Chersonissos
Analogue on Paper
11x9in
$1,110
Karsten Thormaehlen
Germany
Credentials
- Works on commission
Karsten Thormaehlen is a communication designer and has worked as an art and creative director for international fashion and cosmetics companies. Today, he works as a freelance artist, publisher, and professional photographer specializing in architecture, still life, and portraiture. He utilizes analog and digital photography in various formats, as well as video. In architectural and product photography, he applies his trained eye for form and reduction to spaces and objects. Several monographs on the subject of aging have been published by renowned publishers. His portrait series have received numerous awards and have been exhibited both nationally and internationally for over twenty years. Thormaehlen's visual language is minimalist and clear: neutral backgrounds, soft lighting, and authentic portraits. His documentary yet aesthetic approach makes the dignity of lived experience visible; his works radiate depth and a quiet admiration for old age.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Born
- 1965
- Mediums
- Photographer, Printmaker
Portrait of Britain- Winner- London, United Kingdom
Portrait of Humanity- London, United Kingdom
Art Directors Club Deutschland- Gold- Berlin, Germany
Portrait of Humanity- London, United Kingdom
Portrait of Humanity- London, United Kingdom
Prix de la Photographie- Bronze- Paris, France
Prix de la Photographie- Paris, France
Black & White Spider Awards- Beverly Hills, United States
Art Directors Club New York- Merit- New York, United States
Lucy Awards- Beverly Hills, United States
Deutscher Fotobuchpreis - Nominated- Regensburg, Germany
Love is Love / Caritas Haus St. Martin am Autoberg - Hattersheim, Germany
Die Kunst des Altern / Villa Streccius - Landau in der Pfalz, Germany
Altern ohne Grenzen / Universität Kassel - Kassel, Germany
Young at Heart – Neue Bilder vom Altern / Universitätsmedizin Greifswald - Wolgast, Germany
Young at Heart – Oder die Kunst des Alterns / Varisano Krankenhaus - Hofheim am Taunus, Germany
Not Another Second / The Watermark at Westwood Village - Los Angeles, United States
Young at Heart – Im Herzen jung / Kunst im Kapellengang Uniklinikum Giessen - Giessen, Germany
Wer rastet, der rostet / Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend - Berlin, Germany
Young at Heart / Universitätsmedizin - Göttingen, Germany
Not Another Second / The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights - Brooklyn, United States
Longevità e invecchiamento / Universität Magna Graecia - Catanzaro, Italy
100 Jahre Lebensglück / Humboldt Carré - Berlin, Germany
Happy at 100 / Ekimae-dori Underground Walkway - Sapporo, Japan
Die Ästhetik des Alterns / Caritas Haus St. Martin am Autoberg - Hattersheim, Germany
Aktiv in die Zukunft / Dominikanerkloster - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Happy at 100 / Toranomon Hills - Tokio, Japan
Silver Heroes / Robert Bosch Stiftung - Berlin, Germany
Silver Heroes / Galerie Braubachfive - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Jahr 100 Mensch / Lebensspuren Museum - Wels, Austria
Happay at 100 / EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht - Eltville, Germany
Mit hundert hat man noch Träume / Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen - Berlin, Germany
Jahrhundertmensch / Kunstforum der Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall - Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Silver Heroes / Gesundheitsamt - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Jahrhundertmensch / Rathaus Galerie - Mainz, Germany
Jahrhundertmensch / Zollamt MMK - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Silver Heroes / Universität St. Gallen - St. Gallen, Switzerland
Jahrhundertmensch / Galerie Mennonitenkirche - Neuwied, Germany
Jahrhundertmensch / Festspielhaus - Bregenz, Austria
SM!LE / Messe Frankfurt - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Hochglanz / Kunstverein Neckar-Odenwald - Buchen, Germany
Eccola Roma / Messe Frankfurt - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Longevity / Atelier Roman Lipski - Berlin, Germany
Portrait of Britain / Protein Studios - London, United Kingdom
Portrait of Humanity / PHOTO 2022 Outdoor exhibition in Fitzroy & Collingwood - Melbourne, Australia
Portrait of Humanity / PHOTO 2021, outdoor exhibition - Melbourne, Australia
Portrait of Humanity / Robert-Capa-Zentrum - Budapest, Hungary
Portrait of Humanity / ORGAN VIDA International Photography Festival - Zagreb, Croatia
Authentizität / ReedSmith - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Würde / Villa von Amsberg - Braunschweig, Germany
Grey is the New Pink / Weltkulturen Museum - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Age Does Not Matter / Bargehouse, OXO Tower Wharf - London, United Kingdom
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize / National Portrait Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Vielleicht bin ich ja ein Wunder / Rathaus Schöneberg - Berlin, Germany
Quattro Stazione / Fachärztezentrum - Langen-Dreieich, Germany
Zeitenwende. Saluting the End. / Jaus Gallery - Los Angeles, United States
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize / National Portrait Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Prepositions / Villa Sondheimer - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Die Presse – Schaufenster / Galerie Momentum - Wien, Austria
Wild / Visual Galleries at PHOTOKINA - Köln, Germany
Haut – The Nature of Skin / Barlach Halle K - Hamburg, Germany
Gold / Visual Galleries at PHOTOKINA - Köln, Germany
Im Rausch der Dinge / Fotomuseum Winterthur - Winterthur, Switzerland
rbb radio3 Atelier Talk- Longevity - das Versprechen vom langen Leben
ZDF- 37° im ZDF über Hundertjährige: Was zählt im Leben wirklich?
ARD Mediathek- Karsten Thormaehlen fotografiert 100-Jährige
Arte- Die Kunst des Alterns
Harvard Business Review- Your Company Needs an Eldercare Policy
Constanze Kleis, für FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG- Wer am Leben teilnimmt, hat 5000 Lose in der Langlebigkeitslotterie
Deutschlandfunk Kultur- Der Mann, der auszog, um 100-Jährige zu fotografieren
ZDFzeit- Forever Young – Wie können wir das Altern stoppen?
Rüdiger Oberschür, für HEYDAY- 100 Jahre Lebensglück
Emilia Hesse, für STEIDL- »It's never too late to start something new«
Gupta, Alisha Haridasani, für The New York Times- The Stories of Those Who Lost Decades in the Closet
TIME OUT New York- Not Another Second
zdfheute- Die Weisheit der Hundertjährigen
Petra Schwegler, für W&V- Seidensticker feiert 100. Geburtstag mit Gleichaltrigen
Anne Kunze, für DIE ZEIT- Glückliche Alte
Katrin Blawat, für SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG- Alt, weise und zufrieden
Konstantin Schätz, für SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG- »Meine Bilder machen Lust aufs Altwerden«
Tom, für boredpanda- How People Look When They Reach 100 Years
Erin La Rosa, für BuzzFeed- Here’s What Happiness Looks Like At 100 Years Old
Helen Fields, for Smithonian Magazine- What is So Good About Growing Old
Horst Günteroth, für Stern- Reife Leistung
Jörg Albrecht, für FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG- Mit hundert hat man noch Träume
10 Magazine- ten looks from the older and wiser
Institute for Regenerative Medicine - Schlieren, Switzerland
varisano GmbH, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Greifswald, Germany
Marie Luise und Ernst Becker-Stiftung, Germany
Sammlung Weltkulturenmuseum, Germany
Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Switzerland
Agaplesion Bethesda Ulm, Germany
Neurimmune AG, Switzerland
Sammlung Gert-Rudolf Flick, United Kingdom
Allianz Kulturstiftung, Germany
Douglas Group, Germany
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