Andreas Bohnenstengel
Andreas Bohnenstengel (born 9 June 1970) is a German photographer who lives and works in Munich.
Andreas Bohnenstengel

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- Name
- Andreas Bohnenstengel
- Born
- 9 June 1970
- Birthplace
- Munich, Germany
- Field
- Photography
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- photographer · docent · artist
- Fields
- reportage · conceptual art · street art
- Education
- University of Hamburg · University of Bamberg
- Known for
- People with down syndrome · The horse market · Visit to an old lady · Carnival of the photographers · Home · Glückskinder · Photo exhibition ALTerLEBEN by Andreas Bohnenstengel · junior football
- Honours
- Kodak European Gold Award
- Languages
- German
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Andreas Bohnenstengel (born 9 June 1970) is a German photographer who lives and works in Munich.
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Biography
Biography
Andreas Bohnenstengel studied at University of Hamburg and University of Bamberg. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is reportage, conceptual art and street art. Ulm School of Design, Rolf Müller and Otl Aicher are recorded as an influence. Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich. Employment is recorded with Münchner Merkur. Works named in the authority record are People with down syndrome, The horse market, Visit to an old lady, Carnival of the photographers, Home and Glückskinder. Work by Andreas Bohnenstengel is recorded in the collections of Deutsches Historisches Museum, Munich City Archive, Institute of Contemporary History Munich-Berlin, Museum of Art and Crafts Hamburg and The New Collection. Distinctions recorded are Kodak European Gold Award.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Andreas Bohnenstengel • Born — 9 June 1970 • Birthplace — Munich, Germany • Field — Photography
Biography
Biography
Bohnenstengel began in 1991 as a press photographer for the regional daily newspaper Münchner Merkur. Subsequently, he worked for magazines like Der Spiegel, Stern, and others, as well as the Rolf Müller office for visual communication. Since 2004 he has taught photography for example at Schule für Gestaltung in Ravensburg. In his conceptual works, he discusses the phenomenae of society. Works by Bohnenstengel are held in the permanent collection of the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Illustration — Bohnenstengel's "People with Down's syndrome – father and son, 2000", from the book and exhibition Ich bin anders als du denkst • Summer 2022: Very nice that you exist contribution to the glockenbach biennial with the motto different = normal • Summer 2020: The time before Corona – reminder marker, public space munich, continued with the series: The Expectation • February 2019 – May 2019: Der Wasserburger Taubenmarkt, Photo installation in the Museum Wasserburg • November 2018 – January 2019: Kinderleicht – Jugendfußball, at the city hall Krailling • July 2017: Der Pferdemarkt München – Pictures from a previous world. Solo Exhibition at the Sendlinger Kulturschmiede, Munich • July 2017: Kunst im Viehhof – poster competition. Awards for the poster „Feste feiern wie sie fallen" • June 2015: Von Rössern, Reitern und Händlern: Der Roßmarkt damals. Photo installation Viehhof, Munich • March 2015: Kriegsenkel. Solo exhibition at Spirituelles Zentrum St. Martin, Munich • January 2008: Treffpunkt Leben. Jung und Alt im Austausch. (Supporting a class of design students of the sfg-Ravensburg as a lecturer) Exhibition and book. Seniorenzentrum St. Vinzenz, Wangen im Allgäu • November 2014: Kein Ort, nirgends?. Solo exhibition at the Tagungshaus Helmstedt at the conference of Kriegsenkel e.V. • August 2005: 24 Stunden im Leben der katholischen Kirche, Exhibition at World Youth Day in Cologne • July 2003: Menschen mit Down-Syndrom begegnen. Solo exhibition at the Bayerischen Sozialministerium, part of the European year of disabled persons • May 2003: Habe Hunger und kein Bett. Participation in an art and social project on homelessness, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich • October 2002: Augenblicke. Solo exhibition in the Galerie der Gegenfüßler der IG Medien in ver.di Bayern, Munich • October 2002: Menschen mit Down-Syndrom begegnen. Solo exhibition at the Zentrum für natürliche Geburt, Munich. Start of Touring exhibition • June 2002: Photo installation Augenblicke, Regensburg and other locations • December 2001: Brauchtumspflege in Bayern: Gaupreisplatteln. Exhibition participation and award Pressefoto Bayern 2001, Maximilianeum Munich • October 2001: Exhibition participation at the 4. Schömberger Fotoherbst – Festival für klassische Reise – und Reportagefotografie, Schömberg (Schwarzwald) • October 2001: ALTerLEBEN. Solo exhibition about older People with disabilities, for 30th anniversary of Vereinigung für Jugendhilfe Berlin e.V. • February 2001: Werkschau. Slide projection at Kunstpark Ost, Munich • June 2000: Es ist normal Verschieden zu sein. Touring exhibition 40 years of Lebenshilfe, Munich and other locations • December 1999: Der fremde Blick. Solo exhibition on transcultural encounters, culture centre Unna • October 1999: Ich bin anders als du denkst. Solo exhibition about young people with Down-Syndrom, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich. Touring exhibition with 30 locations • October 1998: Exhibition participation at the 1. Schömberger Fotoherbst – Festival für klassische Reise – und Reportagefotografie, Schömberg (Schwarzwald) • November 1997: Glückskinder. Solo exhibition Seidlvilla, Munich • September 1997: Alt und Jung. "Old and Young" – Exhibition participation and first prize, Aspekte Galerie Gasteig, Munich • December 1993: Willkommen im Würmtal. Solo exhibition about asylum seekers, Gräfelfing • September 1993: Flüchtingscontainer. Exhibition at „Fremde Heimat München" culture festival with a series on life in a shelter, Munich • August 1993: Eine Bühne für das Alter. Solo exhibition about elderly people, retirement home Maria Eich Krailling • July 1993: Gewalt: In der Welt habt ihr Angst. Solo exhibition about asylum seekers at the 25. German Evangelical Church Assembly, Munich
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Schattenspiel from Glyptothek • Illustration — Gaudirndldrahn from Heimat • Illustration — Brotlaib from 24 Stunden im Leben der katholischen Kirche • Illustration — Autobahn from Made in Germany
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- “Andreas Bohnenstengel”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q19547389: Andreas Bohnenstengel
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Awards
• 1995: Medienpreis für Sozialfotografie • 1996: Kodak European Gold Award • 1997: Die 100 besten Plakate des Jahres 1997. Poster: Glückskinder • 1999: Auszeichnung Deutsche Städtemedien, Kulturplakat des Monats • 2001: Nikon Photo Contest International
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- 1.DHM Entry in the database
- 2.Media award of the Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Freien Wohlfahrtspflege for the photo documentation Kindheit im Asyl , published in: SZ-Magazin of the Süddeutsche Zeitung (1994, issue 38), accessed 22 June 2017
- 3.Kodak European Gold Award 1996: The photography , accessed 22 June 2017
- 4.Wahl des Plakates Glückskinder zu den Die 100 besten Plakaten des Jahres 1997 Design: Rolf Müller (for the Exhibition from Andreas Bohnenstengel at Seidlvilla Munich), accessed 22 June 2017
- 5.Kampagne des Münchner Volkstheaters . Jana Cerno (Design) and Andreas Bohnenstengel (Photography), accessed 22 June 2017
- 6.Nikon Photo Contest International in der Kategorie A: Free Subject for the photography Fotografen-Meer , accessed 22 June 2017
- 7.Intervention: Voll schön das es dich gibt
- 8.Reithmaier, S. (2020): Strafbare Kunst in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 7. August 2020
- 9.Buchwald, S. (2021) in Süddeutsche Zeitung: Die ganze Stadt als Galerie
- 10.BR Abendschau (2021): Wenn die Kunst zum Menschen kommt
- 11.Goetz, J. (2021): München: Kunst-Kommunikation im Lockdown In: Münchner Feuilleton, 1. März 2021
- 12.Süddeutsche Zeitung (2019): Traueranzeigen für eine Tradition
- 13.Rathaus Krailling: Meldung
- 14.Süddeutsche Zeitung (2017): Der Pferdemarkt München – Pictures from a previous world
- 15.Organiser website with the winning posters: Kunst im Viehhof – Plakatwettbewerb 2017
- 16.Ausstellung: Kriegsenkel
- 17.The book to the exhibition 24 Stunden im Leben der katholischen Kirche
- 18.Exhibition Habe Hunger und kein Bett
- 19.Exhibition catalog Pressefoto Bayern 2001: Brauchtumspflege in Bayern – Gaupreisplatteln
- 20.Exhibition catalog 4. Schömberger Fotoherbst
- 21.Exhibition catalog ALTerLEBEN
- 22.STRATO – Domain not available. andreasbohnenstengelfotograf.de.
- 23.Exhibition Der fremde Blick
- 24.Exhibition catalog 1. Schömberger Fotoherbst
- 25.Exhibition Glückskinder
- 26.Exhibition catalog Alt und Jung
- 27.Exhibition Willkommen im Würmtal
- 28.Exhibition catalog Exhibition Eine Bühne für das Alter
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