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Ger Ger is an Austrian artist, photographer, and creative director who lives and works in Los Angeles. He also spends time in New York, Berlin, and Paris.
Ger combines conceptual art, photography, and cinematography with fashion, and interactive installations with performance art. To date, his work has been presented in over 150 exhibitions worldwide. Ger's awards include some of the most prestigious awards available such as a Prix Ars Electronica, an ADC Award from the Art Directors Club of New York, a Red Dot Design Award and 6 MIFAs. Among his clients are Vogue, L'Officiel, Interview, Harper's Bazaar, WWD, People, Billboard, Condé Nast, Hearst, NBC, LVMH, MoMA, APA, Getty Images, IMG Fashion, and Sony Pictures.
Ger has photographed icons like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell, Usher, Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Werner Herzog, Mario Testino, Ellen von Unwerth, Paris Hilton, Tyra Banks, Jared Leto, Elijah Wood, Billie Eilish, Ben Stiller, Larry Flynt, Spike Jonze, Marina Abramovic, Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Jean Paul Gaultier, Diane von Furstenberg, Vivienne Westwood, Karl Lagerfeld, Rick Owens, and many more.
Aside from his fashion, portraiture, and personal work, Ger has been invited to capture hundreds of runway shows, award ceremonies, and major events all over the world all-access from his own photojournalistic, documentary point of view. Iconic and emotionally charged moments turn into quiet images frozen in time, often captured from unexpected perspectives. Over the last two decades, Ger has developed a distinctive artistic voice and universal language spanning his different bodies of work. Most of his works explore the relationship between artistic expression, fashion, celebrity culture, places, human condition, and patterns of everyday life. Another recurring theme is the dissonance and harmony between nature and mankind. The line between reality and fiction frequently blurs.
Ger's work has been shown at Art Basel in Miami Beach (Miami Beach/USA), Ars Electronica (Linz/AUT), The National Art Center (Tokyo/JPN), Rencontres Internationales (Paris/FRA), Open (London/GBR), FILE (São Paulo/Curitiba/BRA), Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna/AUT), Kyoto Art Center (Kyoto/JPN), Month Of Photography Los Angeles (Los Angeles/USA), Museums of Bat Yam (Tel Aviv/ISR), Electrohype (Malmö/SWE), Kunstraum Bethanien (Berlin/DEU), Centre de design de l'UQAM (Montreal/CAN), and many other venues.
Ger, a pro ambassador for f.i. Manfrotto, Gitzo, BenQ, Tamron, Avenger, Lowepro, Rosco, Seagate, Drobo, and Marshall Amplification, has also been lecturing and teaching at postgraduate institutions in the United States and internationally. Some of his recent noteworthy special projects include collaborations with Dior, Theater Basel, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and NASA. Ger is also the founder, creative director, and editor-in-chief of the international magazine The Unseasonal. As a purpose driven special projects magazine with timeless aesthetics and deep storytelling, it unifies fashion, art, travel, celebrity culture, and the human condition, and inspires to make the world a better place.
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Born in Vienna in 1981, Ger felt drawn to art early in life. At 14, he received his first honors and awards, including the prestigious Japan Media Arts Award and Prix Ars Electronica. While still in high school, Ger was hired as an interaction/graphic designer and art director by leading companies and agencies like Silicon Graphics (SGI) and DMC (Neville Brody).
He studied under Peter Weibel and Karel Dudesek and holds an M.A. in Digital Arts and Visual Media Design from the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2002, Ger won a scholarship to the Berlin University of the Arts to attend Joachim Sauter's (ART+COM) New Media Art and Design class. He moved to Berlin where he also worked as a co-curator at the Jewish Museum Berlin, as a creative director for major advertising agencies and on personal art projects in his atelier until Summer 2009. Later that year, he founded the art studio LA K50. He relocated to California in 2011.
From 2013-2014, Ger was an adjunct professor and led the digital arts and photography lab for Claremont Graduate University's MFA art program.
Awards/Honors/Grants
| 2021 | Nomination for the German Design Award 2022, German Design Council, Germany. |
| 2020 | Red Dot Design Award 2020, Communication Design, Essen, Germany. |
| Px3, Gold, Press/Fashion, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, France. | |
| MIFA 2020, Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia. | |
| Nomination for the German Design Award 2020, German Design Council, Germany. | |
| 2019 | ADC 98th Annual Award, Merit, Best Publication Design, Art Directors Club of New York, USA. |
| MIFA 2019, Editorial/Fashion, Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia. | |
| MIFA 2019, Advertising/Fashion, Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia. | |
| 2018 | Px3, Press/Fashion, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, France. |
| MIFA 2018, Editorial/Fashion, Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia. | |
| FAPA, Fine Art Photography Awards, Fashion Professional, International. | |
| 2017 | MIFA 2017, Editorial/Fashion, Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia. |
| 2016 | Honorable Mention, MIFA 2016, Advertising/Fashion, Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia. |
| 2015 | 'The Look' 2015, Runway, PDN/Photo District News, USA. |
| 2014 | 'The Look' 2014, 1st, Runway, PDN/Photo District News, USA. |
| 2013 | B&W Photographer of the Year Nominee, WPGA, UK. |
| ONWARD Compé '13 Finalist, Philadelphia, USA. | |
| 2012 | Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency, Joshua Tree, USA. |
| 2010 | Jury Recommended Work, Art Division/Visual Image, Japan Media Arts Festival, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2009 | People's Choice Award, So Fresh!, Monfalcone, Italy. |
| Electro-Residency Invite, Electrofringe, Festival of Electronic Arts & Culture, Newcastle, Australia. | |
| Residency, MoBY/Museum of Contemporary Art, Bat Yam/Tel Aviv Israel. | |
| Best of Show Award, 'Unauthorized', Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, USA. | |
| 2007 | Electric Rats Dream Video Dreams Special Award, Celje, Slovenia. |
| 2003 | Leonardo da Vinci Scholarship, Berlin, Germany. |
| 2002 | Sokrates Scholarship, University of Arts, Berlin, Germany. |
| 2000 | CYNETart | MB21, Dresden, Germany. |
| Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria. | |
| 1997 | Soundtrack, Vienna, Austria. |
| Rheingold Award, Düsseldorf, Germany. | |
| Prix MultimediaArt, Salzburg, Austria. | |
| 1996 | Press button to continue, Vienna, Austria. |
Honors, awards, grants, fellowships details
Selected Exhibitions/Screenings/Festivals
| 2021 | 'Le Prix De La Photographie De Paris', Espace Beaurepaire, Paris, France. |
| 2020 | 'Red Dot', Red Dot Design Museum, Essen, Germany. |
| 'MIFA 2020', Moscow Photocenter, Russia. | |
| 'ForeMost', Okinawa, Japan. | |
| 2019 | 'Touch of Innocence', Los Angeles, USA. |
| 'MIFA/IPA 2019', ArtMuza Contemporary Art Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. | |
| 'MIFA 2019', Grey Hall, Minsk, Russia. | |
| 'MIFA 2019', Moscow Photocenter, Moscow, Russia. | |
| 2017 | 'Cinema Photographique', Summer of Movements, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria. |
| 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty', Los Angeles, USA. | |
| 2016 | 'YOU - The Digital Fashion Revolution', Grazia & The Blonde Salad, Triennale Museum, Milan, Italy. |
| Ars Electronica 2016, STARTS Labs/Gallery, POSTCITY, Linz, Austria. | |
| 'Come In DTLA!', A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles, USA. | |
| 2015 - 2016 | 'Utopian Bodies - Fashion Looks Forward', Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 2015 | 'Body Building', Tallinn Architecture Biennale TAB 2015, Museum of Estonian Architecture, Tallinn, Estonia. |
| 2014 | 'The Look', PhotoPlus Expo, Javits Center, NYC, USA. |
| 2013 | MOPLA + Smashbox Group Show, Smashbox Studios, Los Angeles, USA. |
| ONWARD Compé '13, Photography Festival, Philadelphia, USA. | |
| 'Photography and Environmental Concern', PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, USA. | |
| 2012 - 2013 | 'Best Shot', OCCCA | Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, USA. |
| 2012 | 'JTHAR', JTAG Gallery, Joshua Tree, USA. |
| The Echo Park Art Walk, PDA, Los Angeles, USA. | |
| 'Hidden & Forbidden Identities', Palazzo Albrizzi, Procuratie Court Yards, Giardini Greenhouse, Venice, Italy. | |
| 2010 | Japan Media Arts Festival, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Cartes Flux 10, Festival of New Media Art, Espoo, Finland. | |
| 'Sommernachtstraum', kultpur, Berlin, Germany. | |
| 'So Fresh!', Mestna Galerija di Nova Gorica, Slovenia. | |
| 13th Japan Media Arts Festival, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| 'So Fresh!', Galleria Medusa, Koper, Italy. | |
| 2009 | MADATAC, Festival of Contemporary Audio-Visual Arts Madrid, Spain. |
| 'So Fresh!', Art-Kino Croatia of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia. | |
| 'Visions in New York City', Art Basel, Miami Beach, USA. | |
| Pantheon International Film and Animation Festival 0.9, Nicosia, Cyprus. | |
| 'So Fresh!', Stazione Rogers, Trieste, Italy. | |
| 'Borders+Segments', International ArtExpo, Baia Mare, Romania. | |
| 'Visions in New York City', New York, USA. | |
| Visionaria 18, International Toscana Video Festival, Piombino, Italy. | |
| 'So Fresh!', Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy. | |
| Electrofringe 09, Festival of Electronic Arts & Culture, Newcastle, Australia. | |
| Split Film Festival, Split, Croatia. | |
| 'So Fresh!', Galleria Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea, Monfalcone, Italy. | |
| BuSho Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary. | |
| VInVAF 2009, Stattbad, Berlin, Germany. | |
| Downtown Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA. | |
| 'DigitalArt.LA', LACDA, Los Angeles, USA. | |
| CON-CAN Movie Festival, International | Tokyo, Japan. | |
| 'Screengrab: Intervention', Townsville, Australia. | |
| FILE Media Art, SESI Cultural Centre, São Paulo, Brazil. | |
| 'Istanbul-Off-Spaces', Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin, Germany. | |
| 19. Internationales Videofestival Bochum, Germany. | |
| Kurye International Video Festival, Istanbul, Turkey. | |
| Berlin Shorts, Street Fest 09, London, UK. | |
| Takeaway Festival, Dana Centre, Science Museum, London, UK. | |
| re-new 09/ICAD Arts Festival and Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark. | |
| 'Factory', MoBY (Museums of Bat Yam), Bat Yam, Israel. | |
| Dérapage 9, Centre de Design Uqam, Montreal, Canada. | |
| 'Off the Strip', Contemporary Arts Center (CAC), Las Vegas, USA. | |
| 'Video Kills', AB Project Galleries/HOF 96, Berlin, Germany. | |
| European Video Art Highlight, Lagari, Berlin, Germany. | |
| 'Unauthorized: Art Without Permission', Gallery RFD, Juror Wendy DesChene, Swainsboro, USA. | |
| 'The Art of Manipulating a Curator' vol.2, Gallery-33, Berlin, Germany. | |
| 2008 | Alternative Film/Video 2008, Belgrade, Serbia. |
| 'Soundscapes of Memory', SCCC, Belgrade, Serbia. | |
| Detour, International Video Festival, Cairo, Egypt. | |
| Streaming Festival, International | The Hague, Netherlands. | |
| 'HollyWould', 11th Festival of New Media Arts, Los Angeles, USA. | |
| CologneOFF IV, Museum of Contemporary Art (MACZUL), Maracaibo, Venezuela. | |
| Rencontres Internationales, Madrid, Spain. | |
| 2007 | Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Paris, France. |
| Video Art Festival Miden, Kalamata, Athens, Greece. | |
| 'Electric Rats Dream Video Dreams', Celje, Slovenia. | |
| 48 hours Neukölln, Berlin, Germany. | |
| Dérapage 7, Centre de Design Uqam, Montreal, Canada. | |
| 2005 | quartier21 | MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria. |
| 2004 - 2005 | 'UNISEX', Galerie GC 85, Berlin, Germany. |
| 2003 | ONE Smart Space, Vienna, Austria. |
| 2002 | quartier21 | MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria. |
| 'Always ON!', Kunsthalle project space, Vienna, Austria. | |
| 'TELEVISIONS', Kunsthalle, Vienna, Austria. | |
| 2001 | Ars Electronica T.O.C. Campus, Linz, Austria. |
| FILE, São Paulo | Curitiba City, Brazil. | |
| 'Moving Out', MUMOK | Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, Austria. | |
| 2000 | Kunst Haus Dresden, Germany. |
| 'Open', London, UK. | |
| Electrohype, Malmö, Sweden. | |
| O.K Centrum für Gegenwartskunst, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria. | |
| 'Filmischer Körper', Diagonale, Graz, Austria. | |
| 1998 | Milia, Cannes, France. |
| 1997 | komm, Düsseldorf, Germany. |
| Philips Haus, Vienna, Austria. |
Exhibitions, screenings, festival participations details
Bibliography — Press/Interviews
| 2019 | aPhotoEditor, Interview, USA. | Feb, 2019 |
| 2018 | NUEVE36AM, 'GER GER, the Visionary Fashion Photographer', Feature/Interview, Colombia. | Apr, 2018 |
| The Kunst Magazine, 'Ger Ger - Moon Stripes', Feature/Interview, USA. | Feb, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Loupedeck Blog, 'Never Stand Still', Interview, USA. | Dec, 2017 |
| Zensations 'Ger Ger - World Renowned Artist & Photographer', Interview/Cover Story, USA. | Jan, 2017 | |
| 2016 | 'YOU - The Digital Fashion Revolution', Grazia & The Blonde Salad, Milan, Italy. | Oct, 2016 |
| 'Ars Electronica 2016: Radical Atoms and the Alchemists of the Future', paperback, Austria. | Sep, 2016. | |
| 2015 | 'Utopian Bodies - Fashion Looks Forward', exhibition catalog, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden. | Sep, 2015. |
| 2013 | ONWARD Compé '13, exhibition catalog, ONWARD, Philadelphia, USA. | Apr, 2013. |
| 'Photography and Environmental Concern', exhibition catalog, PhotoPlace Gallery, USA. | Apr, 2013. | |
| CutBank Literary Magazine, 'jərˈmān: from SOUND NOMADS' by Colin Post, USA. | Feb 18, 2013. | |
| 2012 | Give Us Your Best Shot, exhibition catalog, OCCCA, USA. | Dec 30, 2012. |
| Corleve, Photo Media, USA. | Aug 27, 2012. | |
| Hi-Desert Star, 'Desert influence reflected in city artists' work', USA. | Aug 22, 2012. | |
| Artweek.LA, USA. | Aug 14, 2012. | |
| Hi-Desert Star, 'Desert gets into artists' veins' by Leslie Shaw, USA. | Aug 11, 2012. | |
| Hwy62Art, Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council, USA. | Aug 11, 2012. | |
| Hwy62Art, Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council, USA. | Jun 29, 2012. | |
| 2010 | Space Cool Hunting, Italy. | May 12, 2010. |
| 2009 | Bant Magazine, Turkey. | Jul-Aug, 2009, p.120. |
| New Music Up Late on ABC Classic FM, 'Inside Angle', Australia. | Jul 18, 2009. | |
| Factory, exhibition catalog, Bat Yam Museums of Art, Israel. | May, 2009, p.5, p.89-90, p.119. | |
| Las Vegas Weekly, 'Vegas was built for this' by Danielle Kelly, USA. | Apr 16, 2009. | |
| Canal Autor (Orange TV/Euskaltel), 'Transfera Video Art #30', Spain. | Jan 30, 2009. | |
| 2007 | RBB Kulturradio, 'Kulturradio am Nachmittag: Das Porträt' by Andrea Heinze, Germany. | Jun 21, 2007. |
| Berliner Abendblatt (weekly), 'An ungewöhnlichen Orten', Germany. | Nr. 23 Neukölln, Cover Story, Jun 6, 2007. | |
| 2006 | Neural.it (New Media Art), 'Confess.or, one to many confessions' by Francesca Colasante, Italy. | Feb 20, 2006. |
| Phlow, 'Medieninstallation: Öffentliche Beichtgespräche im Podcast-Abo' by Moritz Sauer, Germany. | Feb 2006. | |
| Radio ORANGE 94.0, 'Radio Netwatcher', Austria. | Feb 10, 2006. | |
| Pfaffe3000, 'Multimedia-Installation ReReligion', Germany. | Feb 07, 2006. | |
| PDA 247 (mobile news), UK. | Feb 4, 2006. | |
| we make money not art, 'Confession-Podcasts' by Régine Debatty, international. | Feb 1, 2006. | |
| networked_performance (Turbulence Net Art), 'Religion for Rent on eBay' by Jo-Anne Green, CA, USA. | Feb 1, 2006. | |
| Basisklasse (visual communication blog), School of Art and Design Kassel, Germany. | Feb 1, 2006. | |
| macnews.de, 'Mac mini nimmt die Beichte ab', Germany. | Feb, 2006. | |
| fonolog.com, Germany. | Feb, 2006. | |
| 2002 | E-Business-Community, #18, APA, Austria. | Newsletter #18, Oct, 2002. |
| Ö1 (FM Radio), 'Matrix', Austria. | Oct, 2002. | |
| Horizont | Nr. 40 | Austria. | Oct 4, 2002, p.13. | |
| Falter | 40/02 | Austria. | |
| Der Standard Online (daily newspaper online), Austria. | |
| 2001 | TAKEOVER, Ars Electronica 2001, SpringerWienNewYork, Austria/USA. | Sep 2001, p.400-405. |
| Moving Out, exhibition catalog, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria. | p.146-147. | |
| up (Lauda Air in-flight magazine), 'cool' by Rita Newman | p.74-78. | |
| Computer Kommunikativ, OCG, Austria. | Issue 1-01, Mar, 2001, p.24-26. | |
| 2000 | CYNETart 2000, festival catalog, Dresden, Germany. | p.123, 160. |
| Kurier (daily newspaper), Austria. | Sep 11, 2000. | |
| tele.ring Nachrichten (news online), Austria. | Sep 7, 2000. | |
| Prix Ars Electronica Gala, ORF | 3sat (TV, live), Austria | international. | Sep 4, 2000. | |
| Cyberarts 2000: Intl. Compendium Prix Ars Electronica, Springer, Vienna/New York, Austria/USA. | Sep 2000, p.228-229. | |
| OÖNachrichten (daily newspaper), Austria. | Aug 24, 2000. | |
| Tagesanzeiger (daily newspaper), 'Kunst-Recycling', Switzerland. | May 10, 2000. | |
| Der Standard Online (daily newspaper), Austria. | May, 2000. | |
| ORF, Kunststücke (TV art program), Austria. | April, 2000. | |
| 1998 | Ö1 (FM Radio), 'Matrix', Austria. |
| mba (Top 10, Multimedia Business Austria) Vol. 1, Austria. | CD-ROM | |
| 1997 | ORF, Landeskorrespondenz Land Salzburg (TV, newscast), Salzburg, Austria. |
| ORF | 3sat, 'Zeit Im Bild' (TV, newscast), Austria. |
Selected Performances
| 2012 | Going Swimming with a Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree/CA, USA. | Art Performance |
| 2009 | Still Evidence of Water, Tel Aviv, Israel. | Public Art Performance |
| Evidence of Water, Bat Yam, Israel. | Public Art Performance | |
| French Fries, Berlin, Germany. | Public Art Performance | |
| 2007 | Bale, Puyvalador, France. | Public Art Performance |
| Lights Out, Berlin, Germany. | Public Art Performance/Installation | |
| 2006 | Lantern Dogs, Los Angeles/CA, USA. | Public Art Performance |
| Sound Pets LA, Los Angeles/CA, USA. | Public Art Performance | |
| Victor's Desert Party, Mojave Desert, Goffs/CA, USA. | Public Art Performance/Installation | |
| Luxor 22.145, Luxor Hotel, Room 22.145, Las Vegas/NV, USA. | Art Performance/Installation | |
| Play!, Cedar City/UT, USA. | Public Art Performance | |
| WTF, Kanab/UT, USA. | Public Art Performance/Installation | |
| Sound Pets, San Francisco/CA, USA. | Public Art Performance | |
| Black Balloons, Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree NP, CA, USA. | Art Performance/Installation | |
| Shoot Down Out, Palm Court Inn, Room 205, Palm Springs/CA, USA. | Art Performance/Installation | |
| Viva la Hetch, Hetch Hetchy Dam, Yosemite/CA, USA. | Public Art Performance | |
| 2002 | car[sound]scape, Berlin, Germany. | Public Art Installation |
| Arrival/Departure, Tegel Airport TXL, Berlin, Germany. | Public Art Performance | |
| 2001 | Kartonage Performances #1, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria. | Public Art Interventions |
Professional Experience
| 2016 - Pres. | Editor-in-Chief, Creative/Art Director, Director of Photography, The Unseasonal, Los Angeles, USA. |
| 2010 - Pres. | President and Head of Creative, LA K50, USA. |
| 2013 - 2014 | Adjunct, Claremont Graduate University (CGU), MFA Art Program. Claremont, USA. |
| 2009 | Guest Juror, 'Where I'm From', Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, USA. |
| 2002 - 2003 | Curatorial Projects, Creative Direction, Temporary Exhibitions, Jewish Museum Berlin, Germany. |
| 1998 - Pres. | Teaching, Think Tanks, Consulting | Art, Fashion, Technology, Interaction Design |
| 1999 - 2000 | Art Director, DMC, New Media Agency (Neville Brody), Vienna, Austria. |
| 1998 - 1999 | Designer, Nulleins/01, New Media Agency, Vienna, Austria. |
| 1997 - 1998 | SGI, Silicon Graphics Inc., Vienna, Austria. |
| 1997 - Pres. | Creative Director, Art Director, Curator, Photo Editor, Photographer |
Lectures
| 2014 | University of Southern California (USC), Institute of Multimedia Literacy, Los Angeles, USA. |
| 2013 - Pres. | Claremont Graduate University (CGU), MFA Art Program. Claremont, USA. |
| 2009 | Center for Contemporary Art (CCA). Tel Aviv, Israel. |
| 2004 - 2005 | University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria. |
| 2001 | Ars Electronica T.O.C. Campus, Linz, Austria. |
| 2000 | Roundhouse, Interchange Studios. Open, London, UK. |
| Electrohype 2000, Malmö, Sweden. |
Education
| 1999 - 2005 | University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria. Master's Degree | Digital Arts | Visual Media Design |
| 2002 | University of Arts, Berlin, Germany. | New Media Art and Design | Visual Communication |
| 2000 - 2001 | Movie College, Allary Film, Munich, Germany. | Filmmaking | Producing |