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Photography

Photography is the most popular visual medium of our age — at the same time, it is also an important instrument of artistic discourse. In recognition of this, but also of historic and cultural achievements, especially in the 20th century, the photography courses at the HGB are characterised by an openness that conveys the process of generating images in analogue and digital form and focus on a spectrum of artistic expression that goes beyond the initial limits of the medium: photography as an image-generating medium, also in conjunction with texts and books, moving images in film and video, as space-oriented installation etc. Developing a personal artistic stance and image language is a fundamental aim of the degree course and clearly sets it apart from other photo or communication design programmes. The teaching photo artists structure the ten-semester degree course with lectures, seminars, excursions and projects. The diploma course culminates in a public degree show, where the students present their work. The foundational course is taught by Torsten Hattenkerl and Annette Kisling, the four specialist classes of the main course are taught by Tina Bara, Anna Ehrenstein, Dr. Ines Schaber and Heidi Specker.

Selected works
Hannes sitting on concrete, 2025
Hannes sitting on concrete, 2025
56.0 x 79.0 cm, Inkjet Print, framed without glass, Lam Funke
Lunch break, 2025
Lunch break, 2025
40.0 cm x 19.0 cm, Unframed Inkjet Print
Lam Funke
Rapid Notes – Neuordnungen
Rapid Notes – Neuordnungen
44 mobile phone photographs (iPhone XS) with typographic intervention, Inkjet Prints, 2-fold mounted on 300g/m2 cardboard each, 105 x 148 mm, 2024
Lam Funke
if ever, a fraction
if ever, a fraction
Naomi Frank
lass es geschehen
lass es geschehen
Toto Wolsky
non human de forming
non human de forming
hahnemühle barita, glass, nails
Laura Wichmann
_fragile images 1&2_
_fragile images 1&2_
video still
Hannah Francke
Anamur
Anamur
Irem Özkürkcü
man sieht Mauersegler auf dem Bild
Mauersegler, 2022
video still “swifts”, ongoing video series “traces”
Lilly-Elise Elis
Piedemonte
Piedemonte
2022
Gabriel Corredor Aristizábal
The Perfect Crime: Concerning the Murder of Reality
The Perfect Crime: Concerning the Murder of Reality
Malte Uchtmann & Jan A. Staiger // 2022 // 2-channel Video // 52"
Malte Uchtmann
Placement
Placement
Artist's book, color photographs of sculptural room installations in the form of living room simulations. Book: 28 color photographs + consumer archive, 27×20 cm, Illustrated work: 114x92,8 cm, inkjet print, 2020
Noah Müller
Warte
Warte
2021
Warte
Warte
2021
Warte
Warte
2021
Fanni
Fanni
from the series "AlpTraum", 2020
Carla Maruscha Fellenz
Dschungel aus Beton
Dschungel aus Beton
2017-2018
Gabriel Corredor Aristizábal