Philip Metz
divingforpearls.org.uk
London
Group show
carsten recksik
tobias collier
johannes buss
Born 1971 in Heidelberg
1990 High – School Graduation
1992-94 Internships and assistent of various photographers and artists
1994-97 Study of photographie at the Fachakademie für Fotodesign Munich
1997 Travel to Ghana
2003 Fellowship at KHM Cologne
2003 Residency in Brasil, research of afro- amerikan cultures
1998- 2005 Studies of fine arts/ academy of fine arts, Munich
2006 Residency in Brasil/ scholarship of the DAAD
2006 Residency in Berlin
EXHIBITIONS (Selection)
2008
mirror of the 21st century, BECA Gallery, New Orleans
the first years of professionality, BBK, Munich, Germany
Private Party, art 3, Valence
pret-àpARTager, Dakar
2007
little germany/ little hungary, Kunstverein Stuttgart/ Reaktor Budapest
KUNSTLABOR, E-WERK, Freiburg
urban photography, KUNSTBEZIRK, Stuttgart
SCHÖNE AUSSICHT – NIEMANDSLAND, Villa of Kunststiftung BW, Stuttgart
2006
chute de ouro, Museo Historico, Rio de Janeiro
colonism without colonies?, Shedhalle, Zurich
2005
Transmediale, Koblenz
von wegen video, 84Ghz, Munich
AWARDS
1998 Reinhardt- Wolff-Preis
1999 Achenbach Kunstförderpreis
2000 Danner-Preis
2000 Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
2004 Master Student of Professor Olaf Metzel
2004 Sokrates-Erasmus- Program AKI Enschede/Niederlande
2006 Kunststiftung Baden – Württemberg
2007 Kunstfonds Bonn
2008 Residency in Valence, France