Vita |
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| Biographical Dates Collections Solo Exhibitions Monographs Group Exhibitions World Wide Web Publications Contact |
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Biographical Dates |
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| 1961 | born in Cairo, Egypt |
| 1966 | moved to Duisburg, Germany |
| 1983 | Start of studies at the Technical University Berlin |
| 1990 | Graduated as a Certified Architectural Engineer |
| 2001 | Member of the German Photographic Academy (DFA) |
| 2003 | Removal to Switzerland Lives and works near Basel |
Collections |
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| Berlinische Galerie, Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst, Photographie und Architektur | |
| Fotografische Sammlung at Museum Folkwang Essen, Germany | |
| Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek, Museum für Fotografie | |
| Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle/Saale, Germany | |
| Deutsche Fotografische Akademie, Mannheim, Germany | |
| Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin | |
| Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin | |
| Elisabeth Schneider-Stiftung, Freiburg i. B., Germany | |
| Collection Regard, Berlin | |
| Collection Felix Ackermann, Basel | |
| Collection Marin Karmitz, Paris | |
| and other private collections | |
Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2022 | Collection Regard, Berlin |
| FotoHaus ParisBerlin and Collection Regard at the Fondation Manuel Rivera-Ortiz – Rencontres De La Photographie, Arles, France | |
| 2019 | Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin |
| Collection Regard, Berlin | |
| 2018 | Elisabeth Schneider-Stiftung, Freiburg i. B., Germany |
| 2017 | 11m2, Berlin |
| 2016 | Skulpturhalle Basel, Switzerland |
| 2015 | Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Berlin |
| 25books / peperoni books, Berlin | |
| 2013 | Städtische Galerie Stapflehus, Weil am Rhein, Germany |
| 2012 | BrotfabrikGalerie, Berlin |
| 2011 | Fotomuseum Hirsmüller, Emmendingen, Germany |
| Artificial Image, Berlin | |
| Photoplatz Bogota, Berlin | |
| 25books / peperoni books, Berlin | |
| 2007 | Raab Galerie, Berlin |
| 2003 | Cubus Kunsthalle, Duisburg, Germany |
| 2002 | Gezira Art Center, Cairo |
| Raab Galerie, Berlin | |
| Goethe Institute, Cairo und Alexandria | |
| 2001 | Kunsthandel Jo Achim Wenke, Fotogalerie zu den 5ünf Sinnen, Halle/Saale, Germany |
| 2000 | Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, Berlin |
| 1999 | Kunsthandel Jo Achim Wenke, Fotogalerie zu den 5ünf Sinnen, Halle/Saale, Germany |
| 1998 | Lessing Hochschule, Berlin |
| 1997 | Galerie AufZeit, Berlin |
| Weekend Gallery, Berlin | |
| Kunsthandel Jo Achim Wenke, Fotogalerie zu den 5ünf Sinnen, Halle/Saale, Germany |
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| 1996 | Kunstverein Neustadt, Neustadt a. Rbge., Germany |
| 1995 | Fotogalerie in der Fabrik Heeder, Krefeld, Germany |
| National Center of Art (Akhnaton Galleries), Cairo | |
| 1994 | Weekend Gallery, Berlin |
| Grauwert Galerie und Fabrik Fotoforum, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 1993 | Weekend Gallery, Berlin |
| N.Y. University - Deutsches Haus, New York, USA | |
| Photogalerie Mandala, Berlin | |
| 1992 | Weekend Gallery, Berlin |
Monographs |
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| Books | VON DER BRÜCHIGKEIT DES SEINS (On the Fragility of Being) Wasmuth & Zohlen Verlag, Berlin 2019 Under the heading "Conceptual-artistic photo book", "On the Fragility of Being" was included in the shortlist for the German Photo Book Prize (Deutscher Fotobuchpreis) 2020/21. |
| UNDER SKIES OF BLUE AND GREY Peperoni Books, Berlin 2015 |
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| AUTONOME BILDER (Autonomous Images) Editor Rolf Sachsse Photography by Amin El Dib since 1988 Peperoni Books, Berlin 2011 |
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| SILBERLICHT (SilverLight) Ex Pose Verlag, Berlin 2007 Nominated as one of most important and best photographic books 2007/2008 within the "Fotofrühling" organized by the Kasseler Fotoforum. |
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| EINE REISE NACH ÄGYPTEN. 1997 (A Journey to Egypt. 1997) Edition 365 - Ex Pose Verlag, Berlin 2002 |
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| Catalogues | ARTAUD MAPPEN (Artaud Portfolios) Editor Marc Barbey Catalogue with the exhibition "Artaud Mappen" Collection Regard, Berlin 2022 and with the exhibition "Folders, Cracks and Papers" FotoHaus – Rencontres De La Photographie, Arles 2022 |
| SOME CHANGES MADE Editor Marc Barbey Catalogue with the exhibition "Some Changes Made" Collection Regard, Berlin 2019 |
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Group Exhibitions |
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| 2023 | "Tiere! Von lammfromm bis fuchsteufelswild" (Animals! From meek as a lamb to mad as a hornet) Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle/Saale, Germany |
| "Au revoir Berlin" Collection Regard, Berlin |
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| "Corps à corps – Histoire(s) de la photographie" (Body to Body – Close Combat) Centre Pompidou, Paris |
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| "A Door is Ajar" Gustav – Contemporary art project space, Herne, Germany |
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| „Tilt/Shift – Experiment als Normalzustand" (Tilt/Shift – Experiment as Normal Condition) Justus-Liebig-Haus Darmstadt, Germany & Deutsche Fotografische Akademie |
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| "Photoplatz 2006 until 2013 c/o Hotel Bogota" Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Berlin |
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| 2021 | "100 + 100 ≠ 400" Regionale 21 FABRIKculture, Hégenheim, France |
| 2019 | "1000 Wirklichkeiten – 100 Jahre Deutsche Fotografische Akademie" (1000 Realities – 100 Years German Photography Academy) Haus der Photographie – Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany |
| "Collection Regard at FotoHaus Arles" FotoHaus, Arles, France |
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| "aufgeblüht und abgelichtet – Blumen in der Fotografie" (flourished and photographed – Flowers in Photography) Galerie Stihl, Waiblingen, Germany |
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| 2017 | "Friends of the Studio" – Photographies from the Collection Kirchner Atelier Kirchner, Berlin |
| 2016 | "Flaggen" (Flags) in memoriam Jacques Naoum Toscana-Kunsthalle, Berlin |
| 2015 | "Naturzeichenzeichnen" (Drawing the Symbols of Nature) Alfred-Ehrhardt-Stiftung, Berlin |
| 2014 | "Ende eines Zeitalters" (End of an Era) Artistic Practices and Techniques of Analogue Photography Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany |
| "Wild - Tiere in der zeitgenössischen Fotografie" (Wild - Animals in Contemporary Photography) Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung, Berlin |
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| "Zwischenspielraum" (Inbetweenplayroom) Aufgang West at artsite "Fahrbereitschaft" of the Collection Haubrok, Berlin |
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| "Vom Palazzo aus ..." Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal, Switzerland |
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| 2013 | "Begegnung der Bilder – 25 Jahre Sammlung Photographie" (Encounter of the Images – 25 Years Photographic Collection) Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle/Saale, Germany |
| 2012 | "Wild - Animals In Contemporary Photography" Artists Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, USA |
| "Arabischer Frühling" (Springtime in Arabia) Weekend Gallery, Berlin |
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| "FlowerPower" Tokyo Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan |
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| 2011 | "Fortuna" Weekend Gallery, Berlin |
| "Flowers" FO.KU.S Stadtforum, Innsbruck, Austria |
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| "Blumen - Zeitgenössische Fotografie" (Flowers - Contemporary Photography) Alfred-Ehrhardt-Stiftung, Berlin |
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| 2010 | "Stadt, Land, Fluss" (City, Country, River) Raab Galerie, Berlin |
| "Körpernah - Akte/Nudes" Tammen Gallery and Gallery Gaulin & Partner, Berlin |
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| "Time, Death & Beauty" The Moving Gallery - Artists´Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
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| 2009 | "Regionale 10" Municipal Gallery Stapflehus, Weil am Rhein, Germany |
| "Schauseiten der Materie - Stillleben in Fotografie und Malerei" (Still Life in Photography and Painting) Tammen Gallery and Gallery Gaulin & Partner, Berlin |
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| 2008 | "... einen AUGEN-Blick, bitte!" (... Just A Moment, Please!) Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth, Bodenburg, Germany |
| "Foto: Buch" (Photo: Book) Kasseler Fotoforum, Kunsthochschule, Kassel, Germany |
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| 2004 | "Within And Beyond The Wall" York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada |
| 2003 | "Floor Shots" Kunstbunker Tumulka, Munich, Germany |
| 2002 | "Calendar! Works on Paper" Studio Tommaseo, Triest, Italy |
| "Unter Drei" (Below Three) Raab Galerie, Berlin |
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| "Nach der Natur" - Zwischenspiel III (After Nature - Interlude III) Berlinische Galerie, Berlin |
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| 2001 | "Marubi 2001" National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania |
| 2000 | "Pflanzenzauber - Blütenrausch" (Plantmagic - Blossomhigh) Altonaer Museum und Fabrik Fotoforum, Hamburg, Germany |
| Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, Berlin | |
| 1999 | "Vom Mythos zum Fragment" (From Myth to Fragment) Nude Photography from the Collection of the Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle/Saale, Germany - shown in various locations in Germany and abroad |
| "Visitez ma Tente" Hochschule der Künste Berlin / Karl-Hofer-Gesellschaft at Bahnhof Westend, Berlin |
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| 1998 | Weekend Gallery, Berlin |
| "13 x Fotografie in empty rooms" "... empty rooms", Berlin |
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| 1997 | "Portrait im 20. Jahrhundert" (The Portrait in the 20th Century) Raab Galerie, Berlin |
| "BerlinBilder" (BerlinPictures) Raab Galerie, Berlin |
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| 1996 | "Auf Papier" (On Paper) "... in our empty rooms", Berlin |
| "Stadt" (City) Raab Galerie, Berlin |
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| 1995 | Weekend Gallery, Berlin |
| 1994 | Weekend Gallery, Berlin |
| "Einstellung 25" Raab Galerie, Berlin |
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| 1993 | "Mensch und Tier in der Stadt" (People and Animals of the City) Photogalerie Mandala, Berlin |
| "Portrait" Fotogalerie in der Schwanenburg, Kleve, Germany |
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| 1992 | Weekend Gallery, Berlin |
| "Emotion" Photogalerie Mandala, Berlin |
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| 1989 | "Gräuliche Fotos" VHS Kreuzberg, Berlin |
World Wide Web |
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| Deutsche Fotografische Akademie DFA >>> Entry Amin El Dib |
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| Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft Sik-Isea >>> Entry Amin El Dib |
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| Artificial Image >>> Entry Amin El Dib |
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| Kasseler Fotobuchblog >>> Entry Amin El Dib |
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| transversale.org >>> Entry Amin El Dib |
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| Dock >>> Entry Amin El Dib |
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| Wikipedia >>> Entry Amin El Dib |
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Publications |
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| Catalogue Contributions |
TIERE! VON LAMMFROMM BIS FUCHSTEUFELSWILD (Animals! From meek as a lamb to mad as a hornet) Band 30 der Schriften für das Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle/Saale Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle/Saale, 2023 ISBN 978-3-96502-031-3 |
| CORPS À CORPS – HISTOIRE(S) DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE (Body to Body – Close Combat) Éditions du Centre Pompidou, Paris 2023 ISBN 978-2-84426-957–7 |
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| EUROPEAN MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHIE BERLIN – EMOP Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH, Berlin 2023 ISBN 978-3-940231-19-2 |
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| FLORA PHOTOGRAPHICA Ed. William A. Ewing and Danaé Panchaud Thames & Hudson, London 2022 ISBN 978-0-500-02458-4 |
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| DRESS CODE Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Fondation Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg, 2022 ISBN 978-96900-082-3 |
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| AUTHENTIZITÄT UND INSZENIERUNG 01 (Authenticity and Staging 01) Deutsche Fotografische Akademie, 2021 ISBN 978-3-949672-00-2 |
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| AUFGEBLÜHT & ABGELICHTET – BLUMEN IN DER FOTOGRAFIE (Flourished and Photographed – Flowers in Photography) Galerie Stihl, Waiblingen 2019 ISBN 978-3-9817596-5-5 |
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| FLOWER POWER Ed. Matthias Harder, DuMont-Buchverlag. Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-38321-9268-6 |
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| ... EINEN AUGEN-BLICK, BITTE! (... Just A Moment, Please!) Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth 2008, ISBN 3-922805-96-5 |
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| PHOTOBOOK.PH 2007+08 Kasseler Fotoforum & European Photography Kassel 2008, ISBN 3-932187-66-0 |
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| WITHIN AND BEYOND THE WALL Berlin Photographers 1957 - 2003 nerverbyte, Toronto 2004, ISBN 0-9734566-0-4 |
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| NACH DER NATUR - Zwischenspiel III (After Nature - Interlude III) An exploration of processes of contemporary art, Berlinische Galerie Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-927873-81-0 |
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| MEDIUM INSTALLATION with artist portraits by Amin El Dib published by empty rooms e.V. and Haus am Lützowplatz Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-934833-08-X |
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| EINSTELLUNG 25 - Photography of the nineties in Germany Raab Galerie, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-926639-29-6 |
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| Das besondere Photo III. MENSCH UND TIER IN DER STADT (The Certain Photo III. People and Animals of the City) Photogalerie Mandala, Berlin 1994 |
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| Das besondere Photo II. EMOTION (The Certain Photo II. Emotion) Photogalerie Mandala, Berlin 1993 |
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| Special Edition |
JACQUES – MEHR ALS EIN BLICK (Jacques – More than a Look) Editor Michael Maria Müller and Rafael von Uslar Limited special edition with an original Edition 25 ©-Editions, Berlin 2017 ISBN 978-3-96302-003-2 |
| Periodicals | CORPS À CORPS – HISTOIRE(S) DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE Éditions du Centre Pompidou, Paris 2023 ISBN 979-1-0204-852-5 |
| BULLETIN Deutsche Fotografische Akademie, April 2002 |
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| DER ALLTAG - Im Kino Zeitbuch Nr. 71 Elefanten Press Verlag, Berlin März 1996 |
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| PHOTOGRAPHIE Internationales Magazin für Fotografie Verlag Novapress AG, Schaffhausen September 9/95 |
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| PHOTOGRAPHIE Internationales Magazin für Fotografie Verlag Novapress AG, Schaffhausen März 3/94 |
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| PHOTONEWS Zeitung für Fotografie Photonews-Verlag, Hamburg Juni 6/93 |
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| BRENNPUNKT Magazin für Fotografie Edition dibü, Berlin Februar 1/93 |
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| Additional Publications |
Kolloquium ARCHITEKTUR UND SPRACHE - Language and Architecture Universität Karlsruhe, Fakultät für Architektur, Karlsruhe 1993 |
| DAS ZONENSYSTEM Teil 2 Neue Aspekte zu Theorie und Praxis by Peter Fischer-Piel, ikoo, Berlin 1990 | |
Contact |
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| Amin El Dib e-mail: page[at]amineldib.ch |
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