About
Ludwig Nikulski
Photographer based in Hanover, Germany.
Available for assignments
Ludwig is a member of
Freelens e.V.
Fotobus Society
VG-Bildkunst
Künstlerbund MV
Statement
I am following something that is absurd. I have to do it. There is a certain grade of darkness, memories, confusion, pushing it to the limit, to reveal something that no one can see. But it exists. Somewhere. With a loss of factual information, something hidden wants to be discovered to resonate in the world. That is what I am trying to do with photography. The work requires doubts, calmness, change, vulnerability, ecstasy and a high amount of naivety to go somewhere that can not be planned. I do not feel well with logic transcriptions. The narrative must be open. To be rewritten by the viewers own reality.
- 1989
- born in Greifswald
- 2013-2014
- Studies of Fine-Arts and Philosophy, Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institut Greifswald
- 2015-2018
- Studies of Photography, Lette Verein Berlin
- 2021
- NOOR Academy Masterclass
- 2022
- currently studying Visual Journalism & Documentary Photography, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hanover
Awards / Stipends
- 2024
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Arttaca Grantee
Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Award Winner
Award for Emerging Artists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Winner
- 2023
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Project Grant, VG-Bidkunst
Nikon Fotobus Grant, Shortlist
Fresheyes Magazine “100 best emerging photographers”, curated by GUP
- 2022
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Münzenberg Forum Berlin, Art Competition, 1st Prize
Palm* Photo Prize, Shortlist
Nominated for Otto-Steinert-Prize, by the German Photographic Society
- 2021
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Vonovia Award for Photography, Shortlist
Stipend "Neustart Kultur", Stiftung Kulturwerk, VG-Bildkunst
Research Grant, VG-Bildkunst - 2020
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Scholarship by Künstlerhaus Lukas,
Nes Artist Residency Skagaströnd, Iceland
Nominated for Dokumentarförderpreis Wüstenrotstiftung - 2018
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German Photobook Award 18/19, Bronze
Award for Emerging Artists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Finalist
Exhibitions
- 2024
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16.09. - 30.09. Public Space Exhibition "Identity, Courage,
Love", Kunstverein Hildesheim
30.09. Feature Shoot's Emerging Photography Awards Exhibition, Clamp Art Gallery, New York
08.09. - 06.10. "Hier&Jetzt" Award for Emerging Artists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schloss Plüschow
Freelens Young Professionals, Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles
BBK MV - Neue Mitglieder, Kulturforum Schleswig-Holstein-Haus, Schwerin - 2023
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Portfolio Walk, by the German Photographic Academy, Deichtorhallen Hamburg
Galerie Laubengang, Hanover, Germany
Public Space Exhibition, Hanover, Germany
Gallery Duża Scena UAP, Poznań, Poland
Gallery Espaço Alto, São Paulo, Brazil - 2022
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OFF Bratislava
Willi Münzenberg Forum, FMP1 Berlin
Hamburg Portfolio Review
Kranj Foto Fest, Kranj, Slovenia
Vonovia Award for Photography, Sprengel Museum Hannover
Lumínic Festival, Sant Cugat, Barcelona
Days of Photography, iManaLab, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Palm* Photo Price, 1014 Gallery, London, UK
Rotterdam Photofestival - 2021
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OFF Bratislava
Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards, ClampArt Gallery, New York
Rotlicht Festival, Vienna
Kranj Foto Fest, Slovenia
Art Photo BCN, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona
„Luft und Licht“, Edvard Munch Haus, Warnemünde, Rostock
Portfolio Walk, German Photographic Society - 2020
- Photobook Week Aarhus
- 2019
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German Photobook Award 18/19 - Frankfurter Buchmesse
"Hier&Jetzt" Award for Emerging Artists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schloss Plüschow
German Photobook Award 18/19 - Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe
Transformart Festival, Berlin
"no limits", Photography Unlimited, Berlin
German Photobook Award 18/19 - Goethe-Institut Tokio
German Photobook Award 18/19 - Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R.)
German Photobook Award 18/19 - Fotoforum Köln - 2018
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German Photobook Award 18/19 - Stuttgarter Buchwochen
"Seltsame Zeiten, mein Liebling", Kapelle, Berlin
"Nachts auf der Sonne", Graduation Show, CRCLR, Berlin - 2017
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"1. Akt", Galerie STP, Greifswald
"Nautilus - inside out", Zweidreiraum, Berlin
"Die Welt tönt noch", OBEY Showroom, Berlin
"Zwischen Innen und Außen", Filterhouse, Berlin - 2016
- "Glance vs. Gaze #02", Kunstquartier Bethanien, European Month of Photography, Berlin
- 2014
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"Romantic in Abstraction", Caspar-David-Friedrich-Zentrum, Greifswald
"Young Professionals", Fotofestival Horizonte, Zingst