CHRISTOPH ZIEGLER

BIO / CV

CV

1973 * in Constance / Germany.

2000-04

Study of visual art, sculpture and installation at the University of Arts (UdK) Berlin.

2003/04

Erasmus scholarship at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts Marseille, France.

2009

Artist-in-residence at 'Mecklenburgisches Schloss Plueschow', Germany.

2010

Artist-in-residence of the ACC Gallery and the City of Weimar, Germany

2011

Residency at 'Kuenstlerdorf Schoeppingen' art foundation, Germany.

2017

Launch (co-founder) of the residency platform FaveLAB in Athens, Greece.

2020

Co-founder and publisher of the digital and online periodical SMCK Magazine For Independent Artists.

2021

Co-founder of the international video festival SMCK On Reel.

SOLO SHOWS & PROJECTS

2023

DIONYSIAN GARDEN // Exhibition (jewelry, sculptures, objects) at Melitzazz Festival, 'Pirgos Tsikaliotis' Municipal Gallery, Leonidio, Greece.

2017

BETWEEN CHAIRS // Performance and photo exhibition at Cine Trianon, Athens, Greece.

2015

THE GAME // Exhibition (collages, photo) at Augo Avgo Art Space, Leonidio, Greece.

TO PARALOGO // Moebling performance at Syn Apeiro Design School, Athens, Greece.

2014

FRITZ & THE MYTHS // Performance at Hinterconti Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

2013

FRITZ MEETS GREECE // Performance at FunckRaum Gallery, Berlin, Germany.

2010–2013

THE UTOPIAN INSTITUTE // Traveling installation project in public space: Weimar, Leipzig, Hamburg, Dessau (Germany), Skopje (North Macedonia). Funded by the Federal Agency for Environment, the City of Hamburg, the ACC Galerie and the City of Weimar, the Kunstverein Leipzig, and the Robert Bosch Foundation.

2011

BEYOND DESIRE // Exhibition (installation, objects, collages, photo) at ACC Gallery, Weimar, Germany.

MOEBLING // Performance at Frappant e.V. Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

2010

MOEBLING // Performance at Künstlerhaus Weimar, Germany.

2009

CAMP EXODUS // Installation project in public space, commissioned by Skulpturenpark Berlin-Mitte: Wunderland, Berlin, Germany.

2008

ARAL CITY ULTIMATE PLUS // Exhibition at Walk of Fame Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

STANIOL TEMPLE // Exhibition at SKAM artist-run gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

2007

SOLO IN THE GALLEY // Installation project at Trottoir Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

RAIN MACHINE // Installation at Elektrohaus, Hamburg, Germany.

TRASH HOUSE // Installation at the Wendenstrasse Festival, Hamburg, Germany.

2006

INSTALLATION FOR A MIXED SALAD // Greenhouse installation at Basso, Berlin, Germany.

GLAUBE, LIEBE, HOFFNUNG // Stage design for Saskia Jungeburth: Ödön von Horváth's Faith, Hope, and Charity, Hamburger Botschaft, Hamburg, Germany.

2004

BOX IN A BOX // Immersive installation at École des Beaux-Arts, Marseille, France.

SIDEWALKS // Ephemeral sculpture project in public space, various cities: Marseille, Berlin,

Barcelona, Sevilla, Hamburg (2004–2009).

2003

DIET // Three-day performance at Seifenhaus, Berlin, Germany.

KIOSK // Outdoor bricolage installation, Berlin, Germany.




GROUP SHOWS & PROJECTS

2024

MAESTRIA // Nominees' exhibition for the European Prize for Applied Art. Anciens Abattoirs de Mons, Belgium.

SMCK ON REEL / BERLIN SCREENINGS // Jewelry video festival at Kino Arsenal, Noonberlin Gallery, and Polykiosk Gallery, Berlin, Germany. Co-curation and participation.

SMCK ON REEL / MAGIC // Jewelry video festival during 'Schmuck' jewelry week at Galerie Handwerk and Weltraum Gallery, Munich, Germany. Co-curation and participation.

SMCK ON REEL / POLITICAL JEWELRY // Jewelry video festival at Legnica SILVER Festival, Poland. Co-curation and participation.

GREETINGS FROM UKRAINE // Documentary on Ukrainian designers' life and work during Russia's invasion. Co-production with Loukia Richards.

POLITICAL JEWELRY // Documentary on international jewelry artists working on topics of genocide, war, communism, and religion. Co-production with Loukia Richards.

2023

OCEAN TREASURES // Jewelry exhibition at Wagner Preziosen, Berlin, Germany.

SCHMUCK // Nominees' exhibition at Handwerk & Design / International Trade Fair, Munich, Germany.

MELTING POINT VALENCIA // Jewelry exhibition at Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània, Valencia, Spain.

SMCK ON REEL / CIVILIZATION REBOOTED // Jewelry video festival during 'Schmuck' jewelry week at Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, Munich, Germany, and at Romanian Jewelry Week in Timișoara, Romania, and Chișinău, Moldova. Co-curation and participation.

2022

SCHMUCK + IMAGE // Jewelry exhibition (Grassi Collection) at Grassi Museum for Applied Art, Leipzig, Germany.

SMCK ON REEL / CHAIN OF SOLIDARITY HAMBURG // Jewelry video festival presenting Ukrainian artists and designers at Faktor Art Association, Hamburg. Funded by Hamburger Kulturstiftung / Art Connects. Co-curation with Loukia Richards.

SMCK ON REEL / CHAIN OF SOLIDARITY LEIPZIG, KYIV, VILNIUS // Jewelry video festival presenting Ukrainian and international artists and designers at Grassi Museum Leipzig, National Museum of History in Kyiv, and Museum for Applied Arts in Vilnius. Co-curation with Loukia Richards.

SMCK ON REEL / BUCHAREST // Jewelry video festival at Romanian Jewelry Week, National Library, Bucharest, Romania. Co-curation and participation.

SMCK ON REEL / MUNICH // Jewelry video festival during 'Schmuck' jewelry week at Galerie Weltraum, Munich, Germany. Funded by the City of Munich. Co-curation and participation.

METAMORPHOSES // Jewelry exhibition at Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, Munich. Co-curation with Loukia Richards and participation.

2021

FLYING CIRCUS // Jewelry exhibition and video project at Weltraum Gallery, Munich, Germany. Funded by the City of Munich. Co-curation and participation.

2020

POLEMOS_WAR // Jewelry video project at Weltraum Gallery, Munich, Germany. Funded by the City of Munich. Co-curation and participation.

2019

WERT/VOLL: JEWELRY AND SUSTAINABILITY // Traveling exhibition project to the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in Dessau and to Grassi Museum Leipzig, Germany. Funded by UBA Dessau. Co-curation with Loukia Richards and participation.

TEXTILE QUINTET // Wearable art exhibition at 'Pyrgos Tsikaliotis' Municipal Gallery, Leonidio, Greece. Co-curation with Loukia Richards and participation.

THE SACRED & THE PROFANE // Jewelry exhibition during 'Schmuck' Munich International Jewelry Week at Weltraum Gallery, Munich, Germany. Supported by the City of Munich. Co-curation and participation.

2018

MODERN LIFE // Jewelry exhibition at Gill Wing Gallery, London, UK.

KALLICHORON // Jewelry exhibition during 'Schmuck' Munich International Jewelry Week at Galerie Florian Trampler, Munich, Germany. Co-curation with Loukia Richards and participation.

ENCOUNTERS // Group exhibition/showcase at Augo Avgo Art Space, Leonidio, Greece.

JUST PLASTICS // Guest artist (jewelry) at 'Eunique' Design Fair special exhibition in Karlsruhe, Germany.

2017

INITIATION (II) // Jewelry group exhibition at Sieraad Art Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Co-curation and participation.

KOMPLIZEN DES FRÜHLINGS // Duo exhibition with Loukia Richards at Galerie Hermsen, Wiesbaden, Germany.

INITIATION (I) // Jewelry group show during 'Schmuck' Munich International Jewelry Week at Florian Trampler Gallery, Munich. Co-curation and participation.

MANDALALAS // Group exhibition at Galerie Schichtwechsel, Hamburg.

2016

MYTHS (III) // Jewelry exhibition/showcase at Sieraad Art Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Co-curation and participation.

TAROT MOEBLING 2.0 // Participatory live performance with Loukia Richards at 2025 e.V., Hamburg, Germany.

ZLR BETRIEBSIMPERIUM // Jewelry showcase at Grassimesse, Grassi Museum for Applied Art, Leipzig, Germany.

ARCHAIC LANDSCAPES // Exhibition at Augo Avgo Art Space, Leonidio, Greece.

COLLECTIVE IDENTITY // Exhibition at Greskewitz & Kleinitz Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

TRASH & TREASURES // Jewelry group exhibition during the Berlin Gallery Weekend at Wagner Preziosen, Berlin, Germany.

TEST DRIVE // Mobile jewelry group exhibition during 'Schmuck' Munich International Jewelry Week. Co-curation and participation.

2015

DIALOGUE WITH ZEN // Duo exhibition (collages, photo) with Loukia Richards at Zen Center, Athens, Greece.

MYTHS (II) // Jewelry group exhibition/showcase at Sieraad Art Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Co-curation and participation.

TWISTED // Exhibition (photo) at Augo Avgo Art Space, Leonidio, Greece.

AFFORDABLE ART FAIR // Exhibition (Mandalalas) by Papenhuder 57 Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

2014

TAROT MOEBLING // Participatory live performance in collaboration with Loukia Richards at 2025 e.V., Hamburg, Germany.

MYTHS (II) // Jewelry group exhibition at Hinterconti Gallery, Hamburg, Germany. Co-curation and exhibition setup.

2013

MOEBLING-MANDALA // Exhibition at Frappant e.V., Hamburg, Germany.

MYTHS (I) // Jewelry group exhibition at FunckRaum, Berlin, Germany. Co-curation and participation.

ALTONALE // Urbs installation at the Art in the Windows Festival, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.

MYSTIQUE // Euro Trainer installation, group exhibition at Mystique Art Festival, Magdeburg, Germany.

ZLR PRESENTS ZLR // Mandalala objects and photos, duo exhibition at Entwurf Direkt, Hamburg, Germany.

2012

GAULOISES VARIETÉ LIBERTÉ // Commissioned installation project Camping at Gauloises Varieté Liberté, Hamburg, Germany.

2011

AGORA // Moebling objects, group exhibition at Frappant e.V., Hamburg, Germany.

KIOSKFREE // Commissioned Kiosk installation for 'KIOSKfree' public space project by Achim Sauter. Funded by the City of Munich, Germany.

XL // Moebling objects, group exhibition at Nachtspeicher 23, Hamburg, Germany.

HAMBURG ARTIST GRANT // Wind Machine installation, nominees' award exhibition at Kunsthaus Hamburg, Germany.

2010

BUNTE HUNDE // Fountains installation, group exhibition at KuBasta Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

SOON RIPE, SOON ROTTEN // A Living Room Experiment performance at Frappant e.V. Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

RHOOOMZ // Moebling photos and objects, group exhibition at Frappant e.V. Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

2009

DIE GUTE NEUE ZEIT // German Disco installation, group exhibition at Walk of Fame Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

OSTRALE // Pyramid installation, group exhibition at the 'Ostrale' Art Festival, Dresden, Germany.

HAMBURG ARTIST GRANT // Kaufkraft City installation, nominees' award exhibition at Kunsthaus Hamburg, Germany.

2008

SOS ORAKEL // Collective research, exhibition, and performance project at Elektrohaus Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

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SKAMMENT // Alphaville installation, exhibition at SKAM e.V. Artist Association, Hamburg, Germany.

2007

BLOCKBAU BLEIBT // Disco Disko installation at Blockbau Bleibt Festival, HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany.

SILVER MOON // Installation at Elektrohaus Group Show, Hamburg, Germany.

2006

ATTENTION // Darth Waider sound installation, group exhibition at Club 103 Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany.

HEIMSPIEL // Jubilation Box sound/light installation at Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst (NGBK), Berlin, Germany.

ON THE ROAD // Grocery installation, collaboration with Philip Wiegard at Hinterconti Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.

2005

W..WIR WISSEN // International exhibition project on collaborative knowledge production and emancipatory self-organization at Kunsthalle Exnergasse (KEX), Vienna, Austria.

KNÄCKEBROT // Ghettoblaster installation, collaboration with Philip Wiegard at Laura Mars Gallery, Berlin, Germany.

2004

SELBA HAUS // Collective campus project: creative and research platform at the University of Arts (UdK), Berlin, Germany.

2003

THE FORBIDDEN CITY // Salang Salang installation at Sculpture Symposium Wünsdorf. Former Soviet Army military base, Berlin, Germany.

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