1972 born in Donaueschingen
1995-99 Studies at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
1996-2001 Study at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (Prof. Valie Export
09/2005 - 07/2006 Residence at Istituto Svizzero di Roma, Rom
08/2006 - 03/2007 Residence at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
05/2007 Residence in Bukarest in cooperation with Galeria Noua
05/2008 - 10/2008 Guest Lecturer at Silpakorn University Bangkok, Thailand
Artists Dagmar Keller and Martin Wittwer continue to create a multifaceted oeuvre that includes objects, video installations, film, and photography. In their work they examine the relationship between reality and fiction. Questioning perceptual processes and an interest in social phenomena are central to their work.
ftc. is now showing a black-and-white photo series, I Knew Some of You Better Than Others, but I Miss You All, which was begun in 2007. Its starting point is contemporary visual advertising culture, and it is the first work by the two artists that displays a performative element. Here, the duo is especially interested in deconstructing aesthetic and social codes of perception.
In their photo series, I Knew Some of You Better Than Others, but I Miss You All, Keller and Wittwer confront their own bodies w...