Born in Mannheim in 1957.
1979–89 Studied philosophy with Margherita von Brentano | theatre studies with Henning Rischbieter | film/video with Michael Klier at the Free University of Berlin | and with Jutta Brückner at the Berlin University of the Arts.
1989 Master of Arts, Free University of Berlin.
Postgraduate studies in ‘Directing the Documentary’ at the University of London.
Lecturer: Free University of Berlin | Berlin University of the Arts | AKI Enschede (NL)
1997 Professor of Audiovisual Production in Media Networks at HTWK, Leipzig (FH)
Salzburg Summer Academies with Katharina Sieverding
Grants | Prizes | Residencies | Collections
2002 ff Studio grant from the Berlin Senate
2004 Kunstverein Bad Aibling 1st prize competition ‘Zwischenwasser’ art in public space
2005 China Scholarship for Kunming & Lijiang
2015 Museum collection: Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe with the video documentary IRA ONE, USA/D, 1997 | 25 min. 47 sec. About the video artist of the first hour Ira Schneider
2016 Amy Johnson Film Festival, Hull, UK, 2nd prize International section with ‘Time & Space’
2021 Inclusion in the archives of the British Film Institute with several short films in the artist film series ‘One minute’ curated by Kerry Baldry
Professional experience
Since 1982 internships | freelance theatre productions | traineeships | earning a living as a lecturer, editor, script, continuity script, assistant director, production manager | since 1983 actions | exhibitions | stage design | dramaturgy | photography | video | installation | pseudonyms : Mizi Niemand, LuciFa, Dona Quixota | Work with Jutta Brückner, Adolf Dresen, Renée Gundelach, Michael Klier, Edgar Oliver, Phönix Film, Marianne Sägebrecht, Werner Schroeter, for the Association of Women Film Workers (VEFI), Wim Wenders, et al.
Lectureships at the Free University of Berlin | Berlin University of the Arts | AKI Enschede (NL)
1992 -2017 intensive involvement with Buddhism
1995 Foundation of Ariadne Filme and Ariadne Filmverlag for Practical Philosophy and Meditation
1997 Professor for audiovisual production in the media network at HTWK Leipzig University of Applied Sciences
Freelance artist and curator:
Curations (selection)
2006 Directors Lounge 9. – 19. 2. Berlin: ELECTRONIC PAINTING | YUNNAN ARTS UNIVERSITY, CLASS XIANG WEI XING
2008 Directots Lounge 7. – 17. 2. Berlin: CURATING THE CURATORS
2024 ff ARCHIV FRAU FOTOGRAFIE MEDIENKUNST (AFFM) im Aufbau, gehostet vom Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe (ZKM)
2026 Frauenmuseum Bonn, Aktion | Bewegtbild | Fotografie | Frottage | Installation 19 Positionen aus Baden-Württemberg
2027 Xylon Museum Schwetzingen Bewegtbild | Fotografie | Hochdruck (Arbeitstitel) in Kooperation mit Dr. Kristina Hoge