Katsche Philipp Platz

My main topics are the continuing search of individuals for something, the strive of humans as a group to reach for "the next big thing", economics (especially in the art industry), justice or to put it simply: why do we live and what for?

I believe in humour as the most effectual way of communicating serious content.

Art has to ask relevant questions, move people, change people's perspectives, views and opinions. Otherwise, the privileges of art and artists are overrated.

I was always hard to educate, my mom said. When I was not two years old, I escaped our house in Cologne (Germany) with my trike. I was found at our sports club, nearly 1km away from home: happy and smiling.

Skateboarding was an excellent education, as well. It told me that sometimes you have to go full risk and drop any backup and safety lines if you want to land that trick achieve something.

Ok, here are the hard facts:

1982 –>
Born in Cologne (Germany)
Internat. Boarding School (Lake of Constance, Germany)

2002 –>
1st Law Exam, Freiburg i. Br. (Germany)
- 2nd Law Exam, Cologne (Germany)
- Corporate Lawyer (Real Estate) (Cologne)
- Specialisation programme in IP Law (Munich)
- Corporate Lawyer (Advertising Agency Holding) (Berlin)

2012 ->
- Marketing Manager internet Start-Up (Berlin)
- Educated Concept & Copywriter (Hamburg School of Ideas, Hamburg)
- Creative in Ad-Agencies (Awards: ADC, Clio, DDA, Eurobest etc.)

Today: Free Writer / Creative / Artist

(Lecturer at Hamburg School of Ideas)

Brut, Berlin (Germany) (solo)
Schatjes Gallery, Amsterdam (Netherlands) (group)
Millerntor Gallery, Hamburg (Germany) (group)
Post G20 @ Gängeviertel, Hamburg (Germany) (group)
LAB-Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany) (solo)
XH Cube, Hamburg (Germany) (solo)
LAB-Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany) (group)