Heike Lowenstein
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Job title: Programme Leader / Senior Lecturer BA (Hons) Photography
Email: h.lowenstein@derby.ac.uk
Personal website: heikeowenstein.com
Phone No: 01332 593105
Room: MS110
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Latest news
http://heikelowenstein.com
Recent publications
Group Exhibitions
2012 Forthcoming: 'Heimat' at Ostrale '012, July, Dresden, Germany
'Heimat' in 'An Uncommon Past', New Media Centre, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SCFAI), China (Exhibition is part of the British Council's prestigious festival of British Arts this year.)
2011 'Surveys from a Small Island', Umbrella Arts, New York, USA
'Bealtainne' 2011 Glasgow School of Art PhD Art Show, UK
2010 'MEATYARD ARTS PROJECTIONS', Dec. 17th, Whitworth Gallery, Manchester, UK
'arles éditions 10', meatyardarts, Les Recontres D'Arles 2010
2009 'meatyardarts goes URBIS', URBIS Manchester
'arles éditions 09', meatyardarts, Les Recontres D'Arles 2009
'THENETWERK® - An Introduction', Sponsor's Gallery, University Campus
Suffolk, UK
Publications and Collections
2012 'Heimat' acquired for the collection of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SCFAI), China
2011 Catalogue for 'Surveys from a Small Island'
2009 'Heimat', limited edition print box
Experience in Industry
- 1990 to date Freelance photographer, Berlin and London
Documentary, journalism, portraiture, architecture, industrial (Clients include OTIS, Stern, ellipsis publishing, Dorling Kindersley, BMW, db (deutsche bauzeitung), Untold Magazine, Tempo, TAZ, Zitty, Roundhouse/Camden Council) - 2000-2004 City Literary Institute, London, Tutor-Coordinator for Digital Arts, Community Arts
Projects and Photography - 2000-2002 Freelance: Webdesign, -development, -programming, artwork (Clients included ellipsis,
Aquent, FilmunitAV, demi, POC, DK, Quantum Publishing, Crossing Community Project) - 1997-2000 ellipsis publishing, London, Designer and Production Manager for books and online
- 1996-1997 ellipsis publishing, London, Webdesign, new media, layout and digital imaging(part-time)
- 1986-1989 Photographer's assistant, Munich and Berlin
- 1985-1986 Sportive advertising agency, Munich, work placement/assistant in advertising/fashion studio
Current Activities / Links with Industry
- Format International Photography Festival; Steering Group Member
- Emma Taylor, freelance photographers agent, collaboration towards student employment
- Taylor-James, CGI agency, student placements, employer link
- Redeye, Photography network, student placements, employer link
- Fred Mann, London gallerist, collaboration towards student employment
Faculty: Arts, Design and Technology
School: School of Art and Design
Subject Area: Photography
- Programme Leader BA (Hons) Photography and MA Film and Photography
- Senior Lecturer in Photography
Teaching responsibilities
- BA (Hons) Photography
- MA Film and Photography
- UG and PG dissertation supervisor since 2006
- Integration of theory and practice
- Place, space, landscape
- Reality based visualisation, CGI for print, interface between photography and 3D
- Third year supervision of practice and dissertation
- Supervision and curating of degree and other shows
- International Exchange
Research interests
- Place, space, communities
- Panorama
- Construction of identity; impact of environment on self
- Cultural dislocation and memory
- Mapping of space
- Reality Based Visualisation
- Practice based photographer, designer and artist
° European/International exchange
International Experience
Native German speaker, living in the UK since 1996.
Numerous european and international connections.
Parsons The New School for Design, New York, USA; exchange; Michelle Bogre
Nuremberg University of Applied Sciences, Nuremberg, Germany; Erasmus exchange, network on CGI; Prof. Michael Jostmeier
Dortmund University of Applied Sciences, Dortmund, Germany; exchange; Prof. Jörg Winde
Society for Photographic Education (SPE), United States; link person between APHE and SPE; Virginia Morrison, Executive Director
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Canada; exchange; Rafael Goldchain
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- AOP (Association of Photographers), affiliate membership since 2005
- APHE (Association for Photography in Higher Education), executive member since 2011, institutional member since 2005
- DGPH (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie), individual member since 2006
- HE Academy (pending)
Media experience
Local, regional and national media in Suffolk and London/UK
Undergraduate qualifications
- Photography, Bayersiche Staatslehranstalt für Photographie
- Computergraphics-Specialist in Multimedia, CIM-DATA Institut
Postgraduate qualifications
- MA in Hypermedia Studies, University of Westminster
- PGCE, Lancaster University
Research qualifications
- PhD student, Glasgow School of Art
Research posts
| Institution | Project | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| University Campus Suffolk | Fellow in 'Reality Based Visualisation' | 2007-2008 |
