BIOGRAPHY
1954
Born in Schwaz, Austria
1968
Receives first camera
1971
Creates first reflections in Brugge, Belgium
1975 and 1978
Engaged as a tour photographer for the Rolling Stones
1978
Professional photographer for the Swiss firm Bildtechnik
1979 to 1980
Studies at the "Landesberufsschule für Photographen" in Hall, Austria
(Bachelor of Arts)
1980 to present
Works on series "Reflections" which is a main theme of his work;
photographs through reflections on glass panes of windows and doors
1980 to 1982
Photographer at the Art Kane Studio, New York City
1982 to 1983
Completes graduate studies in photography at the "Höhere Graphische Bundeslehr‑ und Versuchsanstalt" in Vienna
(Master of Arts in Photography)
1983 to 1986
Works on series "Men at Work"; photographic portraits of personalities and world figures in their working environments after extensive conversations with each of his subjects.
The series includes Federico Fellini, Henry Kissinger, Pope John Paul II, Simon Wiesenthal, Bruno Kreisky, Leonard Bernstein, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis and Frank Zappa
1984 to 1988
Receives assignments as a professional photographer for various publications including Vogue magazine
1986 to 1988
Produces record covers for classical music artists, including Claudio Abbado, Leonard Bernstein, The Three Tenors, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Anne‑Sophie Mutter, Gideon Kremer, Ivo Pogorelich and Hermann Prey
1986 to 1989
Collaborates with painter Christian Ludwig Attersee on the project "Zwitterbilder" exploring the relationship of painting and photography as complementary halves of a whole picture
1987 to 1988
Collaborates as a still photographer for films directed by Xaver Schwarzenberger, Karin Brandauer, and Federico Fellini among others
1988 to 2010
Works on the series "Nude Reflections"
1988 to 2024
Series "Vienna"
1989
Writes and teaches "Mini‑Klick"; an eight part photography class for children aired on Austrian and German Television
1989
Austrian Television produces "Schattenzucht," a 30-minute documentary on the artist aired in Austria, Switzerland and Italy
1989 to 1995
Series of "Portrait Überarbeitungen" (Portrait Overworkings) are created; portraits are photo-collaged and overworked with a scalpel, influenced by the subjects favorite musical selections following intensive interviews.
Among those who were part of the series include Carla Bley, Betty Williams, Rigoberta Menchú, Elfriede Jelinek, Queen Elizabeth of Windsor, Richard Serra, Miles Davis, John Mayall, Don Cherry, Joe Zawinul, Ornette Coleman, Michael Jackson, Bob Geldof, Volker Schlöndorff, Federico Fellini, Niki Lauda, The Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, Billy Wilder, Allen Ginsburg, Viktor Frankl, and Simon Wiesenthal
1992
Collaboration with painter Lauren Newton, comprised of watercolors and scratched color photographs
1992 to 1995
First architectural overworkings; "Architektur Überarbeitungen" of Coop Himmelblau's "The Object," Vito Acconci's "New MAK," and Wolfgang Riehle's "Dominohaus." The buildings were photographed and overworked while listening to each architect's favorite music
1993 to 1995
Construction of the Land Art Project "Ars Longa Vita Brevis"; the artistic alteration of land in Lower Austria is initiated and after completion is open to the public. Documentary film of the project is produced by and shown on German television
1993
Begins series of drawings inspired by the artist's favorite music
1993 to 2001
"Portrait Überdrucke" ("Portrait Overworkings") are created: several portraits are artistically layered on top of each other and printed as single works
1995 to 2004
"Portrait Variationen" ("Portrait Variations") - a series of photographic prints of original portrait overworkings which are themselves overworked with a scratching technique
1996
The series "Me and the Boyz" and "Me and the Gals" are created. Artist is photographed with a portrait overworking and resulting picture is further overworked with the same scratching technique used in the "Portrait Variations"
1996
Creation of color drawings in diagonal compositions while listening to the artist's choice of music
1997
Collaboration with Morris Mitchell with pencil drawings
1997 to present
Series of "Triptychs"; each comprising of three interrelated reflections
2001 to 2018
Series "Dalai Lama" completed, comprising of scratches on the artist's original photographic prints
2006
Co-produces the short film "In the Blink of an Eye, in the Beat of a Heart" filmed exclusively from reflections
2008 to 2013
Collaboration with the Austrian painter Anton Christian; a correspondence between photography and painting consisting of 14 triptychs
2008 to 2014
Series "Self Portraits"; reflections of the artist
2010 to 2013
Series "New York Reflections"
2011 to 2015
Series "Arizona Reflections"
2012 to present
Series "Diptychs"; each comprising of two interrelated reflections. Series is incorporated into other reflections series.
2013 to 2021
Series "Gardone Riviera"
2014 to 2024
Series "My Bands"; comprised of diptychs each named after the artists favorite music groups of his youth
2014
Series "Not My Heroes"; comprising of photographs dedicated to political leaders
2019 to present
Series "Reading Room"; comprised of reflections in the artist's home
2023
Series "Venice"
2025
Series "Camellia"; comprised of photographic reflections of camellia blossoms and surrounding area in winter