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Steffen Diemer, born in 1966 in Grünstadt, Germany, is a contemporary photographer who brings a poetic and intimate approach to capturing the essence of nature to his work. His works have gained recognition for their delicate, sensitive and evocative qualities. Steffen Diemer has been exploring artistic photography since 2011. This career is still characterised today by a distinctive aesthetic, characterised by handmade works on black glass, which he often treats as individual objects, emphasising the tactile and tangible nature of his art. Over the years, Steffen Diemer has become a figure in the world of fine art photography, with a body of work that transcends cultural and linguistic boundaries.
Steffen Diemer's artistic journey began to unfold when, after 20 years of working as a photographer in war and crisis regions, he suffered a burnout that led him to critically scrutinise himself and his work. His experiences with traditional Japanese aesthetics and philosophy, mainly gathered between 1994 and 1998, left intense traces in his photographic sensibility. This background, coupled with spirituality, the aesthetic concept of Wabi Sabi, respect for divine creation and a love of literature, strongly influences the meditative and contemplative qualities that characterise his work.
Steffen Diemer's photographic process is characterised by meticulous craftsmanship and a deep connection to the motifs. His work mainly utilises the 170-year-old process of wet plate collodion photography. The physicality of the works exposed directly on black glass, combined with their intimate size, invites the viewer to engage intensely with each image. This process is a deliberate departure from the conventional and emphasises the individuality and uniqueness of each photograph as an object of contemplation. Each work is unique.
Steffen Diemer's work has been shown extensively in solo and group exhibitions.
Steffen Diemer - photographs can be found in renowned collections. His presence at international art fairs emphasises the universal appeal and enduring significance of his distinctive approach to photography, in which each image becomes a poetic meditation on the transience of life and the beauty to be found in fleeting moments.
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Group exhibitions
2025 Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Expedition Weltmeere
2025 Unseen Amsterdam, Gallery Persiehl & Heine
2025 German Japan Museum Mitsuko Castle all_black :: yugen
2025 Photo London Somerset House, Ira Stehmann Gallery
2025 Port 25 Mannheim, Staubfrei
2025 Mia Photo Art Fair Milan, Gallery Lab 130
2025 Art Karlsruhe, Gallery Commeter
2024/2025 Echo of silence Gallery Ira Stehmann Fine Art
2024 Former Villa of the Kornfeld Gallery, Zurich,
The unique piece in photography
2024 Photo London Somerset House, Galerie Ira Stehmann Fine Art
2024 Galerie Albert Baumgarten, Focus Photography
2024 Japanmuseum Schloss Mitsuko, Mu, the absolute nothing
2024 Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Albert Baumgarten, Galerie Persiehl & Heine
2024 Bright Days Ahead, Galerie Persiehl & Heine, Hamburg
2023 Der gläserne Blick, Museum Villa Rot
2023 München Highlights, Ira Stehmann Fine Arts
2023 8. Roter Kunstsalon, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2023 Natur in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, Marsano, Berlin
2022 Objective Unobjective Gallery Chr. Pixis Munich
2022 Diamonds are forever | Port 25
2022 Gallery Peter Zimmermann | Kunstverein Mannheim
2021 Luxembourg art week, Gallery Albert Baumgarten
2021 Cologne Fine Art Fair, Gallery Kirbach, Gallery Albrecht
2021 Museum Villa Rot, Gallery Albert Baumgarten
2020 Cologne Fine Art Fair, Galerie André Kirbach, Galerie Albrecht (canceled)
2020 Museum Rot, Roter Kunstsalon, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2020 Positions Berlin, Galerie Susanne Albrecht
2020 Photo Basel, Galerie Susanne Albrecht
2020 Mit Abstand, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2020 Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Albert Baumgarten & Galerie Susanne Albrecht
2019 Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2019 Positions Berlin, Galerie Susanne Albrecht
2019 COFA Köln, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2019 Art Week Luxembourg, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2018 Geschichten über…, Kunstraum Gerdi Gutperle, Viernheim
2018 Die verborgene Gegenwart, Galerie Maul, Ladenburg
2018 Zierde ihrer Stadt, Stadtmuseum Kaiserslautern
2018 Cologne Fine Art, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2017 Gruppenausstellung, Be Art Heidelberg
2016 Von Kopf bis Fuß, Galerie Conzen, Düsseldorf
Solo exhibitions
2025 Hibhiki |Gallery Lab 130, Milano
2024 Rue Paul Bert | Peter Zimmermann Gallery
2023 Leica Gallery Salzburg | Closest to Silence
2023 Galerie Helena Vayhinger | becoming - passing away - returning
2023 Dr. Robert Gerlich Museum | Gentleness in nature a silent peace
2023 Iserlohn Municipal Gallery | Slowly and very gently
2022 Museum Theo Kerg | together with Hannah Schemel
2022 Gallery Peter Zimmermann, together with Hannah Schemel
2021 Gallery Albert Baumgarten, Freiburg together with Hannah Schemel
2021 Gallery Andre‘ Kirbach, Düsseldorf together with Hannah
2020 Haruka ushiro (Weit dahinter), Galerie Susanne Albrecht
2020 zu zweit, Galerie Vayhinger, Singen, with Hannah Schemel
2019 Kunst Koch in Kooperation mit Galerie Albert Baumgarten, with Hannah Schemel
2018 Still Silver, Museum Forum Alte Post, Pirmasens
2018 Poesie der Photographie, Galerie Albert Baumgarten, Freiburg
2018 Werkschau, Photokina Köln
2018 Amerikas verborgene Orte, Kurpfälzisches Museum im Mark Twain Center, Heidelberg
2017 Lange Nacht der Museen, Rahmenmuseum Düsseldorf
2016 Everything is connected, Galerie p77a, Brühl
2016 Always a little wonder, Galerie Be Art, Heidelberg
2015 Flowers, Galerie Kunstmaßnahmen, Heidelberg
Galleries
Gallery Commeter, Persiehl & Heine, Hamburg
Commeter, Persiehl & Heine
Tel.: +49(0)40 32 63 21
Ira Stehmann Fine Art
www.irastehmann.com
Tel. +49 171 264 1293
LAB 1930. FOTOGRAFIA CONTEMPORANEA
Via Mantova 21
20135 Milano/Italy
www.lab130.com