Biography
Born in Cologne, Germany in 1953. Between 1974 and 1979 he studied architecture, art history and semiotics at the RWTH Aachen University. Since 1976 he has worked with video in performances, installations and tapes. He was professor of media art at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG) and at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. In 2010 he became chair of film and video at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Together with video artists Ulrike Rosenbach and Klaus vom Bruch, he formed the producer group ATV in the 1970s.
Source: 67. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)