born 1964 in Aachen, lives and works in Cologne
Achim Mohné's interdisciplinary, media-artistic research into the extension of photography and its paradigmatic change through digitality is constantly evolving with new media and their apparatuses. In multimedia installations, sculptures, performances, sound and video works, interactive 3D visualizations with augmented reality or in VR game engines, as well as sculptural translations between digital and real space, works in public space and publications, he calls for a critical distance to the authenticity of the post-photographic image. His complex interventions address media-immanent issues of surveillance, manipulability, artificial intelligence, and virtuality, and examine our interaction with the world in terms of pressing social, technological, geopolitical, ecological, or cultural issues, with a particular focus on nature and environmentalism.
Post-photographic research he also pursues in development and teaching, since 2017 as head of the 3D Research Department at ETH Zurich, since 2021 as interim professor of photography in the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, where he was appointed as Professor for documentary photography & transmedia publishing in 2023. His artistic work is marked by numerous international awards and grants, research stays, lectures, teaching assignments and collaborations in interdisciplinary collectives. He has exhibited worldwide in institutions such as ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, HEK Basel, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Eesti Kunstimuuseum Tallinn, Arts on Main Johannesburg, Ghetto Biennale Haiti, Center for Land Use Interpretation Los Angeles, and the University of São Paolo.
He studied at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen and at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne with Jürgen Klauke and VALIE EXPORT.
Vita
2023 | Professor for Documentary Photography & Transmedia Publishing at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund |
2021 | Professorship for Photography (interim) at für Fotografie (i. V.) at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund |
Teaching assignment at HSLU, Luzern (SS) | |
Teaching assignment at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund (SS) | |
2019-2020 | Head of 3D modeling / 3D printing research at the Chair of Art and Architecture at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) |
2013-2018 | Lecturer in Photography & New Media at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) |
2013 | Teaching assignment at Münster Art Academy |
2011 | Teaching assignment at Folkwang Universität der Künste, Essen |
2007 |
Guest Professor at Indiana University, Bloomington
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2006 |
Teaching assignment at Münster Art Academy
Leading a USA excursion with the "Film Class" of the Münster Art Academy
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2004 | Appointed member of the "German Photographic Academy" |
2003 | Teaching assignment at Münster Art Academy |
1998 |
Diploma (postgraduate) at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne
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1995-1997 |
Postgraduate studies with Jürgen Klauke and Valie Export, Academy of Media Arts Cologne
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1994 | Diploma in Communication Design Folkwang University of the Arts |
1990-1994 | Photo essays / commissioned work for Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin, among others |
1989-1992 | New York stay |
1986-1988 | Communication Design studies, University of Essen |
Collectives
Collectives
2018 | Founding member of darktaxa-projects |
2007 | Founding of REMOTEWORDS with Uta Kopp |
1998 |
Founding of artist group Autopsi
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Scholarships and Awards
2021 | Environmental Art Award, Kummer - Vanotti - Stiftung |
2020 | Monograph "DI_GI_TA_LIS" awarded with the German Photo Book Prize Gold 20|21 in the category "conceptual-artistic photo book" |
2009 | Artist in residence at jozi art:lab, Johannesburg |
2005 | Artist in residence at Center For Land Use Interpretation, L.A. |
2004 |
Artist in residence at Galerie Futura Prag / Goethe Institut, Prag
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2002 | Working Stipend by the Kunststiftung NRW |
2001 | Nomination for the ZKM Media Art Prize |
2000 | Villa Aurora Stipend |
1999 | Chargesheimer Stipend |
1997 |
Hermann Claasen Award |
Collections (selection)
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz |
Collection Städtische Galerie im Leeren Beutel Regensburg |
Collection Geste Paris |
Collection Andreae |
Collection Fuhrwerkswaage Kunstraum Cologne |
Collection Kummer-Vanotti-Foundation |
private Collections |
Solo Projects (selection)
2023 |
Low_Poly_Tree The_World_seen_through_the |
2020 |
REMOTEWORDS#38 3D-Google-Earth-Model #7 DI_GI_TA_LIS REMOTEWORDS#37 |
2019 |
darktaxa project REMOTEWORDS#36 |
2018 |
THE_PLANT_SCANS |
2017 |
REMOTEWORDS#35 0,0064 Megapixel – Planet Earth Is Blue And There’s Nothing I Can’t Do REMOTEWORDS#34 |
2016 |
REMOTEWORD#33 REMOTEWORDS#32 Zone, with Naoko Tanaka |
2015 |
REMOTEWORDS#31 REMOTEWORDS#26-30 Laser_Graphs REMOTEWORDS#25 |
2014 |
REMOTEWORDS#24 Musik in den Häusern der Stadt, with Ayumi Paul, Cologne REMOTEWORDS#23 Fuhrwerkswaage Köln Fringe, Orangerie Köln |
2013 |
Visual Sounds/On Museum Ostwall REMOTEWORDS#22 Noises Festival TimeSlices Just Push Play Nema Tog Podruma |
2012 |
Nocturne TimeSlices SoundArt. Klang als Medium der Kunst. LiveSet with Philip Jeck Denovali Swingfest REMOTEWORDS#21 REMOTEWORDS#20 REMOTEWORDS#19 Music for dust and tuntable Vinyl+Studio 67 |
2011 |
REMOTEWORDS REMOTEWORDS#18 REMOTEWORDS#17 REMOTEWORDS#16 REMOTEWORDS |
2010 |
Elektroakustischer Salon LiveSet with Fennesz, H. Gudnadottir, Sohrab, REMOTEWORS#15 REMOTEWORDS#14 Fische, Krebse, Schalentiere und Erzeugnisse daraus REMOTEWORDS#13 |
2009 |
REMOTEWORDS#12 REMOTEWORDS#11 REMOTEWORDS#10 REMOTEWORDS#9 REMOTEWORDS#8 REMOTEWORDS#7 REMOTEWORDS#6 |
2008 |
REMOTEWORDS#5 REMOTEWORDS#4 REMOTEWORDS#3 REMOTEWORDS#2 REMOTEWORDS#1 |
2007 |
Goesmin House Dust Analysis |
2006 |
Laserzeichnung#2 The Lemay Island Remote Location Project Fireflies, with Denzel + Huhn |
2004 |
Böhmische Dörfer |
2003 |
Beobachtung von Helix Pomatia Wer das liest, ist doof! |
2002 |
Goesmin |
2001 |
Zu Ihrer Eigenen Sicherheit sind diese Räume videoüberwacht |
Group Projects (selection)
2024 |
Reality Check, Kunstmuseum Ahlen |
2023 |
darktaxa-project: the Regensburg-constellation, Internationales Festival Fotografischer Bilder, Städtische Galerie im Leeren Beutel Regensburg Kunsträume der Michael Horbach Stiftung, Köln, Photography in Progress: Fragile Infrastrukturen Kunstforum TU Darmstadt, 12. Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie: TILT/SHIFT – Experiment als Normalzustand |
2022 |
düsseldorf photo+, Biennale for Visual and Sonic Media, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, The Düsseldorf Constellation, darktaxa-project Forum für Fotografie Köln, ALLEEN, BLUMEN, FRAUEN UND SCHNEE, kuratiert von Dr. Norbert Moss |
2021 |
Art Cologne, Köln, Moff, 10 years–10 artists Biennale de l’Ìmage Tangible, Atelier Basfroid, Paris Future conditional, Geste, Paris |
2020 |
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, SUBJECT and OBJECT. PHOTO RHINE RUHR darktaxa-project: the Berlin-constellation, Schierke Seinecke Galerie, Frankfurt and DAM Galerie, Berlin |
2019 |
20 Jahre Villa Aurora Stipendium des Kunstsalons, Fuhrwerkswaage, Cologne Galerie Falko Alexander, Cologne, Photo | Icon Galerie Judith Andreae, Bonn, Stadtlandschaften/Landschaften |
2018 | Neuer Norden Zürich, Zurich |
2017 |
Luther and the Avangarde, Historic Prison in Lutherstadt, Wittenberg Galerie Judith Andreae Bonn, The planet is blue Globale / Infosphere Touch Quadrophonic Medienfassade PSD Bank Münster Taipei Art Taiwan, Positions |
2016 |
Cabaret Voltaire Zürich, KREV.25 Orangerie Köln, Terahertz |
2015 |
Ghetto Biennale Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
2014 |
Haus für elektronische Künste Basel HeK Opening Exhibition Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen Die Welt von oben |
2012 |
ZKM/IMA, ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe - SoundArt. Klang als Medium der Kunst HeK | Haus für elektronische Kunst Basel Gateways Kunsthaus Dresden How to make it |
2011 |
4th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art KUMU Art Museum Tallinn Estonia, Gateways Noordkaap Whitebox Munich - Adios Hollanda GrenzKunstRouten Aachen |
2010 |
Museum Folkwang Essen Hacking the City Berghain Berlin Elektroakustischer Salon Dortmunder U E.Culture Fair / ISEA |
2009 |
Shedhalle Zürich Lands End Sofa Gallery Bloomington, Indiana Spirito Del Lago Isola Bella Italien |
2007 |
Glow Forum For Arts And Architecture, Eindhoven, Netherlands Projektions-Bienale Bad Rothenfelde Fuller Project Room Indiana University Le Spirito Del Lago Isola Bella Italia |
2006 |
NGBK Berlin Rauschen, |
2005 |
Gropius Bau Berlin Transatlantische Beziehungen ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Light Art from artificial light |
2004 |
Lichtrouten Lüdenscheid Superwerft Mannheim |
2003 |
Galerie Lichtblick Köln, Images against war Kunstverein Januar Bochum |
2002 |
ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Iconoclash
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2001 |
NAK | Neuer Aachener Kunstverein Superstrings
GAK | Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst Bremen 10 Jahre Videokunst Förderpreis ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Controlled Space Galerie Susanne Vielmetter, |
2000 |
Museum Folkwang zu Gast in einer ehemaligen Metzgerei, Essen - Hoch lebe…
Museum Ludwig, Köln, Wie man sieht … Galerie Fiebach und Minninger, Köln - Your chat may be monitored to ensure customers quality Kunstraum Innsbruck, The invisible Touch |
1999 |
Arlington Art Center, Washington
BBK Stapelhaus, Köln |
1998 |
Kölner Stadtmuseum Museum der Wünsche - 40 Jahre Kunst aus Köln Videonale 8, Bonn Künstlerhaus Dortmund Veräumlichung – Verzeitlichung |
1997 |
La Chaufferie, Straßbourg - Aus Köln 55 X 22 X 87, Artomaten: Lehmbruck Museum, Kunstverein Essen, Glaskasten Marl, Kunstverein Düsseldorf 7 Todsünden, Kunstverein Germersheim Art Cologne KHM | Kunsthochschule für Medien |
1996- 1992 |
Stadtmuseum Münster, 199
Photoszene Köln, 1995/1994 Videofestival Köln Wer nicht kommt, ist selber Schuld, 1995 Stadtmuseum Köln Stadtstreichereien, 1992 |
live performances / sound (selection)
2021 | Reihe M, Alte Feuerwache, Köln, LiveSet |
2017 | Iklectic Art Lab, London - Tapeworm 100, LiveSet |
2016 |
Echigo Tsumari Satoyama Museum, Tokamachi, Japan - Zone, LiveSet Periskop, Orangerie Theater Köln - TeraHertz, LiveSet Cabaret, Voltaire Zürich - Krev.25, LiveSet |
2015 |
HeimArt Festival Izumo, Japan, LiveSet Projektraum Schilling Köln, LiveSet |
2014 |
Musik in den Häusern der Stadt, Köln - LiveSet with Ayumi Paul Kölner Musiknacht, Köln, LiveSet Museum Ostwall, Dortmund - Favouriten with Yoshie Shibahara Kunstwerk Deutz, Köln - Raummusik, LiveSet Orangerie im Volksgarten - Fringe, LiveSet with Yoshie Shibahara |
2013 |
On _ Neue Musik Köln - Visuals Sound / Live Set Lutherkirche Köln Ausland Berlin - Touch presents… , LiveSet Café Oto London - Touch presents… , LiveSet Noises Festival Montabaur - LiveSet with Mike Harding Fabrica, Europa Firenze - TimeSlices, LiveSet with Egbert Mittelstaedt and Yoshi Shibahara Karel Bal, Brussels - Just Push Play, LiveSet with Dale Cornish and Philip Marshall Nema Tog Podruma, Antwerp - Just Push Play, LiveSet with Dale Cornish and Philip Marshall Japan Foundation Cologne - TimeSlices, LiveSet with Egbert Mittelstaedt and Yoshi Shibahara |
2012 |
IMA / ZKM 2012 - SoundArt. Klang als Medium der Kunst with Philip Jeck and Mike Harding KHM / Academy for Media Arts Cologne - Nocturne with Bruce Gilbert and Mike Harding Denovali Swingfest Essen - with Philip Jeck and Mike Harding Kunsthaus Dresden - Music for Dust and Turntables, LiveSet Studio 672, Cologne - Touch, LiveSet with BJ Nilsen, Mike Harding, Ash International Berghain Berlin - Touch, (LiveSet with Fennesz, Hildur Gudnadottir, Kai Aune, Sohrab |
2007- 1997 |
Indiana University - Time Lapse, LiveSet, 2007 NGBK Berlin - Rauschen, LiveSet, 2006 Museum Ludwig Cologne - Wie man sieht, LiveSet, 2000 Trinitatiskirche Cologne - Herman Claasen Award, LiveSet, 1998 KHM / Academy for Media Arts Cologne - Sozialisationsmuik, LiveSet, 1997 |
Lectures (selection)
2022 |
Bauhaus Universität Weimar (Algorithmen als Mittel der Kunst) |
2021 |
HSLU, CH, in collaboration with Swiss Universities (Parasitäre Strategien) |
2020 |
KHM Köln (3D-Modelling / 3D-Printing) |
2019 |
FH-Dortmund (Postfotografische Methoden) |
2018 | Photobastei Zürich (Fotografie im digitalen Zeitalter) |
2016 |
Burg Giebichenstein, Universität für Kunst und Design (REMOTEWORDS) |
2015 |
BuchLabor / FH Dortmund (Die Zukunft des Lesens) |
2014 |
Tag der offenen Tür / ZKM / Karlsruhe (REMOTEWORDS) |
2013 | Stadtgalerie Kiel / Muthesius Kunsthochschule (Kunst im öffentlichen Raum) |
2011 |
National Gallery Vilnius / Goethe Institut (Digitale Strategien) |
2010 |
Universität Essen Duisburg (REMOTEORDS) |
2009 |
Deutsche Fotografische Akademie (Luftbild) |
2008 |
Edith Russ Haus für Medien Kunst (Überwachungstechnologie als künstlerisches Mittel) |
2007 |
Indiana University, Indiana (Land Art Media) |
2006 |
California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts) (Land Art Media) |
2004 |
Goethe Institut Prag (Online Translation) |
2003 |
Mehrwert E.V. (Helix Pomatia) |
2002 |
Fachhochschule Münster (Lichtarbeiten) |
2001 |
Schmalspurvideofestival Oberstdorf (Surveillance Works) |
2000 |
Kunstraum Innsbruck (Surveillance Works) |
1998 |
Videonale Bonn (Cinecorpse CD-Rom) |