Franz Höfner / Harry Sachs
Franz Hoefner
Starnberg, 1970. Lives and works in Berlin
1993-1994 | Studies of Film and Television Studies at the University of Bochum |
1994-2000 | Studies of Fine Art at the Bauhaus-University Weimar, MFA |
Harry Sachs
Stuttgart, 1974. Lives and works in Berlin
1995-1997 | Studies of Fine Art at the Bauhaus-University Weimar |
1997-2002 | Studies of Fine Art at the Academy of Fine Arts Hamburg, MF |
Since 2006 |
Co-founder of Skulpturenpark Berlin_Zentrum (www.skulpturenpark.org)and the artists' collective KUNSTrePUBLIK (www.kunstrepublik.de) |
Since 2012 |
Co-founder of Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik / Center for Arts and Urbanistics (www.zku-berlin.org) |
Grants / Awards
2012 | Grant from Berlin Senate |
2008 | Grant from Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn, Gramny |
2006 | Grant from Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg |
2005 | Les Pepinières - artist-in-residence grant, Budapest |
2003 | RADAR connecting Europe - artist-in-residence grant, Venice (Italy) in cooperation with La Biennale di Venezia |
2002 | Freundeskreis der HfBK |
Filmförderung Hamburg, Germany | |
Postgraduate grant from the state of Thuringia, Germany | |
2001 | Infernale Berlin, Audience Award |
2000 | Franco-German Youth Office (DFJW), artist-in-residence grant, Rennes, France |
Projects and Solo Shows
2012 | Fountains of DC, with KUNSTrePUBLIK, Five by Five - DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington DC |
2011 | Kleistpark, Kleistfestival, Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin |
Real Restate, Witte de With Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
2010 | Land's End, with KUNSTrePUBLIK, Skulpturenpark Berlin_Zentrum, Germany |
Solares Santos, with KUNSTrePUBLIK, Cartagena, Spain | |
Piccolo Mondo, Galerie Invaliden1, Berlin | |
2009 | Fontaine, in the context of Nuit Blanche, Metz, France |
Nature of Photography, with Susi Schröder, Lumen Galéria, Budapest | |
Testfahrten, in the Videorama of the Werkleitz Zentrum für Medienkunst, Halle, Germany | |
2008 | BaumWall, in the context of space thinks, Berlin (curators: Schumacher & Jonas) |
Parkskulptur im Skulpturenpark, Skulpturenpark Berlin_Zentrum, Berlin | |
Forum Arcaden, Kunstverein Gera (curator: Silke Opitz), Germany | |
2007 | Rückbau, Galerie Invaliden1, Berlin |
Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany | |
Sanierungsmaßnahmen, Wendt + Friedmann Galerie, Berlin | |
Das Beschäft, with Michael Boehler and Markus Lohmann, Kunstverein, Germany | |
Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg (curators: Tim Voss, Veit Rogge, Susanne Schröder), Germany | |
2006 | Honey Neustadt, project in public space, Berlin |
Eigenheimzugabe, Wendt + Friedmann Galerie, Berlin | |
Mézesújváros, Stúdió Galerie, Budapest | |
Odyssee Freiburg, Werkraum Theater Freiburg (curator: Arved Schultze), Germany | |
Home Run, La vitrine, Faux Mouvement - Centre d'Art contemporain, Metz, France |
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2005 | Active Men - Le Retour, Faux Mouvement - Centre d'Art contemporain, Metz, France |
Home Run, Homie Galerie, Berlin | |
2004 | Interieur, Faux Mouvement - Centre d'Art contemporain, Metz, Germany |
Haus C0, Planet 22, Art Zürich, Switzerland | |
Privat, Galerie Engler+Piper, Berlin | |
2003 | Neuhaus-Wohnerlebniswelt, with Markus Lohmann and Natascha Rossi, Kultur/Block, Halle-Neustadt (curator: Daniel Herrmann), Germany |
Utrechter Huette, Galerie Engler+Piper, Berlin | |
2002 | Mehrzweckhalle, with Michael Boehler and Markus Lohmann, project in public space, HafenCity Hamburg, Germany |
Frühjahrsmesse für Existenzgründer, HfBK Hamburg, Germany | |
2001 | Club ibis, in the context of Aux Voyagers, DfJW (curator: Bettina Klein), Rennes, France |
2000 | Fremdenverkehrsamt, project in public space, Kochstrasse, Berlin |
Fontane Buchservice, project in public space, Reinickendorfer Strasse, Berlin | |
Kuchen Immobilien, project in public space, Torstrasse, Berlin | |
1999 |
Aktivposten, Neu Deli, with Michael Boehler, Franziska Lamprecht, Markus Lohmann, Hajoe Moderegger and Kathrin Wolf, Weimar (curators: Leonie Weber and Natascha Rossi), Germany |
1998 | Dixiland, with Franziska Lamprecht and Hajoe Moderegger, media lab Galerie EIGEN+ART, Leipzig, Germany |
Dixiland, with Franziska Lamprecht and Hajoe Moderegger, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig (curator: Klaus Werner), Germany |
Group Shows
Fernbeziehung Stuttgart-Berlin, Gustav-Siegle Haus, Stuttgart, Germany Transmission, Neues Museum, Weimar (curator: Liz Bachhuber), Germany
2013
Love Triangle, Goethe Institut/Instituto Cervantes, Stockholm (Curated by Stefanie Hessler)
Imaginary Travels, Amerika Haus, Berlin
2012
Selected Artists, Stipendiatenausstellungen 2012, NGBK, Berlin
2011
Videopanel - Stile der Stadt, Altonaer Museum, Hamburg, Germany
Black Beauty - White Swan, Wendt + Friedmann Galerie, Berlin
BLEIBE, Galerie Oberösterreichischer Kunstverein, Linz, Austria (curator: Holger Jagersberger)
2010
Knotapark, part of the knot, Bucarest
Angst hat grosse Augen, with KUNSTrePUBLIK, Werkleitzfestival, Halle, Germany
Realstadt. Wünsche als Wirklichkeit, Kraftwerk Mitte, Berlin
Pastiche - When a Tree Falls in the Forest, Solyst Artist in Residence Center, Jyderup, Denmark
2009
Vom Labor zum Projekt, Neues Museum, Weimar, Germany
Zeigen - eine Audiotour, Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin
Zaunkönig, Wendt + Friedmann Galerie, Berlin
Művésztalálkozások, Ungarisches Kulturinstitut, Stuttgart, Germany
2008
Sky Limit Walled City, with KUNSTrePUBLIK, Goethe Institute Lahore, Pakistan
Werkleitz Festival, with Michael Boehler, Werkleitzgesellschaft, Halle (curator: Daniel Herrmann), Germany
5th berlin biennal, with KUNSTrePUBLIK, Skulpturenpark Berlin_Zentrum (curators: Adam Szymczyk and Elena Filipovic), Germany
Torstrasse 166, Haus der Vorstellung, Berlin (curator: Jaana Prüss)
Wunderlust Berlin, Paul Kopeikin Galerie, Los Angeles (curator: Laurie Dechiara), United States
Sommerloch, Galerie Nikolaus Bischoff, Lahr (curators: Nils Arndt und Steffen Lenk), Germany
Light Garden, NOASS, Riga, Latvia
2007
KaDeOs, Kaufhaus des Ostens, Kunsthaus Erfurt (curator: Silke Opitz), Germany
Prime Time, Wendt + Friedmann Galerie, Berlin
Made in, Made by - Berlin, Budapest, Lada Project, Berlin
Kunstlabor, E-Werk Freiburg, Germany
2006
Eigenheim, everything but the kitchen sink, Kunstverein Göttingen (curators: Laurie Dechiara and Bernd Milla), Germany
Tales from the Travel Journal Vol. I, Contemporary Art Centre (curator: Catherine Hemelryk),Vilnius, Lithuania
Normalnull, Spreekanal, Berlin (curators: Sybille Hofter and Sven Eggers)
Fluidic, UNA Galeria (curators: Simona Soare and Marta Jecu), Bucharest
2005
Rosa9, Kunstverein Freiburg (curator: Silke Bitzer), Germany
X-Wohnungen, Hebbeltheater Berlin (curators: Matthias Rick and Arved Schultze)
Neues Leben - Neues Wohnen, Galerie Kunsthaus Erfurt (curator: Silke Opitz), Germany
Selfmade, Galerie Weisser Elefant, Berlin (curator: Spunk Seipel)
Divine, Galerie Andreas Wendt, Berlin
La Bauhaus si muove!, Centro d'arte e Cultura San Paolo Esposizioni (curators: Andrea Dietrich and Julia Draganovic), Modena, Italy
Ich war Künstler, ACC-Galerie, Weimar, Germany
2004
Deptford X Festival, London
Zoll-Douane, with Michael Boehler and Markus Lohmann, Hamburg (curator: Filomeno Fusco), Germany
Baustaub, Galerie Maerz (curator: Norbert Hinterberger), Linz, Austria
2003
4.OG, Alsterhaus Hamburg (curators: Filomeno Fusco and Elena Winkel), Germany
Flotsam und Jetsam, Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin (curators: Liz Bachhuber and Katharina Hohmann)
Radar Connecting Europe, Extra50 Programme, 50th Venice biennial, Venice, Italy
2002
Erfolge nichtnewtonscher Turbulenzen, Kunstraum B/2, Leipzig (curator: David Mannstein), Germany
Wo die Kunst zu Hause ist, exhibition project in various private apartments, Berlin
2001
Ich bin mein Auto, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (curator: Matthias Winzen), Germany
Gonflé, Faux Mouvement - Centre d'Art contemporain, Metz, (curator: Maryse Jeanguyot), France
re//mir, Borey Art Gallery, St. Petersburg, Rusia
re//mir II, Galerie art agents, Hamburg, Germany
1999
Kunststudenten stellen aus, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Germany
La Calamar, with Annekathrin Schreiber, tram depot, Weimar, Germany
1998
Tranz(it)Formation, with Michael Boehler, Tranzit House and National Art Museum (curator: Timotei Nadasan), Cluj, Romania
Film festivals and TV screenings
Kasseler Video- und Dokumentarfilmfestival; Bandits-Mages, Bourges, France
2010
TV screening ARTE: ‹Die Nacht / La Nuit›
2009
TV screening ARTE: ‹Die Nacht / La Nuit›
Ambulart, Guadalajara (Mexico), Quito, Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Hamburg, Germany
2008
TV screening ARTE: ‹Die Nacht / La Nuit›
2007
18th festival internacional de curtas-metragens de São Paulo, Brazil
WRO 07 biennale miejsca, National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland
2006
CINEPOLIS, Hamburg, Germany
2004
TV screening ARTE: ‹durch die Nacht mit ...›; Transmediale, Berlin;
lazymarie, Utrecht; emaf, Osnabrück; COURTisane Festival, Ghent; Soester Kurzfilmtage; Courts Toujours, Lyon; International Short Film Festival Hamburg;
Internationales Bochumer Videofestival; Media Art Festival Friesland; Emergeandsee, Budapest, London, Berlin; Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands;
Krakow Film festival
2003
Stuttgarter Filmwinter; Program Video Folkwang XI, Museum Folkwang Essen; Viper, Basel; Visionaria, Siena; BackUp, Weimar; Exground, Wiesbaden;
2002
Berlinale, Panorama; Transmediale, Berlin; Image Forum Festival, Tokyo; Viennale, Vienna; Sarajevo Filmfestival; Sao Paulo Short Film Festival;
Hamburg Kurzfilmfestival; Melbourne Filmfestival; Bristol Short Film Festival; Viper, Basel; Kurzfilmtage Winterthur; Aarhuus Festival of Festivals;
Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival; Reykjavik Short Film Festival; Montreal ‹Prends ça court›
2001
Infernale, Berlin; Filmfest Weiterstadt; Viper, Basel, Switzerland
1999
TV screening ARTE: ‹Switch 3›; Transmediale, Berlin; Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
1998
Infernale, Berlin
1997
European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück; Bandits-Mages, Bourges; Ostranenie-Festival, Dessau, Germany
Residencies
2011
Residency in Namibia, P.art.ners Berlin-Windhoek
2008
Residency in Lahore, VASL International Artists' Collective, Pakistan
2007
Residency in Budapest, Budapest Galéria, Hungary
1999
Award for fine arts from the Ministry for Education and Research, ‹Kunststudenten stellen aus› Federal German competition, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Germany