The main themes of his work are people as well as the environment and nature, all of which he likes reflecting in black and white photos. For him, light is vital for life and pressing the shutter release on a camera is like breathing air.
After completing a technical degree his interest in photography grew and he worked as an assistant to international fashion photographers at Elle magazine in Paris. Attending a photography class at the Summer Academy in Salzburg along with Verena von Gagern and Michael Mauracher enabled him to develop a spiritual connection to the unknown language of photography.
In 1992 he presented his first solo exhibition Passerwasser, followed by the books Transumanza and Des Weges as well as other projects such as à Paris, Sole, Durchs milde wilde Kurdistan, Farbenfrieden, Baalbek, nuclear con/fusion, All that jazz and Sabbioneta-Frangart. He takes part in group exhibitions and photography festivals, e.g. International Photography Gathering in Aleppo, Espace SD gallery in Beirut, Total Arts gallery in Dubai, Circuito OFF Fotografia Europea, Gualtieri and the Bolzano Art Weeks in Bolzano.
In 2024 he has been offered from Kunst Meran an artist residency at Künstlerhaus Salzburg and in addition he is presenting his De zona rubra exhibition at the Im Kult Atelier in Marling.
Education
2018
Masterclass Visual Storytelling with Alison Morley and Saul Metnick, Camera, Torino (ITA)
2014
International EMBA, SMBS, Salzburg (AUT)
1995 et al.
Workshops with the photographers Claude Nori, Guy Le Querrec, Andreas Weidner et. al. (ITA/CH)
1986
Salzburg International Summer academy of Fine Arts, Course photography with Verena von Gagern and Michael Mauracher, Salzburg (AUT)
1984
Beverage Technology, Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, Geisenheim (GER)
Solo shows (selection)
2024
De zona rubra (catalogue), Atelier Im Kult, Marling + Raiffeisen Meran, Meran (ITA)
Light in the cities I, Appendix Art Hub, Künstlerhaus Salzburg, Salzburg (AUT)
2014
All that jazz, Open air art gallery Gries Art Space, Lana + University of Bolzano Library, Bozen (ITA)
2013
Through the mild and wild Kurdistan (slide show), Kunsthaus Meran, Meran (ITA)
2009
Through the mild and wild Kurdistan, Atelierhaus, Museion, Bozen (ITA)
2006
nuclear con/fusion, AP Gallery, Bozen (ITA)
2004
nuclear con/fusion (with Vera Lopes), Centre d’art Camac, Marney s/Seine (FRA)
2002
All that Jazz, Parkhotel Laurin, Bozen (ITA)
2000
Sole, Vocational school Luis Zuegg, Meran (ITA)
1998
à Paris, gallery Spectrum, Linz (AUT)
1997
à Paris, gallery Fotoforum, Bozen (ITA)
Des Weges (book), Agricultural Museum Brunnenburg, Tirol (ITA)
1995
Passerwasser, Espace Vue d’Ailleurs, Paris (FRA)
1994
Transumanza (book), Verein der Bücherwürmer, Lana (ITA)
1993
Passerwasser, National Park Adamello, Saviore (ITA) + gallery Fotoforum West, Innsbruck (AUT)
1992
Passerwasser (catalogue), Lesesaal, Kurhaus, Meran (ITA)
Group shows (selection)
2024
Homo ferens / Frauen tragen (catalogue), Museum Brunnenburg, Dorf Tirol (ITA)
Il mare dentro, Satura Palazzo Stella, Genova (ITA)
2023
Bolzano Art Weeks, Gemeinschaftszentrum Maria Heim, Bozen (ITA)
2022
Bolzano Art Weeks, Atelier Louis Celia Zippo, Frangart (ITA)
2021
Artists for Merano, Palais Mamming, Meran (ITA)
Sulla Luna e sulla Terra/fate largo ai sognatori! Circuito OFF-Fotografia Europea, Palazzo Bentivoglio, Gualtieri (ITA)
2017
Was ist Heimat? (catalogue), Touring exhibition, NöART, (AUT)
2015
25 Jahre Galerie Spectrum (catalogue), OÖ Landesdienstleistungszentrum, Linz (AUT)
2010
20 Jahre Galerie Spectrum, Linz (AUT)
2009
4 x HerzBunker = Museum der Herzen, Museum der Herzen, Saltaus (ITA)
Konflikte oder die Gegenwart in der Vergangenheit (catalogue), Tammerburg, Lienz (AUT)
2006
summerendphotonights, open-air photofestival, Meran (ITA)
2005
hypegallery, galleria Assab One-Ex Gea, Milan (ITA)
2004
International Visual Art Exhibition (catalogue), gallery Total Arts, Dubai (UAE)
Arredo, Fiera di Bolzano, Bozen (ITA)
die nacht, la notte, Gunpowder Tower, Meran (ITA)
hypegallery.fr, online gallery, (web)
2003
Percorsi d’Arte (catalogue), Villa Graziani, San Giustino (ITA)
Ten Views, gallery espace sd, Beirut (LEB)
Foto in Cena, Espaço Sesc, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
10 Jahre Fotoforum, Galerie Fotoforum, Bozen (ITA)
2001
The 5th. International Photography Gathering (catalogue), Aleppo (SYR)
Fotospectrum, Kammerhofgalerie of the city Gmunden, Gmunden (AUT)
2000
10 Jahre Galerie Spectrum, Linz (AUT)
Übergänge (book), Expo 2000, Hannover (GER)
1999 – 2002
Überblick: die Fotoszene in Südtirol (catalogue), Touring exhibition in seven different galleries in Austria and Italy (AUT/ITA)
1999
Hundert Jahre, Hundert Bilder, (slide show, catalogue), Galerie Fotoforum, Bozen (ITA)
1998
Projekt Camera Obscura, Art school Gardeina, St. Ulrich (ITA)
1994
Panorama – young art in South Tyrol (catalogue), fair area, Bozen (ITA)
panorama & panorama, Galerie Klemens Gasser, Bozen (ITA)
1993
Giovani fotografi italiani, Spazio Ansaldo, Milan (ITA)
Giovani fotografi italiani, Sala Piazza Grande, Modena (ITA)
1989
150 Jahre Fotografie, Landesfürstliche Burg, Meran (ITA)
1987
Bäume, Artgallery Volksbank, Meran (ITA)
Expierences/Awards
2024
Minimalist Photography Awards 2024, Night Category Honorable Mention Artist in residence, AIR, Künstlerhaus Salzburg, Salzburg (AUT)
2009
Nomination Durst Fotopreis, Tammerburg, Lienz (AUT)
2004
Artist in residence, Fondation Ténot, Centre d’art Camac, Marney s/Seine (FRA)
2000
Brocia d’Or (award for communication in South Tyrol) for the book Des Weges (ITA)
1998
Diploma for creative excellence, Hasselblad Open, International Photo Contest (SWE)
1996
Postgraduate grant from the Ministry of Culture for the book Des Weges (ITA)
1990
Postgraduate grant from the Ministry of Culture for the project Passerwasser (ITA)
1985
Assistant of fashion photographers, Studio Elle, Paris (FRA)
1978
Photo award Alto Adige newspaper, Merano (ITA)
Books/Catalogues
2024
De zona rubra, catalogue, 15 B/W photos colored by hand by Monika Hartl, text Heidy Kessler and Louis Celia Zippo, limited edition of 330 copies, numbered and signed by hand, 89books, Palermo (ITA)
1997
Des Weges, book, 51 B/W photos, text Markus Vallazza, Edition Raetia, Bolzano (ITA)
1994
Transumanza, book, 15 B/W and 61 color photos, text Siegfried W. de Rachewiltz and Roberto Togni, Edition Sturzflüge/Edition
Löwenzahn, Bolzano/Innsbruck (ITA/AUT); out of print
1992
Passerwasser, catalogue, 15 B/W photos, text Ken Damy and Andreas Zipperle, limited edition of 550 copies, numbered and signed by hand, Merano (ITA); out of print
Collections
Museum Brunnenburg, Dorf Tirol (ITA)
Centre d’art Camac, Marney s/Seine (FRA)
Museo Ken Damy, Brescia (ITA)
Museum der Herzen, Saltaus (ITA)
Gallery Total Arts, Dubai (UAE)
Kunstsammlung des Landes Oberösterreich, Linz (AUT)
Sammlung des Tiroler Archivs für fotografische Kunst und Dokumentation, Lienz (AUT)
Parkhotel Laurin, Bolzano (ITA)
Private collections
