Claudius Schulze
Claudius Schulzen | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Munich, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | University of the Arts London |
| Known for | Photography |
| Notable work | Socotra, die Dinge Europas, State of Nature |
| Movement | Contemporary art |
Claudius Schulze (born 1984) is a German artist and researcher. He is known for his large format landscape photography of social and political topics.[1]
Career[edit]
Claudius Schulze initially studied mechanical engineering and then Political and Islamic studies in Hamburg. He holds a master's degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Sabanci University, Istanbul[2] and graduated with distinction from the MA program "Photojournalism and Documentary photography" at the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.[2] While studying photography, he regularly contributed to various magazines e.g. Der Spiegel, Stern, and GEO[3]
He is currently pursuing a PhD on AI and artistic research at the University of the Arts London.[2]
Claudius Schulze is a regular university lecturer e.g. at Leuphana University Lüneburg, National Institute of Design, India, or University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover.[2]
Artistic work[edit]
In his first monograph "Socotra" (2011), Schulze takes on the character of the conqueror to explore a remote island. The work criticizes the dealing with the colonial heritage in cultural and particularly literary history.[4]
His second photo book "State of Nature" documents the extent of climate change and natural disaster protection measures in the European landscape.[5]
Claudius Schulze traveled with a self-built boat from Hamburg to Amsterdam and Paris to artistically explore the relationship between nature and urbanity. The results will be shown at the Triennial of Photography 2018.[6]
Awards and grants[edit]
- 2017: Paris Photo Aperture Award Shortlist for "State of Nature"[7]
- 2016: Prix Pictet nomination for "State of Nature"
- 2016: Luma Rencontres d'Arles Dummy Award Shortlist for "State of Nature"[8]
- 2014: Hansel Mieth Preis for the GEO story "Killer als Retter"[9]
- 2013: „Vocer Medialab" grant for "Die Dinge Europas", in collaboration with journalist Oskar Piegsa[10]
- 2012: VG Bild Kunst, Stiftung Kulturwerk grant to work on "State of Nature"[11]
- 2012: As first photographer, Claudius Schulze was included in the list of best German young journalists „30 unter 30“ by Medium Magazin.[12]
Monographs and books[edit]
- State of Nature. Hartmann books, Stuttgart 2017, ISBN 978-3-96070-010-4.
- Socotra. An Island. Lonely Island Publishing, München 2011, ISBN 3000353380.
References[edit]
- ^ "Claudius Schulze über die Zustände der Natur: Unterstützung willkommen | Bilder & Geschichten | PHOTOGRAPHIE.de". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Biography". Claudius Schulze. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Fotografie: Bollwerke gegen den Klimawandel". geo (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Oskar Piegsa (2017), "Mistraut dem Malerischen", State of Nature (in German), Stuttgart: Hartmann books
- ^ LensCulture, Claudius Schulze |. "State of Nature – Photographs by Claudius Schulze | LensCulture". LensCulture. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ TRIENNALE DER PHOTOGRAPHIE HAMBURG. "TRIENNALE DER PHOTOGRAPHIE HAMBURG" (in German). Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "The 2017 Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards Shortlist – Aperture Foundation NY", Aperture Foundation NY (in German), retrieved 10 January 2018
- ^ "Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award 2016" (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Aktuell : Zeitenspiegel Reportagen".
- ^ "Claudius Schulze".
- ^ "Geförderte Projekte Berufsgruppe II - VG Bild-Kunst". Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Die Top 30 bis 30 2012 – medium magazin".
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