Claude grew up behind the cold war iron curtain, specifically East Berlin. He left his enclosed home country at an early age of 19 and has been roaming the world ever since.
He now lives and works in South East Asia for more than 15 years. When asked if his photographic work is related to the circumstances he grew up with his response is this:
"As an artist I want to create an overall body of work of someone who walked out of his childhood home, slid down the rabbit hole and never ceased to stumble around wondering and exploring with his mouth wide open. I have no interest in reporting back the realities of my exploratory territories but rather pick fragmented bits and pieces to create my own tunes that I can dance to and perform for others, tunes that tell stories of the otherness, disparity and mystery of places far away from home. Stories that ignite curiosity rather than educate, stories that will pull YOU down the rabbit hole and make you want to follow me...
