Claudius Schulze

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Claudius Schulzen
Born1984 (age 3839)
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman
Education University of the Arts London
Known forPhotography
Notable workSocotra, die Dinge Europas, State of Nature
Movement Contemporary art

Claudius Schulze (born 1984) is a German artist and researcher. He is known for his large format landscape photography of social and political topics. [1]

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Career

Claudius Schulze initially studied mechanical engineering and then Political and Islamic studies in Hamburg. He holds a master's degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Sabanci University, Istanbul [2] and graduated with distinction from the MA program "Photojournalism and Documentary photography" at the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. [2] While studying photography, he regularly contributed to various magazines e.g. Der Spiegel, Stern, and GEO [3]

He is currently pursuing a PhD on AI and artistic research at the University of the Arts London. [2]

Claudius Schulze is a regular university lecturer e.g. at Leuphana University Lüneburg, National Institute of Design, India, or University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover. [2]

Artistic work

In his first monograph "Socotra" (2011), Schulze takes on the character of the conqueror to explore a remote island. The work criticizes the dealing with the colonial heritage in cultural and particularly literary history. [4]

His second photo book "State of Nature" documents the extent of climate change and natural disaster protection measures in the European landscape. [5]

Claudius Schulze traveled with a self-built boat from Hamburg to Amsterdam and Paris to artistically explore the relationship between nature and urbanity. The results will be shown at the Triennial of Photography 2018. [6]

Awards and grants

Monographs and books

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