Nina Weymann
Human, female photographer based in Bielefeld, Germany and the presents.
Currently I explore phototheory as source for my visual practice. Which means I read a lot of thoughts other people had about photography. The words evoke ideas on how I can experience photography in a different way. The output are rarely classical photographs but rather performative experiments.
My applied (magazine-) projects are based on a journalistic approach. Typically I get as close as possible into communities with an alternative lifestyle, spending time and living with them. To convey atmosphere and emotions into photographs the light, colors and materiality are important to my photographic style. To reflect the role of the medium and myself as a photographer I combine (personal) text with the images in artists' books and exhibitions.
Past talks at
12min.me Hannover, Art night – Buenos Aires / Argentina, infinitas – feminine Freimaurerinnenloge Hannover, ISSP – International Summerschool of Photography Latvia, Toastmasters International Hannover Speakers, Neuer Kunstverein Gießen, Pecha Kucha – Museum August Kestner Hannover, Presseclub Braunschweig and many more to come...
about
1985 born in Rheine / Münsterland
since 2009 freelancing photographer
awards & scholarships
2021 Scholarship Research "Sand" Neustart Kultur / Cultural Foundation VG Bildkunst
2021 Scholarship Exhibition "Stationen" / Culture office of the City of Hanover
2018 VG BildKunst Scholarship for “Archipelago”
2016 Selected for ISSP Summerschool, Latvia
2015 Artist in Residence, Aark, Finland
2015 Scholarship Project "Archipelago" / VG Bildkunst
2012 Shortlisted Athens Photo Festival 2012
2012 Shortlisted 1000 Words Award
2011 Canon Profifoto Award for "Chinatownvertical"
2011 Portfolio Favourites, photo festival Mannheim, Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen
2010 Erasmus / International Year in Denmark
exhibitions (selection)
2021 Suchbild / Archipelago – Gedok Galerie Salon, Hannover – solo exhibition
2021 Stationen – Markthalle / Landtag, Hannover – group exhibition
2018 “Wanderausstellung” IG Metall Galerie Frankfurt – solo exhibition
2016 ISSP, Kuldiga, Latvia – group exhibition
2013 “Spektrallinien”, Art society Gießen – solo exhibition
2012 “chinatownvertical”, Hanover – solo exhibition
2012 Photokina, boulevard of competitions, Cologne – group exhibition
2011 Tarragona, foodphoto festival, Spain – screening
2011 Galerie FB2, „Fokus Frau”, Dortmund – group exhibition
2010 “Pavilion” KUBUS, Hannover – group exhibition
education
2007 - 2013 B.A. Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at University of applied sciences and arts Hannover
2009-2010 Intern as press photographer at Weserkurier, Bremen, GER
2010-2011 International Year – Advanced visual storytelling at Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX), Århus, Denmark
since 2021 M.A. Photography and Media at University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld