Michael Anhalt
Weimar 1976
Lives and works in Rotterdam, NL

Michael Anhalt(MA) studied photography at the Royal Academy of fine arts, Den Haag, where he achieved the BA degree in 2006.
From 1993until 2001 MA worked as sound designer and co-founder of Toolbox Music, Mannheim, Germany. Since 2004 MA is working as freelance photographer in Rotterdam, mainly in the fields of advertising, architecture, landscape, people and urban structure. Since 2008 MA is working as co-founder of werkraum3149.com, a creative network of several media disciplines.

From 2006 until 2008 MA completed his Master study in Documentary Photography at AKV|St.Joost Breda. MA has set a thematically focus on the former totalitarian regime of the GDR and a persons conflict being inmate and warder. He is questioning the author's usage of photographyin relation of private remembrance and political evidence.

MA investigates the relationship between humans and the need of (physical) borders. Surveillance, the image of the political enemy, general suspicion and the panoptical system are keywords of his research.

MA combines in his work photography, found footage (video/ photo) and sound in relation of different forms of representation such as book, film or installation.

recent exhibitions and publications

Lichtwolke (interactive installation, in cooperation with
Meike Eggers), QuickScan #1 Nederlands Fotomuseum

Lichtwolke (interactive installation, in cooperation with
Meike Eggers), Fotofestival Naarden 2009

Apathie (Erfurt / IX1155/82)
Nomination Kees Scherer Prijs 2009
ISBN 978-90-814095-1-3

Histortion - Galerie SIGN,
(with Maarten van de Eynde and Meike Eggers) Groningen 2009

Apathie (Erfurt / IX1155/82), Post Dort,
CBK Dordrecht, (Group exhibition) Dordrecht 2008

Contact
www.weyong.com
+31 (0)6 43 054 329

Meike Eggers
Flensburg 1973
Lives and works in Rotterdam, NL

Meike Eggers (ME) studied Communication Design at the Institute of Art and Media in Potsdam, Germany and Editorial Photography at the University of Brighton, UK, where she achieved the BA (hons) degree in 1997.
From 1997 until 2006 ME worked as a freelance photographer in London, Berlin and Hamburg, mainly in the fields of architecture, city planning and urbanity. Next to her photographic work she was involved in several Internet productions, developing communication concepts and visual strategies. She was the co-founder of an Internet Stock agency, where she also works as picture editor ('02 - '09).

From 2006 until 2008 ME completed her Master study in Documentary Photography at AKV|St.Joost Breda, NL. In addition to her study she worked as a research-assistant at the AKV|St.Joost research groups (for Filp Bool - Senior Researcher and Head of Collections Dutch Photography Museum Rotterdam).
During her MA study she deepened her interest in new media. ME investigates the field of amateur footage published via grassroots media for example on platforms like youtube or weblogs. She is questioning how these phenomena change human perception of reality and the position of lens based images.
ME has initiated diverse art projects, lectures and publications about this subject.

recent exhibitions and publications

Lichtwolke (interactive installation, in cooperation with
Michael Anhalt), QuickScan #1 Nederlands Fotomuseum

Lichtwolke (interactive installation, in cooperation with
Michael Anhalt), Fotofestival Naarden 2009

Pyjamocracy, how snapshots confuse our lives (publication), Publisher Research Group Photography, St.Joost, Breda 2009 ISBN / EAN 978-90-76861-21-0

Histortion - Galerie SIGN,
(with Maarten van de Eynde and Michael Anhalt) Groningen 2009

Posted by Nouria, Tehran, Rotterdam & elsewhere
(Blog Based Book) 2008

Contact
www.meikeeggers.eu
+31 (0)6 48 888 219