Birgit Koschies
Born in Berlin; educated at the Letteverein Berlin. Beginning engagement with experimental photography. From 1981 study of biology at the FU Berlin with a focus on scientific photography. Work for photo agencies.
Axel Koschies
Born in Kiel. After school hospitations with the painter Harald Duwe at the Muthesius Academy of Art as well as with the object artist Raffael Rheinsberg. From 1977 studies in film and communications at the FU Berlin. Realization of various film projects.
KOSCHIES
1990 – Start of artistic collaboration on the cycle THE HUMAN RACE with an old time-slit camera that spatially depicts time diagrams on a picture.
1992 – First international exhibition participation at the EXPO in Sevilla.
2011 – Realization of the artistic project RUN-NING DIRECTION with colour time-slit camera shots of film directors.
2012 – Starting work on extreme movement studies as part of the MOTION PICTURES series.
2013 – Increasing incorporation of abstract pic-torial elements; creation of the first works from the cycle TIME LINES.
2015 – First studies of the cycle SURFACES; de-velopment of a special portrait technique.
2016 – Project award of the Kulturwerk Founda-tion of VG Bild-Kunst.
2017 – Art Prize of the City of Limburg
2020 – Grant of the Ministry of Culture / Brandenburg.
2022 – Release of the art book KOSCHIES | SURFACES
(ISBN 978-3-422-98947-4)
The artist duo lives and works in Potsdam and Berlin.
