven and Hell. H2SF, Trier 2007.
  • with Ottmar Hörl, Sebastiaan Spit: Red dreams. H2SF, Trier 2007.
  • with Ottmar Hörl, Sebastiaan Spit: Landmines. H2SF, Trier 2007.
  • Aqua Globalis. Text by John von Düffel. H2SF, Trier 2008, ISBN 978-3933487438 .
  • Movements. Text by Martin Theobald. H2SF, Trier 2009, ISBN 978-3933487537 .
  • Waterplaces. Text by David Lordkipanidze, H2SF, Trier 2012, ISBN 978-3933487629 .
  • Shaped Photographs . H2SF, Trier 2013, ISBN 9783933487674 .

Quotes

  • "The biggest misunderstanding in photography: It's not about sharp - it's about a thought."
  • “Mourning confession has never been my strength. Anger, on the other hand, lets me get creative. "
  • “For me, sensuality is the curve of a line. I enjoy turning digital data sets back into something understandable. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hoffmann, Sven: Aqua Globalis . 2008, p. 154.
  2. ^ Hoffmann, Sven: Aqua Globalis . 2008, p. 154.
  3. ^ Hoffmann, Sven: Aqua Globalis . 2008, p. 154.
  4. ^ Hoffmann, Sven: Shaped Photographs . 2012, p. 50.
personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Sven
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist, photographer, draftsman and author
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Koblenz