Bio

2006 – 2013: Bachelor in „development studies“ at University of Vienna / Austria

2007:  Work on a portraitseries in South-East-Asia

Exhibitions „portraits“ and „bunt“ in Vienna / Austria, the latter in collaboration with Arnold Nobis

2012 – ongoing: Career as a freelance photographer specialized in portrait and food photography

2019 – ongoing: Portrait project „Fuck it, that’s me“ (Instagram: @portraithanoi)

2020: Exhibition „bạn là ai“ (Vietnamese for „who are you, friend?“) in the „Shelter“, Hanoi / Vietnam in collaboration with Julia Davigora and Patrizio Mancuso

2021 – ongoing: Exploration of various artistic materials and possibilities of expression beyond photography which was my main discipline for the last 27 years. Focus on multimedia, sculpting, video, performance, digital and analog visuals. 

2021 – 2022:  Member of the collective Sandkasten Syndikat in Vienna / Austria

2022:  Participation at the residency „Schmiede“ in Hallein / Austria

Exhibition of the „Fuck it, that’s me“ project at the Sandkasten Syndikat in Vienna / Austria

2023:  Member at Kunstverein Baden

Residency at Q&A Studios in Aarhus/Denmark, Collaboration with Eva Esmann Behrens and Annika Ley

Groupexhibition „Furcht und Nähe“ (anxiety and intimacy) at Semmelweisklinik in Vienna, with Nathalie Frickey, Philipp Renda, Margarita Wagner

Groupexhibition „reflecting the same light“ at Kunstverein Baden, with Ezgi Erol, Judith Wagner

2024:  Secret exhibition „Hide and Seek“ with Anne Glassner somewhere in Vienna

Grant from Viertelfestival Niederösterreich for the project „Komm, reden wir“, exhibition „Komm, reden wir“ at Kunstverein Baden

Groupexhibition OFF in ArtP Kunstverein in Perchtoldsdorf

Groupexhibition Waterlightfestival in Brixen, IT

Groupexhibition 24 at Schawerdas in Sooss

Groupexhibition „How to become an art object?“ at kunstraumarcade Mödling

Filmproject „SKRFF“. This Animated Shortfilm Collaboration with Corrie Francis Parks (US), Thom Parks (US), Sandro Nicolussi (AT) entered competition at (selection):

  • „Ottawa International Animation Festival“ in Ottawa, Canada, 
  • „London International Animation Festival“, London, UK, 
  • „Best Austrian Animation Festival“ Vienna, Austria (Winner of the first price: „Best Austrian Animation ASIFA Austria Award“ and the „Audience Award“ in the experimental category).

2025: Filmproject „SKRFF“. This Animated Shortfilm Collaboration with Corrie Francis Parks (US), Thom Parks (US), Sandro Nicolussi (AT) entered competition at (selection):

  • „Trickywomen“ Vienna, Austria
  • „Monstra“ Lisbon, Portugal
  • „Kaboom animation Festival“ Utrecht, Netherlands
  • „Blind Walls Film Festival (Winner of the price: „Best Short“) Breda, Netherlands
  • „Annecy Festival“ Annecy, France
  • „Animafest Zagreb“ Zagreb, Croatia
  • „Vienna Shorts“ Vienna, Austria