↘ artist statement

i am a visual artist working mostly in the field of photography.
i grew up in a small village at the edge of the thuringian forest in eastern germany.
this landscape, both idyllic and fractured- shaped my perspective, serving as a point of origin and critical reflection. in my works i am often blurring the lines between documentation and introspection. my themes are often centered around the terms home, belonging, memories, imaginary constructs, the environment and identity.
my aesthetic language is quiet, searching, fragmentary - it reflects an attitude that questions more than it claims. I work with both digital and analog media.

↘ cv

2020 - today
student at bauhaus university, weimar
i am currently studying in weimar in the department of
visual communication with a focus on photography
and graphic design.
2019 - 2020
photographer at greinerstudios gmbh
photography and postproduction, with a main focus on furniture photography. work in the areas of conception, set construction, photography, postproduction and cgi.
2016 - 2019
apprenticeship in the field of photography
i completed my training in 2019 with the state victory in the
performance competition of the bavarian chamber of crafts. the prize was awarded for my journeyman's piece, which combined both photographic and cgi-generated elements.
2013 - 2016
abitur with a focus on design
after successfully completing secondary school,
i continued with the abitur specializing in design in 2013.
1997-2013
childhood and school education
i grew up at the edge of a forest in southern thuringia.

↘ exhibitions and features

2025

portrait settings
cooperative book project
lucia verlag

book fair leipzig
group exhibition
bauhaus university stand, messe leipzig
mar 27th - 30th, 2025
2024

i left my lungs in sonneberg
solo exhibition together with jacob heine
kiosk.6, weimar
nov 25th - 30th, 2024

bücher über bücher
part of a group exhibition
marienstraße 1/14, bauhaus university weimar
jul 12th - 14th, 2024

kunst gegen rechts
part of a group exhibition, together with jacob heine
mieze südlich, gera
may 5th - jun 23rd, 2024

portrait ohne körper
part of a group exhibition
marienstraße 1, bauhaus university weimar
feb 2nd - 4th, 2024

2023

fragments of perception
free project as a part of a group exhibition
marienstraße 1, bauhaus university weimar
jul 13th - 16th, 2023

2022

blickrichtung
part of a group exhibition
marienstraße 1, bauhaus university weimar
jul 14th - 17th, 2022

johannes heppner

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