SPECIALIST IN CONTEMPORARY ART PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBITION MAKING
To curate
requires sensitivity
and a strong will to decide
towards the collective statement
of the presentation project
In order to achieve a functioning, visual level of meaning of the pictures among each other, as well as a cohesive unity of the works in their presentation in space, a pointed and varied selection of artists and works is necessary.
DEALS
FOR INSTITUTIONS
Assistance, recommendation, mediation of artistic work according to relevant topics and artists for curators and collectors
Evaluation to artistic directors of their curatorial work through questionnaire (120 questions)
Moderation and openings
Speeches, lecture performances
Exhibitions, catalogs and books
Texts and radio reports for catalogs and books
Texts for feuilleton radio and print •
teaching assignments
Lectures Lectures
AMERICAN
PHOTOGRAPHY
TODAY
curated by Kristin Dittrich, 2023
An exhibition about the influence of American photography on the art scene in Europe.
2023 - An exhibition about the influence of American photography on the art scene in Europe.
LIMITS OF THE GROWTH
curated by Kristin Dittrich, Dortmund 2017
Curatorial contribution for the photo festival in Dortmund.
In 1972 the study "Limits to Growth" by the Club of Rome was published, which became the epitome of the consequences of an unbridled global economy, the exploitation of the environment and nature, the destruction of living space and the increase in social inequality. The scenarios presented there have been the subject of constant controversy.
The exhibition shows views from photography, about the increasing problems, as well as new models and ways of life in response. With works by Satoshi Fujiwara (JP) and Ewa Priester (BR).
AT THE CENTER OF PEGIDA
Individuals and crowds in the photography of Otto Snoek
curated by Kristin Dittrich, 2017
SOLO EXHIBITION,
Kunsthaus Factor in Hamburg
The Dutch artist works in the long tradition of documentary photography in the same distinct manner as Joel Meyerowitz, Joel Sternfeld, Martin Parr and Alec Soth.
At the same time, his work differs from his peers in its radically aesthetic and thematic focus on contemporary relationships between democracy and the possibilities of the individual to take a stand within political, social structures.
In 2016, he kept coming to Dresden to photograph the Pegida demonstrations. He is interested in the individual in the mass. The results are not urgent news, but personal observations of the artist.
About the hard life of a plant in the big city.
curated by Kristin, Vienna, 2015
THEME EXHIBITION,
Studio Malzgasse 12a in Vienna
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The group show brings together contemporary positions in photography that address the multifaceted theme of thelife and survival of plants in the big city.
Curatorially, the plant is also used as a metaphor for humans and terror fears in big cities. On view are photographic works by eight award-winning contemporary artists from Copenhagen, Vienna, Leipzig, Dresden and Rio de Janeiro. Curated by Kristin Dittrich in cooperation with artist and producer Robert Bodnar Studio Malzgasse12a in Vienna.
CAPSULE FESTIVAL HAMBURG
Destroyed Image
curated by Kristin, 2013
THEME EXHIBITION
Künstlerhaus Frappant in Hamburg
What happens to images we produce every day and how do artists deal with their own and found material? What happens to photographic images that are taken out of context, cut up, destroyed, reworked and reassembled?
On display are around 100 artistic works by artists from London, Leipzig, Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, Bielefeld and Milan. Kristin Dittrich initiated the event in Hamburg. "I see a gap in Hamburg to exhibit current artists on existential themes" she says. A continuation is planned.
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Soloausstellung "Tempelhof", Judith Stenneken, New York
Themenausstellung „Crash“, Emma Essbach, Almut Hilf, Martin Plüddemann, Galerie Gebrüder Marten Leipzig
Soloausstellung „Singles and Couples", Carina Linge, Leipzig
Soloausstellung "Portraits, a voice in the afternoon", Ronald Bruhl, Niederlande
Soloausstellung "Neue Porträts",Pernille Koldbech Fich (Dänemark), Galerie Gebrüder Marten Leipzig
4th International Photography Festival
f/stop
Director, Kristin Dittrich, Leipzig, 2010
IN THE HIDDEN
How our consciousness makes decisions
While humans experience the day consciously and spend it with various phases of action, the perception changes in the early evening hours: The last hours of the day seem to be experienced consciously and another level of reflection emerges.
The unconscious, as a hidden zone of the mind, brings out the confrontation with events, conflicts, feelings and longings. How can discomfort, fear, closedness or powerlessness, but also happiness, devotion or passion be translated into photographic images? With 51 artists from 16 countries.
Special Guest: Axel Hütte
3rd International Photography Festival f/stop
Director, Kristin Dittrich, Leipzig, 2009
FROM HERE TO WHERE?
20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Leipzig.
We live in a restless time, in a time of global disorientation, in which we no longer pursue one goal, but several goals at the same time. Some call it crisis, others opportunity. The question 'From here, to where?"
This exhibition includes works by 53 contemporary artists who, through the medium of photography, reveal extremely diverse answers to the question 'From here, where to?' It is only in the juxtaposition of the divergent artistic works that their contents merge into a new idea.
The intention is not to analyze the present or the past, but rather to visualize a condensation of various realities, wishes, dreams and longings of an entire generation of artists.
Special Guest: Anders Petersen.
2nd International Photography Festival
f/stop
Director, Kristin Dittrich, Leipzig, 2008
CLOSER On Proximity and Distance in Contemporary Photography
Closer is dedicated to the relationship of closeness and distance between photographer, image and viewer with 22 artists and about 130 works. On view are works from Leipzig, Germany, France, Poland, Switzerland, the USA and Great Britain.
Closer means getting closer to something or someone, finding an approach. It deals with questions that can promote or influence the legibility of contemporary photography: How much closeness or distance does the viewer need from the image? How much background knowledge does one need to understand a work? To what extent is intuition important in order to penetrate beneath the surface of the image with an unclouded view?
The artistic works are brought into a dialogue here through a curatorial concept by Kristin Dittrich, which is intended both to provide new impulses for understanding and to reveal one's own new associations with themes. 5000 visitors attended the festival in its 2nd year. Special Guests: Katharina Bosse and Erasmus Schröter.
Special Guest: Anders Petersen.
1st International Photography Festival
f/stop
Director, Kristin Dittrich, Leipzig, 2007
How does today's contemporary photography from Leipzig hold its own internationally?
This year I am founding the 1st International Photography Festival F/STOP in Leipzig. I had already developed the concept for it in 2002 when I was part of the founding team of the Paris Photo art fair. I decided to create my own major event for contemporary photography in East Germany, my roots. The first festival in 2007 is dedicated to the question: How does contemporary photography from Leipzig hold its own internationally?
The festival draws on the long tradition of photography in the trade fair city, as the medium of photography from Leipzig has been at home at the local Academy of Visual Arts for over 100 years.
During the festival, it is deliberately brought into connection with international photography artists from all over Europe, including Finland, Slovakia, Latvia and Switzerland. 3000 visitors travel to Leipzig for the festival over one weekend.
Some Body
– Not Mine
curated by Kristin Dittrich, 2004
The Beauty and Pain of Puberty.
I am curating my first themed exhibition of contemporary photography about the growing up of young adults portrayed in stunning works by international artists. I received the commission for the realization of this exhibition from the Kunsthalle Prag Rudolfinum, for which I worked as a curator in 2004 and 2005. This time left a lasting impression on me.