About the German photographer, Sebastian MÖLLEKEN (b. 1979, in Oberhausen)

Sebastian MÖLLEKEN studied photo design at the FH Dortmund from 2002 to 2009. Graduated with the photo series 'A40'. After numerous assistances, he works since 2005 as a freelance portrait photographer in advertising. In parallel, he creates free works, such as the current series 'Pottpromis', which shows prominent personalities of the Ruhr area as unvarnished close-up portraits. Sebastian MÖLLEKEN has published two photo books so far.

Photo books by Sebastian MÖLLEKEN

'Tagebau' (2012); 'A40' (2015)

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The photographs of Sebastian MÖLLEKEN in the out-of-print photo book 'Tagebau' shift the sensation of time and size; they show how the landscape shapes the people who live in it - at the same time, the people shape the landscape.
39,80 € Weight 1.3 kg
In 'A40', Sebastian MÖLLEKEN documents the 'lifeline', which connects almost all major cities of the Ruhr area - Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Bochum, Oberhausen and Duisburg. Landscape and portrait shots create an overall picture of the life shaped by the A40
19,80 € * Weight 0.7 kg
Awards
  • 2009: Diploma with the work 'A40'.
    2010: Scholarship Visit for the work 'Tagebau' (open pit mining)
    2011: Bridges Fotoaward for 'A40'; nomination for the DEW Art Award with the series 'Tagebau' (open pit mining)
    2012: reddot Award for the annual report of Südwestbank AG; winner of the NRW.Bank art calendar on the theme of 'Energy'; winner of the C.A.R. Art Award with 'Pottpromis'
    2013: Winner of the Felix-Schoeller-Award in the category 'Landscape' with the series 'Surface Mining'.
    2015: Nomination Felix-Schoeller-Award in the kalegory 'Landscape' with the series 'A40'; Winner of the Felix-Schoeller-Award, category 'Architecture'.
Exhibitions
  • 2008: 'Unser Fritz' - Worlds on the River, Project of the Emschergenossenschaft
    2009: 'Neighborhood', Clervaux - cité de l'image, Luxembourg
    2010: 'RWE Artist in Residence', Dortmund; 'Unternehmens Galerie Ruhr.2010', Kunstmuseum Bochum; 'Tour de Ruhr', Grimme Institut Marl
    2011: 'C.A.R.', L.A. Art Association, Los Angeles as well as Zeche Zollverein, Essen; 'Bridges Projects', exhibition of the award winners as well as 'A40', Zeche Zollverein; 'DEW Kunstpreis' (for the series 'Serie Tagebau')
    2012: 'Artic Magazin', Künstlerhaus Dortmund; Ludwiggalerie Oberhausen; 'PottPromis', Zaha Museum, Seoul & Zeche Zollverein.
    2013: 'Lover', Municipal Gallery Poznan; 'PottPromis', L.A. Art Association & Sparkasse Essen; 'Tagebau, RWE Consulting, Essen; 'WFO'; 'Concrete Poetry' (with the series 'A40'), Kunstmuseum Bochum.
    2014: 'Laureate of the Felix Schoeller Award, Osnabrück; 'Surprise me!', Gelsenkirchen; 'C.A.R.', Zollverein, Essen; 'Art Charity for fifty/fifty, Düsseldorf.
    2015: 'Green City', Ludwiggalerie Oberhausen; 'C.A.R.', Zeche Zollverein, Essen; 'Visit 2010-2015', Museum Bochum; 'Laureate of the Felix-Schoeller-Award', Kunstmuseum Osnabrück
    2016: Gallery Torhaus EINS, Oberhausen; '10 years C.A.R.', 10 artists, Zeche Zollverein, Essen