{"id":118,"date":"2019-08-16T02:56:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T00:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2025-11-09T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T14:50:09","slug":"biography-cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/f-john.de\/en\/biography-cv\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography\/CV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1960\u00a0 Born in Marktleugast, Germany \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
lives and works in Berlin since 1980<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1978-1984<\/strong> Study Visual Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion in W\u00fcrzburg, Germany.
1980<\/strong> Stayed in Torino\/Italy, worked as assistant at \u00bbArte Povera\u00ab studios.
Since 1985<\/strong> Has been working with new and old media at the interface
between human and mechanical perception.
1989<\/strong> and 1991<\/strong> Participation at the Bienal of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brasil
1996<\/strong> Artist in Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts, San Francisco
1996<\/strong> Awarded TV-production (ZDF) Der Schatten\u00adbild\u00adner<\/em> together with Ayse Buchara.
1990-2000<\/strong>\u00a0 CD-ROM interzone<\/em> (editor). An exploration of the entire ‘death strip’
between the two Berlin Walls.
2001\/2003<\/strong> Visiting Faculty, Ohio State University – Department of Art, USA
2003<\/strong> Visiting Faculty (Media Science), University of Paderborn, Germany
2004<\/strong> Nomination, International Media Art Award for Turing Tables<\/em>, ZKM-Karlsruhe, Germany
2006<\/strong> Visiting Artist, University of Michigan – School of Art & Design, USA
2006-2007<\/strong>\u00a0 Fellowship at Kuenstlerdorf Schoeppingen, Germany
2007<\/strong> Visiting Faculty, University of Michigan – School of Art & Design, USA
2008<\/strong> Visiting Artist, Auckland University of Technology – School of Art & Design, New Zealand
2012-2013<\/strong> Fellowship at Kuenstlerdorf Schoeppingen, Germany
2013\/14<\/strong> Visiting Faculty, Carl v. Ossietzky Universit\u00e4t Oldenburg, Germany
2015<\/strong> Project Grant, Kraftwerk Kuenstlerdorf, Kuenstlerdorf Schoeppingen, Germany
2019<\/strong> Fellowship of the ZF Kunststiftung, Friedrichshafen, Germany
2020<\/strong> Fellowship Neustart Kultur<\/em>, Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn, Germany<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n


Exhibitions\/Projects (selection 2015-2025); IE=Individual Exhibition\/Project<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2025 <\/strong>EOT – End of Transmission<\/em>,<\/a> light installation for the UNESCO International Day of Light, Astronomy Center Rijeka, Croatia (IE)
Beyond the Zero,<\/em><\/a> Galerie Nowa Scena UAP, Pozna\u0144, PL (EA)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

2<\/strong>024<\/strong>\u00a0The<\/span> Alley Window<\/span>,<\/a> light installation on Franz Kafka, Goethe-Institute Prague, \u010cR (IE)
Rags Only<\/em> (digital Frottages), Museum f\u00fcr Foto\u00adkopie, M\u00fclheim\/Ruhr, D (IE)<\/p>\r\n

2023<\/strong> Dark Star,<\/em><\/a> Alte Gram\u00admo\u00adphon\u00adfabrik | in col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational Physics for the November of Science<\/em>, Hanover, D
Mural Notes<\/em>, Kunstraum Friedensgasse, Zurich, CH (IE)<\/p>\r\n

2022<\/strong> Dokon\u010den\u00ed – The Completion,<\/em><\/a> light installation on Franz Kafka – The Castle<\/em>, Si\u0159em, CR (IE)
Viva Maria,<\/em><\/a> 1:1 – Kunst in der K\u00f8niglichen Backstube, Berlin, D (IE)<\/p>\r\n

2021<\/strong> 11001 \u2013 End of Medium,<\/em><\/a> light installation at Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, Paderborn, D (IE)
Der Elefant im Dunkeln,<\/em><\/a> with Alexander Kluge & Friends, Literaturhaus Berlin, D
Artistas y M\u00e1quinas,<\/a><\/em> Centre del Carme Cultura Contempor\u00e0nia, Valencia, Spain<\/p>\r\n

2020<\/strong> Listening to the Hops Grow …<\/em><\/a> (intervention), Kunstleerer Raum<\/em>, W\u00fcrzburg, D (IE)
work in progress 1980\u20132020,<\/em><\/a> Sch\u00fcppenhauer art + projects, Cologne, D
Listening to the Hops Grow …, <\/em>Nicht-Museum zeitgem\u00e4\u00dfer Kunst (NMZKD)<\/em>, Dresden, (D)<\/p>\r\n

2019<\/strong> Franz John – Color as Resource,<\/em><\/a> Zeppelin Museum, Friedrichs\u00adhafen, D (IE)
Aufbruch ins All – Space Night<\/em>, Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, Paderborn, D
Light and Sound Art Night<\/em>, K\u00fcnstlerdorf Sch\u00f6ppingen, D
Von Menschen und Mauern,<\/a><\/em>\u00a0 (People and Walls)<\/em>, Schloss Biesdorf, Berlin, D<\/p>\r\n

2018<\/strong> In einem anderen Land<\/em> <\/a>\u00a0| Transformation Processes in C<\/em>ontemporary Photography,<\/em>
Kunsthalle Erfurt; Haus am Kleistpark Berlin; Kultur Forum Dresden, D
Jardin des Plan\u00e8tes,<\/em><\/a> Kulturprojekte Littmann, Basel, Switzerland
Fast, Cheap & Easy – Machines as an Artist Tool<\/em>, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo\/NY, USA
Light Art Night 2018<\/em>, K\u00fcnstlerdorf Sch\u00f6ppingen, D<\/p>\r\n

2017<\/strong> Color as Resource,<\/em><\/a> permanent light installation (public art), Sch\u00f6ppingen, D (IE)
Light Art Night 2017<\/em>, K\u00fcnstlerdorf Sch\u00f6ppingen, D<\/p>\r\n

2016<\/strong>\u00a0Der Schatten des K\u00f6rpers des Kutschers<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(The Shadow of the Body of the Coachman),\u00a0
KUNSTSAELE BERLIN, Berlin, D
Himmelsk\u00f6rper<\/em> (Celestial Bodies)<\/em>, St\u00e4dtische Galerie Pforzheim, Pforzheim, D
Light Art Night 2016<\/em>, K\u00fcnstlerdorf Sch\u00f6ppingen, D
Space Identity<\/em>, Alte Tabakfabrik Vierraden, Schwedt, D<\/p>\r\n

2015<\/strong>\u00a0 Natural Affairs,<\/a><\/em> QuadrART Dornbirn, Austria
Franz John – interton<\/em>, Stadtmuseum Freyhaus with Kulturb\u00fcro Brandenburg\/Havel, D \u00a0 (IE)\u00a0
Talking Picture Blues,<\/a><\/em> Songwon Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Franz John – Military Eyes,<\/a><\/em> Galerie Mani\u00e8re Noire, Berlin, D\u00a0 (IE)<\/p>\r\n

2014<\/strong> BORDERLAND,<\/a><\/em> Zeughaus – Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, D
TYPEMOTION – Type as Image in Motion,<\/em><\/a> FACT, Liverpool, UK
Franz John – Filmretrospective<\/em>, Makroscope, M\u00fclheim\/Ruhr, D \u00a0 (IE)\u00a0
Poetics of Light<\/em>, New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, USA<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0>\u00a0 BIBLIOGRAPHY 1960\u00a0 Born in Marktleugast, Germany \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0lives and works in Berlin since 1980 1978-1984 Study Visual Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion in W\u00fcrzburg, Germany.1980 Stayed in Torino\/Italy, worked as assistant at \u00bbArte Povera\u00ab studios.Since 1985 Has been working with new and old media […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-118","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/f-john.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/f-john.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/f-john.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/f-john.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/f-john.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/f-john.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1358,"href":"https:\/\/f-john.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions\/1358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/f-john.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}