Manuel Schroeder

“Don’t believe in answers. Believe in questions.”

© 2012, Think Tank at Sprinkler Factory, Worcester MA/USA

The human facets of the urbane everyday life, the social and architectural textures of the cities, their infrastructure, their fine structures, the social and urbane change in the humanistic context are inspiration and base of my artistic work.

Based on photography and through the process of artwork I transform the results of the audio-visual fieldworks in different results and forms: Artistic photography, social photography, de/collages, painting, motion pictures, videoart and light art, graphic media, seminars, workshops, talks and art projects.

Within the frame of exhibitions, art forums, public interventions, symposia, talks and lectures I co-operate with regional and international art associations, galleries, museums, artfairs, universities, academies and schools.

1962
born in Herford/Germany
living in Berlin/Germany
working in Germany, (East) Europe, USA

1983-85
study of drums at “L‘Ecole Dante Agostini”, Duesseldorf/Germany

1983-2007
musician (drummer, composer, leader in jazz and electronic music projects)

1986-93
apprenticeship as typesetter, repro-photographer and graphic designer, Krefeld & Essen/Germany

since 1987
working in photography, fine art, video art

1999-2001
study of drawing & painting at SGD Academy, Darmstadt/Germany

since 1994
solo and group exhibitions, publications, artworks in private and public art collections, founderships & leaderships of regional and international art and culture projects, video- & sound installations in public urban spaces, crossmedial projects with performing artists, art communication at universities, colleges and schools

www.manuelschroeder.com