Claudius Schulze
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Born | 1984 (age 39–40) |
Nationality | (Germany) |
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
Claudius Schulze initially studied mechanical engineering and then Political and Islamic studies in Hamburg. He holds a master degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Sabanci University, Istanbul[2] and graduated with distincton 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 pursueing 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
In his first monograph "Socotra" (2011), Schulze takes on the character of the conqueror to explore a remote island. The work critizes 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
- 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
- State of Nature. Hartmann books, Stuttgart 2017, ISBN 978-3-96070-010-4.
- Socotra. An Island. Lonely Island Publishing, München 2011, ISBN 3000353380.
References
- ^ http://www.photographie.de/cgi-bin/adframe/bilder_und_geschichten/article.html?ADFRAME_MCMS_ID=1290
- ^ a b c d "Biography". Claudius Schulze. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Fotografie: Bollwerke gegen den Klimawandel". geo (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Oskar Piegsa (2017), "Mistraut dem Malerischen" (in German), State of Nature (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). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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- ^ "Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award 2016" (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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- ^ http://www.vocer.org/author/claudius-schulze/
- ^ http://www.bildkunst.de/vg-bild-kunst/stiftung-kulturwerk/gefoerderte-projekte-berufsgruppe-ii.html
- ^ http://www.mediummagazin.de/mm-special/die-top-30-bis-30-2012/