About

Born in Corsica in 1985

From Auckland, New Zealand

Living in Berlin since March 2009

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EDUCATION

2004 – 2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, New Zealand

ATTENDED PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS

2011
'Killing Time in Paradise' workshop with Harvey Benge. Lichtblick School, Cologne, Germany

2006
‘No Borders, No Boundaries’ international photography workshop with Magnum photographer Antoine d’Agata and photographers Peter Bialobrzeski and Harvey Benge

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

2007 - 2008, 2012 Photographer for fashion designer Cherry Bishop, Auckland, New Zealand

2010 - 2011: Intern for PROGRAM | initiative for art + architecture collaborations. Photographer for Muti-Kulti Food Blog. Collaborations with Nora Ahy Hänska Design and Actor/Performance Artist Francesco Maria Rovere.

2011: Contributor to Slow Travel Berlin website. Photographer for kaleidoskop artforum/showroom.

2010: Photographer for “Lovepuke” at English Theatre Berlin. Photographer for Brezel Bar e.K. Photographer for Chinese Music Centre Berlin

2009 - 2011: Photographer for aufgemischt! online music magazine. Photographer for SugarHigh new online magazine for Berlin. Photographer for An Emerald City (Band), Berlin

2009: Volunteer Intern for Photographer Elly Clark and Clark Gallery, Berlin. Photographer for the play “Blue Vein” at the English Theatre Berlin. Volunteer Intern for Artist Anonymous Galleries, constructing installation for an exhibition, Berlin. Contributor to New Zealand Magazine Coup de Main

2008: Teachers Aide and Darkroom Technician at Hellenic International Studies in the Arts, Paros, Greece

2007 – 2009: Photographer for The Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band, Auckland and Berlin

2007 – 2008: Volunteer Gallery Assistant at Cross St. Studios, Auckland, New Zealand.

2006 – 2007: Photographer for Take Magazine, Auckland, New Zealand

2006 (June): Volunteer for Auckland Festival of Photography 2006, Auckland, New Zealand


Represented by Art'erocite www.arteroclite.com/PageOceanie.html



EXHIBITION HISTORY

Solo Exhibitions

“A Sense of Place” at Holland Tunnel Gallery, Parikia, Paros, Greece. Febuary 2009.

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"Solitary Wanderings" at Studio 1989, Auckland, New Zealand. Febuary 9 - 12 Feb 2012

Group Exhibitions

"Portraits” Verein group show, Cozmic Gallery Berlin, Germany. December / January 2012

"Aperitif / Konzert / Weihnachtsmarkt / Photo-Ausstellung". kARTüche, Berlin, Germany. Dec 17 2011

"snowball effect winter party". Kaleidoskop Gallery, Berlin Germany. December 17 2011

"This is Not a Fishblock" exhibition of analog photography. Studio Baustelle, Berlin, Germany. Dec 2 - 10 2011
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"SLIDELUCK POTSHOW Berlin IV" Curated slideshow. HBC, Berlin Germany. Nov 17 2011

"Oben sowie Unten" with Daniela Gast. Festival NACHT UND NEBEL 2011. Attic of Crativ-Centrum Neuköllner Leuchtturm, Berlin, Germany. November 5 2011

"Multiplicity; The Great Affordable Print Show" 129 Gallery, Berlin, Germany. Aug 11 - Sept 11 2011

"Wanderlust" with Katie Dunbar and Sebastian Klug. 48 Studen Neukölln Festival , Limbus Europae, Berlin, Germany June 17 - 19 2011
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“PAPER" one day exhibition with Benedetta Scatafassi, FESTA DELL’AGRITURISMO, Agriturismo Rio Verde, Sasso Marconi, Italy. May 22 2011
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“Luft” Verein group show, Cozmic Gallery, Berlin, Germany. May 2011

"Metrospective 1.0" Future Gallery and PROGRAM e.V, Berlin, Germany. Feb 2011
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"stick core" Sticker Exhibition, Dolly Cafe & Bistro, Berlin, Germany. Jan/Feb 2011

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“Reflections” Verein group show, Cozmic Gallery, Berlin, Germany. July 2010

“Choice: Contemporary New Zealand Art” C3 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia. June 2010

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"End of Semester Exhibition" at Hellenic International Studies in the Arts, Parikia, Paros, Greece. Dec 2008

“Mazda Emerging Art” Artworks 2008 Exhibition at the Hilton Hotel Auckland, Auckland City, New Zealand. August 2008

“People and Place” at The Black Crow Café, Auckland City, New Zealand. May 2008

“Romantic Collection” at Good Citizen, Auckland, New Zealand. September 2007
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“Overseas” at The Black Crow Café, Auckland City, New Zealand. August 2007

“Aperitif” at George Frazer Gallery, Auckland City, New Zealand. August 2007
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“Mazda Emerging Art” Artworks 2007 Exhibition at the Hilton Hotel Auckland, Auckland City, New Zealand. August 2007

“The Friend’s Student Art Exhibition” at Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland City, New Zealand. July 2007

“Project Lomo… #2” (apart of the Auckland Festival of Photography 2007) at Cross St. Studios Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand. June 2007

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“Captured in a dialogical moment: The Death Show” at Cross St. Studios Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand. April 2007
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“The Friend’s Student Art Exhibition” at Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland City, New Zealand. July 2006

“Urban Life – a Celebration in Art” at Shed 11, Wellington Waterfront, Wellington, New Zealand. Dec 2005

“The Friend’s Student Art Exhibition” at Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland City, New Zealand. July 2005


PUBLICATIONS

2011 “Mother Drucker: Elsa Thorp profiles a new screen-printing and exhibition space in Kreuzberg”. Slow Travel Berlin Website, posted Feb 3 2011 (http://www.slowtravelberlin.com/2011/01/06/mother-drucker)

2010 Danz Quarterly, Issue 18: Summer 2010 [Wellington, N.Z. : DANZ, 2010]
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2009 Gallery36 | Vol. 1 No. 4, 2009 (www.gallery36.co.nz/getmycopy.html)
gallery 36

2009 The Kiwi Diary 2010 (http://thekiwidiary.co.nz/)
DIARY

2008 by all means and by all accounts and in all events at any cost, [Auckland, N.Z.: Elam School of Fine Arts, National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, The University of Auckland, 2008]
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Location

Berlin 12051
Germany

Email

I am looking for freelance work.

Phone

0151-269-56-281