Verdachtsmoment 1, 2008
Light Jet -print on Aludibond
72 x 66 cm (framed)
Ed. 2 + 2 AP
Martin Dammann
Martin Dammann addresses a highly emotional and topical issue, i.e. the interplay between war, media coverage and its impact on our perception. Original photos and footage from around WWI. to the Kosovo conflict and the standard methods of modern warfare form the basis of the large-size water-colour paintings, video works and photo series. The artist draws inspiration and material from his work for the London-based Archives of Modern Conflict as he has been in charge of acquiring photos for the collection specialising in private war photography for some years. The artist cautiously approaches the medium of photography and deprives the brief moment in which the photo was taken of any claim to reality by transforming it with the “soft“ technique of watercolour painting. This allows the onlooker to engage in a novel, subjective play of interpretation. As Dammann transforms them into different media the onlooker is confronted with two semantic fields: the individual, personal on the one hand and the general powerful impact of images and historiography on the other hand. The subject highlighted is the changed perception of reality due to the growing influence of mass-mediasation on our personal attitudes and values. All works have to do with dissolution, penetration and disappearance and are linked by the longing for reaching a point of reality in the images that is outside themselves, a point that seems to gradually move away.
Martin Dammann works have been on view at Documenta X and Werkleitz Biennale (1997), at Museum Folkwang, Essen (2001) and at Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Berlin (2002). In 2009, he had a solo show (‘Fremde Freunde’) at Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany, in which occasion a comprehensive catalogue was published. Also this year, Dammann participated in the 53rd Venice Bienal by presenting works from his series ‚Soldier Studies’ at The Fear Society, Pabellón de la Urgencia.
Biography
born 1965 in Friedrichshafen/Bodensee, lives and works in Berlin
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018
"Abstieg", InSitu - Fabienne Leclerc, Paris
2017
Kein schöner Land, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
2016
Schuld, Galerie InSitu – Fabienne Leclerc, Paris
2015
Zum Resultat beruhigter Tumult, Kunsthalle, Nuernberg
weiter weg, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
2014
Martin Dammann. Mit dem Rücken zur Wand, Märkisches Museum Witten (im Rahmen von 25 Jahre / 25 Künstler / 25 Bilder, Kunstsiftung NRW)
Zeichnungen, In Situ – Fabienne Leclerc, Paris
Dieses Feuer, Atelier Rouart, Paris
aus dem über heraus, Kunstsaele Berlin
2013
Galerie InSitu – Fabienne Leclerc, Paris
Goodbye Paradise – Landschaftsbilder gestern und heute, Kunsthalle Osnabrück
Nur hier, Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Ankäufe, von 2007 bis 2011, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn
2012
Blind Spot, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
2011
gegen über, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
Frauen, In Situ / Fabienne Leclerc, Paris
2009
Malerei-Zeichnung, Kunstverein Konstanz, Constance
Soldier Studies und Neue Malerei, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
Fremde Freunde, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Recklinghausen
2008
Zweite Totale, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
2007
Repromancer, Kunstverein Arnsberg e.V., Arnsberg
2006
Collecting militaria gives you something to talk about, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
2005
Vanishing Point, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
Überdeutschland, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
Vanishing Point 2, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
2003
New Works, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
2002
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin
1998
Transmission, Espace des Arts, Chalon-sur-Saône
Blitz Licht, Kunstruimte, Berlin
1996
Galerie Herold, Bremen
1995
Galerie 21, St. Petersburg
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
CONCENTRATION - a tribute, Gesellschaft für projektive Ästhetik Georg Kargl, Vienna
2017
ZWANZIG 20 years Galerie Barbara Thumm, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
"En marge", InSitu- Fabienne Leclerc, Paris
Group-Picture, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
2015
Fire and Forget. On Violence, Kunstwerke Berlin
The Beast and the Sovereign, MACBA – Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
BER-DTM-HNL – Fasten your seatbelts, HMKV, Dortmund
2014
DER KUBIST MARCEL DUCHAMP MAG NICHT MALEN, Thomas Schulte, Berlin
Summerstage, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
Emotionsräume, Kunstverein Talstraße, Halle/Saale
Kunst Oberschwaben 20. Jahrhundert – 1970 bis heute, Schloss Achberg, Achberg, Germany
2013
Donation Florence et Daniel Guerlain, Centre Pompidou, Paris
Goodbye Paradise – Landschaftsbilder gestern und heute, Kunsthalle Osnabrueck
Spur der Steine, Alte Feuerwache, Kulturhaus Friedrichshain, Berlin
Nur hier, Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der BRD Ankäufe von 2007-2011, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der BRD, Bonn
Bremer Schule, ESSEN UND TRINKEN MUSUEM, Berlin
2012
Mohrenshow, Wurlitzer Art, Berlin
Choses vues á Droite et á Gauche (sans lunettes), Ballhaus Ost Berlin, Berlin
2011
10 Years Autocenter, Autocenter, Berlin
Rollenbilder.Rollenspiele, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Salzburg
Erika Mustermann Collection, Der Strich, Berlin
EHF 2010, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin
State of the Union, Freies Museum, Berlin
2010
Fine Line, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
Einen Ort herstellen, Neuer Sächsicher Kunstverein, Dresden
Family Jewels, Galerien der Stadt Esslingen, Esslingen
A Generation, Petach Tikva Museum of Art Israel, Israel
La Revanche de l´Archive Photographique, Centre de la Photographie, Geneva
2009
Schickeria – High Society, BDA-Ausstellungsraum, Braunschweig
Biennale Venezia, 53rd International Art Exhibition, Venice
Family Jewels, Galerien der Stadt Esslingen, Esslingen
The Fear Society – Pabellon De La Urgencia, Arsenale Novissimo, Venice
2008
Vertrautes Terrain – Aktuelle Kunst in und über Deutschland, ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe
Nothing to declare, 4. Triennale zeitgenössischer Kunst Oberschwaben, Friedrichshafen
Wild Signals, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart
Quo Vadis, Autocenter, Berlin
2007
Männerfantasien, Chung King Project, Los Angeles (curated by Ellen Blumenstein)
Between the Two Deaths, ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe
Malkunst, 2. Aktuelle Malerei in Berlin, Mudima - Fondazione per l’Arte Contemporanea, Milan
2006
VAC – Colección Valencia Arte Contemporáneo, IVAM, Valencia
Don´t talk about it, Berlin
I walk the lines, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
Berlin Tendenzen, La Capella – Institut de Cultura de Barcelona, Barcelona
SPEED, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
2005
Trial of Power, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin (curated by Maik Schlüter)
Richtig Wichtig, PACT, Amsterdam
Good Timing, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
Waters and Watercolours, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
2004
Foreign Affairs Berlin, Tent Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam
From Above, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna
2003
Video Programme, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
2001
Einsiedler, Vorübergehend, Museum Folkwang, Essen
Pandaemonium, The Lux Centre, London
2000
Experimental Projects, PS1 - Contemporary Art Center, New York
No Vacancies, Galerie Barbara Thumm/Angelika Richter, Berlin
1999
View, Galerie Eigen & Art, Berlin
Kunstwerke e.V., Berlin
Kunstbank, Berlin
art club berlin, Berlin and AUbase art space, New York
1998
Between, Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, Florida
Sub Fiction, 3. Werkleitz Biennale, Werkleitz
Blockbuster, Kunst + Technik, Berlin
1997
Medienpaket, ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe
Hybrid Work Space, Documenta X, Kassel
Kunst + Technik, Berlin
11 Videos, Dogenhaus Projekte, Berlin
L´immagine leggera, Videofestival, Palermo
1996
Auswahl 7. Marler Videopreis, Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten, Marl
Cluster Images, Werkleitz Biennale, Werkleitz
Die 50 besten, Video Award of ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe
Digitale ´96, Photokina/Kunsthochschule für Medien, Cologne
1995
Dirty Windows Gallery, Berlin
Pearls Vol. II, Stiftung Starke, Berlin
1994
Werkstattgalerie Hohentorsheerstraße, Bremen
Ars Grafinova, Ostrobothnian Museum, Vaasa
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