About Norwegian photographer Espen EICHHÖFER (b.1966, in Nesbyen)

From 1992 to 2000 Espen EICHHÖFER studied Communication Design in Essen. Since 2006 he is a member of 'Ostkreuz – Agentur der Fotografen', Berlin. Espen EICHHÖFER lives in Berlin.

Photo books by and with works by Espen EICHHÖFER

  • 'Dokumentarfotografie Förderpreise 2001/2002' (2003)
    'The City. Becoming and Decaying' (2010, together with photographers from Ostkreuz Agency Sibylle BERGEMANN, Jörg BRÜGGEMANN, Annette HAUSCHILD, Harald HAUSWALD, Pepa HRISTOVÁ, Andrej KREMENTSCHOUK, Ute & Werner MAHLER, Thomas MEYER, Dawin MECKEL, Julian RÖDER, Frank SCHINSKI, Jordis Antonia SCHLÖSSER, Anne SCHÖNHARTING, Linn SCHRÖDER, Heinrich VÖLKEL, Maurice WEISS)
    'On Borders' (2012, together with Ostkreuz photographers Jörg BRÜGGEMANN, Sibylle FENDT, Annette HAUSCHILD, Harald HAUSWALD, Pepa HRISTOVÁ, Tobias KRUSE, Ute & Werner MAHLER, Dawin MECKEL, Thomas MEYER, Julian RÖDER, Frank SCHINSKI, Jordis Antonia SCHLÖSSER, Anne SCHÖNHARTING, Linn SCHRÖDER, Heinrich VÖLKEL, Maurice WEISS)
    'Ostkreuz. 25 Jahre / 25 Years' (2015, together with Ostkreuz photographers)
    'Berlin-Wedding. Das Fotobuch/The photo book' (2017, together with Ostkreuz photographers)

    'Kontinent. Auf der Suche nach Europa: OSTKREUZ. Agentur der Fotografen' (2020, together with Ostkreuz photographers Jörg BRÜGGEMANN, Sibylle FENDT, Johanna-Maria FRITZ, Annette HAUSCHILD, Harald HAUSWALD, Heinrich HOLTGREVE, Tobias KRUSE, Ute MAHLER, Werner MAHLER, Dawin MECKEL, Thomas MEYER, Frank SCHINSKI, Jordis Antonia SCHLÖSSER, Ina SCHOENENBURG, Anne SCHÖNHARTING, Linn SCHRÖDER, Stephanie STEINKOPF, Mila TESHAIEVA, Heinrich VÖLKEL, Maurice WEISS, Sebastian WELLS und Sibylle BERGEMANN)
    'Papa, Gerd und der Nordmann' (2021)

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In 'Papa, Gerd und der Nordmann', Ostkreuz photographer Espen EICHHÖFER explores central questions about his origins: Where do I come from? Where am I at home? What is home? His photos were taken between 2009 & 2019 on vacation trips to his Norwegian home
38,00 € *
18 'Ostkreuz' photographers portrait residents of Auroville, the slums of Manila, and the center of a decaying Detroit, Ordos in China, the artificiality of Dubai, and the bombed-out buildings in Gaza. The result is a portrait of a city that is all cities
198,00 €
The compendium 'KONTINENT', published on the occasion of same named exhibition in Berlin, contains color and b/w photographs of the participating Ostkreuz photographers. It addresses the most important issues currently preoccupying the European population
39,90 € *
Espen EICHHÖFER, Annette HAUSCHILD - HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 30 x 2,5 cm., 236 pp., 132 color & 33 b/w ills., bilingual text: German / English
40,00 € *

Awards / Scholarships
  • 2002: Documentary Photography Award Wüstenrot Foundation (for 'The Nest')
    2005: Körber Photo Award (for 'The Eldery')
    2009: Artist in Residence Grant in Manila, Goethe Institut
    2011: Working Grant for the documentary 'A State Emerges' in South Sudan, VG Bild Kunst
    2013: 'Konrad Wolf' Prize for Ostkreuz
Exhibitions (a selection )
  • 2003: 'The Nest', Spielhaus Morrison Galerie, Berlin
    2005: 'Wie leben die Alten?', Group exhibition at Schloss Agathenburg , Museum of Arts and Crafts/ Hamburg
    2006: 'Irrelevant Relations – Ruby ’s Room – Familiar', dual exhibition with Anne Noble at Spielhaus Morrison Galerie, Berlin
    2009: '10 Years Documentary Photography Prizes Wüstenrot Foundation' with 'The Nest', Historical Museum, Frankfurt am Main
    2010: 'The City', Ostkreuz Group exhibition, C/O Berlin and at Versicherungskammer Munich
    2012: 'On Borders' Ostkreuz Group exhibition, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
    2013: 'On Borders', Ostkreuz Group exhibition , Hygienemuseum, Berlin