Julian Ronnefeldt
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Julian Ronnefeldt, born in Essen
, Germany
, artist
, photographer, veejay
. After working as an assistant for photographer' Iver Hansen, in 1990 he became involved in making visuals for concerts in and around Düsseldorf. He moved to London in 1993 where he made visuals for underground parties and clubs, using slide, film
and video
projections. In 1997 he joined an international art collective known as Luna Nera
with whom he created a number of site specific installations
in derelict buildings throughout Europe including the Midland Grand Hotel, St. pancras as part of the "Derelict Sensation" show along with Gillian Mciver
, Helen Frosi, Ben Foot and Lennie Lee
, the Russian naval base in Kronstadt and the Factory-Berlin in Berlin
, the Dada
Festival, Zurich
and the prestigious Whitechapel Art gallery
. As a veejay he worked with a number of bands at various well known London venues including the Mean Fiddler
, the Union chapel and the well-known Tate Britain
, frequently collaborating with avante-garde musician Joel Cahen
. His photography
and video
has been exhibited in Belfast
, London
, Rome
, St. Petersburg, Budapest
and throughout Germany
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, photographer, veejay
Veejay
Veejay can mean:-*A VJ , someone who introduces music videos or similar.*A Veejay , software video instrument mixer and sampler for realtime performances*Another spelling for the Indian name Vijay....
. After working as an assistant for photographer' Iver Hansen, in 1990 he became involved in making visuals for concerts in and around Düsseldorf. He moved to London in 1993 where he made visuals for underground parties and clubs, using slide, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
projections. In 1997 he joined an international art collective known as Luna Nera
Luna Nera
Luna Nera is a collaborative group of international artists who make site-specific artworks. Members of Luna Nera have exhibited in a number of venues ranging from disused buildings to Tate Britain....
with whom he created a number of site specific installations
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
in derelict buildings throughout Europe including the Midland Grand Hotel, St. pancras as part of the "Derelict Sensation" show along with Gillian Mciver
Gillian Mciver
Gillian McIver, Canadian artist and writer born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK and raised in Vancouver is a writer, curator and film-maker.After studying history and philosophy, she moved to London where, in 1997, she set up an international underground art collective, known as Luna Nera in the abandoned...
, Helen Frosi, Ben Foot and Lennie Lee
Lennie Lee
Lennie Lee is a South African conceptual artist who lives and works in London.-Life and career:Lennie Lee is a British artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He moved to the UK in 1960. He was educated at Dulwich college in London before winning a scholarship to study philosophy at Christ...
, the Russian naval base in Kronstadt and the Factory-Berlin in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, the Dada
Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
Festival, Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
and the prestigious Whitechapel Art gallery
Whitechapel Gallery
The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery on the north side of Whitechapel High Street, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, it was founded in 1901 as one of the first publicly-funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in London, and it has a long...
. As a veejay he worked with a number of bands at various well known London venues including the Mean Fiddler
Mean Fiddler
The Astoria 2, subsequently known as the LA2 then the Mean Fiddler, was a nightclub at 165 Charing Cross Road in London, England.The venue was connected to the London Astoria such that the two venues could function as a single venue where needed...
, the Union chapel and the well-known Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
, frequently collaborating with avante-garde musician Joel Cahen
Joel Cahen
Joel Cahen , a London-based curator, photographer, filmmaker and sound artist.Was born in Israel and came to the UK in the mid 1990s to study sound engineering. In the late 1990s he worked as a sound technician at a number of venues throughout London. Since 2001 he has worked as sound designer and...
. His photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
has been exhibited in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, St. Petersburg, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
and throughout Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...