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PAST EVENT

Conversation
Sunday, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
February 18, 2024

Tobias Zielony – In Conversation

Join CCP Director Daniel Boetker-Smith, and international artist Tobias Zielony on Sunday 18 February for an informal discussion and Q&A about Zielony’s practice and Spector Book publications.

2 – 3pm
Free event. No booking required.

Tobias Zielony was born in 1973 in Wuppertal, Germany. His critical approach to social documentarism has made him one of the most discussed artists in contemporary German photography.

After studying Documentary Photography at the University of Wales, Newport, Zielony entered Timm Rauterts’ class for artistic photography at the HGB Leipzig in 2001. After his graduation in 2004 and his Master’s degree in 2006 he moved to Berlin. He received the GASAG-Kunstpreis, Berlin in 2006. Solo exhibitions follow at C/O Berlin (2007), Kunstverein Hamburg (2010), Folkwang Museum Essen, MMK Zollamt Frankfurt, Camera Austria Graz (2011), and Berlinische Galerie (2013). Tobias Zielony lives and works in Berlin.

Tobias trip to Australia has been made possible by Goethe Institut, Australia, and his stay in Melbourne supported by Veriu Hotels.