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Ulf Aminde

Ulf Aminde Ulf Aminde (*1969) is an artist and filmmaker. He studied at the Berlin University of the Arts under Lother Baumgarten.

His productions often negotiate and/or are shown in public spaces. Many of them deal with and initiate collaborations and collective learning environments. In his cinematic work he negotiates the potential of self-empowerment through the performative camera, alienation effects in the documentary, and strategies of subjectification. His film works are usually characterised by intensive collaboration with the protagonists and experimental settings. His most recent works deal with social movements, memory and resistance.

His works have been exhibited in many renowned institutions, including the Berlin Biennale 4, the Havana Biennial, KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, Volksbühne am Rosa Luxemburg Platz, nGBK Berlin and Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, MARTa Herford Museum, Steirischer Herbst, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover, Kunstverein Heidelberg and Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei. Ulf Aminde is also professor of performative spaces at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin. There, he initiated the *foundationClass for artists who have had to flee their home countries and are affected by racism.
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