Boris Eldagsen was born in Pirmasens, West Germany, in 1970.

He studied media and drama, philosophy, and German studies at the University of Cologne (1991–92). From 1992 to 1998 he concurrently studied philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and visual art at Mainz Academy of Fine Arts. During that time, he also studied visual art at the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication in the University of Hyderabad, India (1994); and conceptual art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech Republic (1995).

He has presented nine solo exhibitions in Australia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom including those at the Rencontres d’Arles, Edinburgh Art Festival, and the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney.

His work has featured in twenty-one group exhibitions and festivals in Asia, Europe, and South America including Chobi Mela in Bangladesh; Encontros da Imagem in Braga, Portugal; FestFoto in Porto Alegre, Brazil; FORMAT Festival in Derby, United Kingdom; and PhotoVisa in Krasnodar, Russia.

He has won a number of awards including the Voies-Off Award, Arles (2014); best show at FORMAT festival, Derby (2015); and the Open Competition Creative prize at the Sony World Photography Awards (2023), which he declined to accept. Boris Eldagsen is a member of Deutsche Fotografische Akademie, responsible for their online activities, and, since 2019, a digital consultant to Roger Ballen.

He lives and works in Berlin.

Interview with Boris Eldagsen recorded by Michael Dooney on 6. July 2023 at the LUMA Foundation in Arles, France.

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• Boris Eldagsen
  • Home Page: http://www.eldagsen.com/
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boriseldagsen/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boriseldagsen
  • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boriseldagsen/
  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJz2sAaos322wGsuCtNpZHg
• Trauma Porn
• Refusal of the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
• Promptography Workshops
• Our podcast from 2020

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Stephanie O'Connor (she/her) is a Pākehā/tangata tiriti artist from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (New Zealand). She is currently based in Berlin, Germany. Her work uses photography as a vehicle to rework memory through obsessive editing, rearranging and compositing.

Interview with Stephanie O’Connor recorded by Michael Dooney on 29. June 2023 in Neukölln, Berlin.

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• Stephanie O’Connor
  • Official Website: http://www.stephanieoconnor.co.nz/
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steph_oconnor
• Lens Culture 2023 Emerging Talent Award Winners: https://www.lensculture.com/2023-lensculture-emerging-talent-award-winners

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Anne Schwanz co-founded OFFICE IMPART together with Johanna Neuschäffer in 2018.

OFFICE IMPART is a multi-dimensional space and platform for contemporary art. Their activities take place on site in Berlin – or anywhere. The founders Anne and Johanna, are experts for (and on) changing the art world. They develop exhibitions on- and offline, with classically produced and digital works. They build bridges to art – and sell it.

OFFICE IMPART recently received the 2023 VBKI Prize for Berlin Galleries with their exhibition Sandbox Mode, featuring the work of Mitchell F. Chan, Stine Deja, Andreas Gysin, Sara Ludy, Cezar Mocan, and The Roedalming Group.

Interview with Anne Schwanz recorded by Michael Dooney on 29. June 2023 at OFFICE IMPART, Berlin.

The artwork in the background of the portrait is by Jonathan Chomko 'Draw by Computer', 2022 Geometric primitives drawn by hand on a computer.

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• OFFICE IMPART
  • Official Website: https://officeimpart.com/
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/office_impart/
  • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/office-impart/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/office_impart
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF0z3enlSNI4CDA3RlQdMKg
• OFFICE IMPART awarded 2023 VBKI Prize for Berlin Galleries with the exhibition Sandbox Mode.
• Anne Schwanz (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/anne.schwanz/
• ART+TECH Report: https://www.arttechreport.com/
• NODE Platform: https://node-officeimpart.com/

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