Tilman Peschel
Visual Art
Tilman Peschel is a German artist whose primarily photographic work explores fundamental questions of cultural, psychological, and social patterns and structures. His images are meticulously conceived and staged, yet always engage with the documentary qualities and phenomenological characteristics unique to photography. Peschel’s process often begins with specific materials and found objects, constructed sculptures, and performative interventions in his surroundings.
During his Villa Aurora fellowship, Peschel created the artist’s book Showtime, which humorously subverts the trivial iconography of Hollywood through playful self-portraits and staged scenes.
Peschel’s work has been exhibited in solo and group shows both in Germany and internationally, including at Aando Fine Art, Berlin (2012); the 7th International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liège, Belgium (2010); ZKM, Karlsruhe (2008); Galerie Kunstagenten, Berlin (2007); Gana Art Center, Seoul (2006); Deichtorhallen Hamburg (2005); Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan (2003); and Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria (2002).
Selected Exhibitions (since 2005):
2005
Galerie Gana-Beaubourg, Paris (solo)
Gute Aussichten: Young German Photography, Deichtorhallen Hamburg (catalog)
2006
Photo-Festival 06, Gana Art Center, Seoul (catalog)
Kunstsalon Fellows, Galerie Thomas Zander/Forum für Fotografie, Cologne
heute/hier, Kunstraum Blast, Cologne
Gelebte Räume (with Anna Lehmann-Brauns), Galerie Kunstagenten, Berlin (solo)
2007
Showtime, Galerie Kunstagenten, Berlin (solo, artist’s book)
Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Kunstverein Lübeck
togetherhold, Kunstraum Blast, Cologne
Young German Photography, Goethe-Institut London
2008
Vertrautes Terrain/Resonanzraum, ZKM Karlsruhe
Books and Editions, Darling Publications, Martin-Luther-Kirche, Cologne
Alle aus 43, Gute Aussichten Editionsbilder, Kunstraum Potsdam
2009
Square Wheel Rattenrennen, with Martin Seck, Kunstraum Blast, Cologne (solo)
Dipol, with Patrick Rieve, Laden-Gedan, Malkasten Düsseldorf (solo)
ShopStop, with Tamara Lorenz, Old Hickoryplein, Maastricht, Netherlands
The Stage Is Yours, China Heights, Sydney, Australia
2010
7th International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liège, Belgium (catalog)
Try Again. Fail Again. Symposium, video screening with Martin Seck, Kunstverein Hildesheim
Under Construction, with Martin Seck, Galerie Claudia Delank, Cologne
Reflex Xyz, with Tamara Lorenz, Jagla Exhibition Space, Cologne (solo)
Bushwick Z-Collective, with Martin Seck, New York City
2011
Les (in)côntrolés, Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris
Transatlantic Impulses II – 15 Years Villa Aurora, Akademie der Künste Berlin (catalog)
World in Passion, with Martin Seck, Museum Oberammergau
2012
Geröt, Galerie Aando Fine Art, Berlin (solo)