1967 | • born in stuttgart, lives in düsseldorf |
1969-86 | • grown up in rome, deutsche schule rome |
1991-97 | • kunstacademie düsseldorf by prof. bernd becher |
1996 | • meisterschüler |
2006-09 | • professor of photography at the university of arts and design, karlsruhe |
2008 | • visiting professor of photography at the folkwangschule, essen |
2011 | • european master of fine art photography, instituto europeo madrid |
Solo-Exhibitions
1995 | • kulturbahnhof eller, with m.koch projektausstellung siedlungen, düsseldorf |
1997 | • andreas grimm galerie, palma |
• kunstverein, hagen | |
1998 | • kunstverein siegen (catalogue) |
• galerie de zaal, delft, with michel sauer | |
• alte post neuss (catalogue) | |
• galerie inge friebe, lüdenscheid | |
• galerie 123, paris | |
• kunstraum düsseldorf, with barbara meisner | |
1999 | • ileana sonnabend gallery new york |
• andreas grimm galerie, palma | |
• neg gallery, milano | |
2000 | • alte feuerwache mannheim, with sigune sievi |
• galerie rüdiger schöttle, münchen | |
• galerie inge friebe, lüdenscheid | |
• galerie 123, paris | |
• galerie de zaal, delft | |
2001 | • galerie johnen & schöttle, köln, with candice breitz |
• thaddaeus ropac, salzburg | |
• ileana sonnabend gallery, new york | |
• michel hue-williams, london | |
• galleria d'arte moderna villa delle rose, bologna | |
• image au centre, chateau de sully s/loire | |
2002 | • galleria alessandra bonomo, roma |
• galerie sfeir semler, hamburg | |
• thaddaeus ropac, paris | |
• palazzo delle papesse, siena, with olivo barbieri (catalogue) | |
2003 | • kunsthalle rostock galerie |
• rüdiger schöttle, münchen | |
• galerie johnen & schöttle, köln | |
• sonnabend gallery, new york | |
• schirmer/mosel, münchen, cap d'antifer-étretat | |
2004 | • galerie de zaal, delft, with christina doll |
• galerie sfeir-semler, hamburg | |
• sammlung herzog fondation herzog, basel, with felice beato | |
2005 | • galleria alessandra bonomo, roma |
• galerie johnen + schöttle, kö | |
• sonnabend gallery, new york | |
• galerie thaddaeus ropac, salzburg | |
2006 | • galerie rüdiger schöttle, münchen |
• galerie thaddaeus ropac, salzburg | |
• galerie de zaal, delft, with michel sauer | |
• galeria fucares, madrid | |
• haggerty museum, milwaukee, usa | |
• gana art center, seoul, korea, with bae bien-u | |
2007 | • galeria thaddaeus ropac, paris |
• galerie sfeir-semler, hamburg | |
• sonnabend gallery, new york | |
• norton museum of art, west palm beach, usa | |
2008 | • galleria alessandra bonomo, roma |
• rose gallery, santa monica, usa | |
• fo.ku.s-foto kunst stadtforum-innsbruck | |
2009 | • kunstmuseum stuttgart, stuttgart |
• galerie thaddaeus ropac, paris | |
• galleria bonomo, bari, italy | |
• dominik mersch gallery, sydney | |
• sonnabend gallery, new york | |
2010 | • galleria thaddaeus ropac, salzburg |
• galerie sfeir-semler, hamburg | |
• galerie rüdiger schöttle, munich | |
• museum voor moderne kunst, arnhem | |
• galerie fucares, madrid | |
• photobiennale moscow, exhibition hall new manege | |
2011 | • kunstforum baloise, basel |
• nocturnes, galerie thaddaeus ropac, paris | |
• voyage en egypte, sfeir-semler gallery, beirut | |
• sonnabend gallery, new york | |
• dominik mersch gallery, sydney | |
• rose gallery, santa monica | |
2012 | • katz contemporary, zürich |
• stille wellen, landesmuseum oldenburg | |
• galeria kewenig, palma de mallorca | |
• lichte weite, landesmuseum, bonn | |
2013 | • sonnabend gallery, new york |
• institut für moderne kunst, nürnberg | |
• méséglise, with thomas zitzwitz, galerie de zaal, delft | |
• nocturnes à giverny, pôle image haute-normandie, rouen | |
2014 | • kewenig galerie, berlin |
• galerie rüdiger schöttle, munich | |
• the tlorida tuseum of thotographic trts, tampa, usa | |
• galleria alessandra bonomo, rome | |
• fundació palma espai d'art, casal solleric, palma de mallorca | |
• sonnabend gallery, new york | |
2015 | • nocturnes à giverny, galerie photo du pôle image, rouen |
• irides, galerie thaddaeus ropac, salzburg | |
• rose gallery, santa monica | |
• ninfa, galerie rüdiger schöttle, munich | |
• australian journal, dominik mersch gallery, sydney | |
• cabinet de travail, katz contemporary, zurich | |
2016 | • from shivta to lifta, loushy art & projects, tel aviv |
• zeitigen, oskar schlemmer state prize, staatliche kunsthalle karlsruhe | |
2017 | • aetas, landesgalerie linz, museum of modern and contemporary art, linz |
• delfts blauw, galerie de zaal, delft |
Group Exhibitions
1996 | • auslöser, düsseldorf |
1998 | • landschaftsbilder, stadt. galerie tuttlingen (catalogue) |
• umgebung und aussicht, galerie cora hölzl, düsseldorf | |
1999 | • insight out, kunstraum innsbruck |
• views from the edge of the world, marlborough gallery, new york | |
• landschaften, de vleeshal, middelburg | |
• johnen & schöttle, kö | |
• landschaften, galerie carolin lindig, nürnberg | |
• lawrence beck, elger esser, hiroshi sugimoto, sonnabend gallery, new york | |
• biennale della fotografia, fondazione per la fotografia, torino | |
2000 | • the sea and the sky, beaver college art gallery, glenside, usa |
• friesland is, friesmuseum, leeuwarden (catalogue) | |
• landscapes portraits, michael hue williams fine art, london | |
• retrospective, sonnabend gallery, new work | |
• inside out, thomas segal gallery, baltimore, usa (catalogue) | |
2001 | • christina doll, elger esser, m. van ofen, galerie sfeir-semler, hamburg |
2001 | • ohne zögern, sammlung olbricht, museum weserburg, bremen |
2002 | • aus düsseldorf, baronian-francey galerie, bruxelles |
• in szene gesetzt architektur, zkm karlruhe | |
• hier und jetzt, museum kunstpalast, düsseldorf | |
• 10 young german artists, galerie de zaal, delft | |
• moving pictures, guggenheim museum, new york | |
• now, what is photo, gana art gallery, seoul, korea | |
• zwischen konstruktion & wirklichkeit, ludwig-suermondt museum, aachen | |
• from pop to now, tang-museum, saratoga springs | |
• fotobiennale moscow, house of photography, moscow | |
2003 | • kunsthalle I, kunsthalle mannhein |
• new work, galerie de zaal, delft | |
2004 | • vagueII, hommage et disgressions, musee malreux, le havre, france |
• art history, photographs ref. paintings, yancey richardson gallery, new york | |
• HSL-projecten, den haag | |
2005 | • angekommen, kunstmuseum stuttgart |
• dreamscapes, aeroplastic contemporary, bruxelles | |
• the city, contemporary views, college art gallery, new york | |
• halte brussels, vlaams-nederlands huis, bruxelles | |
• flight 405, galerie sfeir-semler, beirut and hamburg | |
• XL photographs, barbara mathes gallery, new york | |
• memoria y tiempo, fundacion colectania, barcelone | |
2006 | • paisajes, galeria arnes y ropke, madrid |
• arcadia, yancey richardson gallery, new york | |
• room with a view, gemeentemuseum, den haag | |
• les peintres de la vie moderne, centre georges pompidou, paris | |
• fotokunst aus nrw, flottmann-hallen, herne | |
2007 | • less roses, galerie sfeir-semler, beirut |
• foto-kunst, essl museum, klosterneuburg | |
• berlin-nl, dutch embassy, berlin | |
• seestücke, hamburger kunsthalle, hamburg | |
2008 | • true north, deutsche guggenheim, berlin |
• two, galerie de zaal, delft | |
• objectivites, la photographie a düsseldorf, musee d'art moderne de la ville de paris, paris | |
• BESart-photography, museu coleccao berardo, lisbon | |
2009 | • voyages pittoresques: normandie 1820-2009, musee des beaux arts de caen, france |
• rencontres de la photographie, abbaye de montmajour, arles, france | |
• 6 views of photography, galerie de zaal, delft | |
2011 | • ileana sonnabend, an italian portrait, peggy guggenheim collection, venice |
• kunst befreit, neupresentation der sammlung museum kunstpalast, düsseldorf | |
2013 | • old school, anachronism in contemporary art, kunsthalle, kiel |
• vacatio, festival internazionale di roma, macro, rome | |
2014 | • temporary living, galerie de zaal, delft |
• los bragales, centro de arte juan ismael, fuerteventura | |
• home (very) sweet home, galerie thaddaeus ropac, pantin | |
• una colección basada en la naturaleza y el medio ambiente, seville | |
• one work, the frances young tang teaching museum, saratoga springs | |
• los bragales. centro de arte la regenta, las palmas de gran canaria | |
• human landscape, dominik mersch gallery, sydney | |
2015 | • photographing monet's gardens, musée des impressionisms, giverny |
• the idea of landscape, ray 2015 fotografieprojekte, frankfurt | |
• faszination fotografie, essl museum, klosterneuburg | |
• landscape in my mind - landscape photography today, kunstforum, wien | |
• gallery 3010, sfeir-semler gallery, beirut | |
• bert de beul - elger esser - ian hamilton finlay, sfeir-semler gallery, hamburg | |
• baywatch, galerie hartwich, rügen | |
• almond - esser - foucault – plossu - shore, musée des impressionnismes, giverny | |
• german photography, ben brown fine arts, london | |
• eolie 1950/2015, mare motus, chiesa di santa caterina ed ex carcere, lipari | |
2016 | • langmatt, licht, libellen - impressionismus heute? museum langmatt, baden |
• aus der sammlung: landschaft,.landesgalerie, linz | |
• i prefer life, reydan weiss collection, 25th anniversary weserburg, bremen | |
• gärten der welt, museum rietberg, zurich | |
• monets gärten. zeitgenössische fotografien, schloss eutin |