1958
born in Lübeck / Germany, spends early life and youth in Istanbul
1978 - 1982
German philology and history studies at Technische Universität Berlin
1982 - 1988
studies at Hochschule der Künste Berlin, master student of Klaus Fußmann
1996 - 2001
lectureship and guest lecturer at Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel and at Muthesius-Hochschule, Kiel / Germany
2008 - 2013
lectureship and guest lecturer at different universities in Istanbul, including Marmara University, Yıldız Technical University, Okan University and Işık University,
2013 - 2016
Director of „Istanbul Berlin Art Bridge“ and founding curator of „BAUART Gallery“, Istanbul
2017 - 2020
Director of Art and Culture at Bahcesehir University, Istanbul
since 2013
university lecturer in the Department of Photography and Video at the Faculty of Communication at Bahcesehir University
lives and works in Istanbul and Berlin
scholarships:
1995
scholarship by Stiftung Kulturfonds, Ahrenshoop / Germany
1994
scholarship of Schleswig-Holstein, Cismar / Germany