MARKUS HEINSDORFF

Born in 1954, studied sculpture in Munich. Nature and space are the central themes of the artist who incorporates the fields of architecture and photography into his work. He has initiated and designed projects, installations, and exhibitions in Africa, China, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Indonesia (Java and Bali), Vietnam, Jordan, USA, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, and a number of European countries. In most countries Heinsdorff develops projects for exhibition venues using local materials. He has been supported by the Siemens Arts Program, the UNESCO Aschberg Bursary, Goethe Institutes and embassies, and, on a number of occasions, the Free State of Bavaria. In 2013, he received the Siemens empowering people award for his "mobile hydro rotor" project. For the presentation of Germany in India from 2011 to 2013, Heinsdorff developed and realized sixteen pavilions as art buildings. For the presentation of Germany in China, he designed and realized the German-Chinese House at EXPO Shanghai 2010 and..

Also known as: heinsdorff

Primary location: Munich Germany