born 1964

Education:
International Centre of Photography, New York City, USA; 1985-88

Areas of work: book and exhibition projects on social and cultural topics;

Book publications:
- "Apropos Czernowitz" (Apropos Chernivtsi), with a text by Otto Brusatti
Böhlau Publishers, Vienna, Austria, 1999; < out of print >
- "Vergessener Völker Müdigkeiten" (The weariness of forgotten peoples),
with a text by Susanne Schaber, Picus Publishers, Vienna, Austria, 2000;
- "Den Sternen entlang" (Walking with the stars), with a text by Susanne Schaber
Picus Publishers, Vienna, Austria, 2004; 
- "Im Stein" (In Stone), with a text by Susanne Schaber
Picus Publishers, Vienna, Austria, Okt. 2005;
- "SHUTDOWN - Industrial Ruins in the East", with texts by Susanne Schaber, Richard Swartz and Serhij Zhadan, edition aufbruch, Vienna, Austria, Nov. 2007,
- "Loss and Remembrance - an anthology"
edition aufbruch, Vienna, Austria, Nov. 2009, www.editionaufbruch.com

Awards
- Humanity Photo Award 2002:
Portrait–2ndPrize, Daily Life–3rdPrize, Festivities–3rdPrize;  

Collections:
Leopold Museum (Vienna), Stift Admont (Admont, Austria),  Museo das Peregrinacións (Santiago de Compostela, Spain),  misc. private collections;

Exhibitions - selection
Solo exhibition - S  /   Group exhibition - G

2010:
- Photogallery, Stift Schlierbach, Schlierbach, Austria ~ "SHUT DOWN" ~ S
until August 30th;
- Photogallery Feuerbachl, Neunkirchen, Austria ~ „Earthscapes-Part I“ + „On the way“ ~  S
until September 17th;
- 10th International Photo Exhibition Shanghai, Exhibition Center Shanghai
~ "Documentary Photographers in the New Century" ~  G
June 2010
- Gather Space Gallery, Beijing, China ~ „Earthscapes - Part I“ ~ S
Opening: September 3rd
- Kunstschacht Zollverein, Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany ~ "SHUT DOWN" ~ S
October 24th until  December 31st;

2009:
- Stift Admont, Admont ~ "Nature - The Creation is not finished!" ~ G

2008:
- ScanPlus, Ulm, Germany ~ "SHUT DOWN" ~ S
- Brick5, Vienna, Austria  ~ "anika01" ~ G

2007:
- Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria ~  "SHUT DOWN" ~ S    Views of the exhibition  
- Diözesanmuseum, Graz, Austria ~ "Walking with the Stars / Camino de Santiago" ~ S

2006:
- Austrian Cultural Forum Warsaw, Poland ~ "In Stone" ~ S
- gallery time, Vienna ~ "land in sicht – eight photographic positions on homeland" ~ G
- St.Jakob, Zürich, Switzerland ~  "Walking with the Stars - Kailash / Qoyllur Rit’i" ~ S 
- Galeria Fotografii Miasta Rzeszowa, Rzeszow, Poland ~ "In Stone" ~ S
- Schloß Krasiczyn, Przemysl, Poland ~ "In Stone" ~ S
- Oswiecimskie Centrum Kultury, Oswiecim, Poland ~ "In Stone" ~ S
- Shanghai Photo Week, Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China ~ " Peoples of Asia " ~ S
- Photofestival, Krynica,  Poland ~ "In Stone" ~ S
- Museum Hofburg, Innsbruck, Austria ~ "Walking with the Stars / Three Pilgrim Ways" ~ S
- Austrian Cultural Forum Rom, Italy ~ "In Stone" ~ S
- Museo das Peregrinacións, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  ~ "Walking with the Stars / Mount Kailash" ~  S
- Mining Museum Kornkasten, Steinhaus, Italy ~ "In Stone" ~ S

2005:
- Museum Zeughaus, Innsbruck, Austria ~ "In Stone" ~ S
- Abbazia di Rosazzo, Manzano, Italy ~ "Walking with the Stars / Three Pilgrim Ways" ~ S  
- South Tyrolean Museum of History, Castle Tyrol, Italy 
  ~ "Walking with the Stars / Camino de Santiago" ~ S
- Museo das Peregrinacións, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  ~ "Walking with the Stars / Qoyllur Rit’i" ~ S

2004:
- St.Jakob, Zürich, Switzerland  ~ "Walking with the Stars / Camino de Santiago" ~ S
- Diözesanmuseum, Eisenstadt, Austria ~ "Walking with the Stars / Three Pilgrim Ways" ~ S
- Museum Ritterhaus, Bubikon, Switzerland
   ~ "Walking with the Stars / Camino de Santiago" ~ S
- Zavod sv. Stanislava , Ljubljana, Slowenia
  ~ "Walking with the Stars / Camino de Santiago" ~ S
- Dommuseum, Passau, Germany ~ "Walking with the Stars / Camino de Santiago" ~ S
- Hofmobiliendepot, Vienna, Austria ~ "Walking with the Stars / Three Pilgrim Ways"  ~ S
- PAX, Graz, Austria ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S

2003:
- PAX, Klagenfurt, Austria ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Diözesanmuseum Eichstätt, Germany ~ "Walking with the Stars / Camino de Santiago" ~ S
- Hofburg, Brixen, Italy ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S

2002:
- Diözesanmuseum, Rottenburg, Germany ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Folkartmuseum, Innsbruck, Austria ~ "Maramures - Where time has no end" ~ S
- Artmuseum, Suceava, Romania ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Sala Pogor, Iasi, Romania ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Kunsthalle, Tulcea, Romania ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Galerie ARTEXPO, Bukarest, Romania ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Museum Skalica, Skalica, Slovakia ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S

2001:
- Biblioteca Statale Isontina, Gorizia, Italy ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Dommuseum, Passau, Germany ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Diözesanmuseum, Graz, Austria ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Diözesanmuseum Eisenstadt, Austria ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Danube Museum, Nové Zámky ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Culturehouse, Nové Mesto, Slovakia ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Sariser Gallery, Presov, Slovakia ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Westslowakisches Museum, Trnava, Slovakia ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Gradski Museum, Varazdin, Croatia ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Jewish Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Former Marine Casino, Pula, Croatia ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S

2000:
- St. Peter, Salzburg, Austria ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Dom- und Diözesanmuseum, Vienna, Austria ~ "The weariness of forgotten peoples" ~ S
- Accademia di Romania, Roma, Italy  ~ "Maramures - Where time has no end" ~ S
- Bukowina Institut, Augsburg, Germany ~ "Apropos Chernivtsi" ~ S
- Art museum Chernivtsi, Ukraine ~ "Apropos Chernivtsi" ~ S