ARTIST’S BIOGRAPHY

Born in Bonn, Germany
Lives and works in New York City with regular stays in Germany

1999–2000 Studies in art history at the University of Heidelberg
2000–2003 Studies in visual communications and photography at the University of Mannheim – Faculty for Art and Design
2003–2007 Studies in photography, theory of perception and theory of visual communication at the University of Art and Design [Hochschule für Gestaltung], Offenbach am Main; Title of the diploma dissertation »Die Amoralität des Ästheten« [The Amorality of the Aesthete]
2007–2008 Teaching position at the photography department of the University of Art and Design, Offenbach am Main
2008 Move to New York, with regular stays in Germany since 2012


ABOUT

[E] Elias Wessel is committed to developing photographic concepts and procedures which culminate in abstract images and multidisciplinary practices that reflect contemporary discourses within society. The works function as both a contribution to the issues of societal and political development and the historical conversation between photography and painting. 

[D] Elias Wessel entwickelt fotografische Konzepte und Vorgehensweisen, welche in abstrakte Bilder und multidisziplinäre Projekte münden, die zeitgenössische gesellschaftliche Diskurse widerspiegeln. Seine Arbeiten sind sowohl ein Beitrag zu Fragen sozialer und politischer Entwicklung als auch zum historischen Dialog zwischen Fotografie und Malerei.


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