Born 1973 in Hannover, Germany
Education
2005 - 2007 Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing - France
two year Post-Diploma for free art in the major of new media
studied with André S. Labarthe, Chantal Akerman, Ryoji Ikeda, Christoph Kim
Production scolarship
1995 – 2003 Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig
Diploma with excellence in the major of free art
1995 – 1999 teaching studies for art and English at a grammar school, intermediate examination
Studies of free art at: Prof. Hartmut Neumann, Prof. Raimund Kummer, Prof. David Lamelas,
Prof. Paul Etienne Lincoln, Prof. Johannes Brus
1994 – 1995 Spielmobil of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt, Hannover - alternative civilian service
until 1994 Georg-Büchner Gymnasium (grammar school), Letter near Hannover – Universitiy entrance diploma
1991 - 1992 Exchange year in La Crosse, Kansas U.S.A. – graduated from High School
Exhibitions
2013
Fligende Engel, Die Bedürfnisanstalt, Hamburg (SE)
Niveau de la mer, l'Atelier National, Marseille, France (GE)
2012
Nishinomiya-Funasaka Biennale 2012, near Osaka, Japan (GA) group exhibition with about 53 artists
Pi – p Verwandlungen des Kreises, Landdrostei near Pinneberg near Hamburg, Germany (GA)
Kunst im Schaufenster – Altonale 13, Hamburg
A as A Project 2012 - China-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition Vol. 1 53 Art Museum - Guangzhou, China
2011
Interfilm 27. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Berlin Video „Laurentia“ in public competition „eject XIV – Long night of odd films", Volksbühne Berlin
Ach, so?! = Dort, so!? #4, Makii Masaru Fine Arts Gallery, Tokio, Japan Gruppenausstellung
CineFiesta 2011, Theater Raúl Juliá , Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, San Jose, Puerto Rico Filmfestival
2Apéro beim Sammler Wolfgang Schröder, Videoscreening, Buchholz i. d. Heide with J. Vallribera, R. Bergmeier, Kim Gordon, D. Josefsohn, Paul Roxi, Gavin Turk a.o.
Screen for Shorts, Filmfestival deutzkultur. e.V., Colonne
Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg 2011 Flotter Dreier competition with Video "Laurentia"
BS-VISITE, Braunschweig group exhibition
Nordlichter im Polarraum, Festival for contemporary music „Blurred Edges“, Hamburg Dodo Schielein and Torsten P Bruch, concert und video screening Gallery polarraum
ZEIT GESCHICHTE/N, Galerie IG BILDENDE KUNST – Vienna Group exhibition with Eva Brunner-Szabo, Torsten P Bruch, Stefan Moos, Christoph Rothmeier, Tim Sharp Wien
2010
Nishinomiya Funasaka Biennale, Osaka - Japan Group exhibition
RetroSlots, Frise – Künstlerhaus Hamburg, Group exhibition with the Gallery IG Bildende Kunst, Vienna - Austria
"Gegenliebe - Vastarakkaus" Group exhibition, Muu Gallery, Helsinki – Finland
2009
„BS-Visite“, Rebenpark-Braunschweig Group exhibition
„Dunkeldeutsch bierernst“, Dunk! (production gallery - Copenhagen - Denmark) Group exhibition
„Self organistion of artist and groups with the example Künstlerhaus Hamburg (artist house hamburg) Lecture by Torsten P Bruch and Sabine Mohr Goethe Institut , Wyoming House, New York, U.S.A.
„Last Call – Hamburg“, Le Petit Versailles, New York City, U.S.A. film screening and exhibition
2008
„Amour réciproque – Gegenliebe“, Galerie l‘ESBAM, Marseille Group Exhibition within the boundaries of the 50th year city friendship anniversary between Marseille and Hamburg
„Wir nennen es Hamburg“, Kunstverein Hamburg (Artist Association Hamburg) Group exhibition
„Polynymph“, Opera based on Marain Marais and Louis-Nicolas Clérambault in the Zeisehallen Hamburg
Director: Jörg Lillich, scene video: Torsten P Bruch, Youssef Tabti
„Die Innere Sicherheit“, Theaterpiece based on the film of Christian Petzold in the Nachtasyl of the Thalia Theater Hamburg
Director: Frank Abt, scene video: Torsten P Bruch
2007
“Panorama 8”, Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing – France Group exhibition with interactive video installation “Blaubart” (3 x 34min. dvd)
2006
„Panorama 7“, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts – Lille, France Group exhibtion with the video installation „Come Close Space“
„Dialogues d’exile“, short film by B. Brechts texts „Dialoge aus dem Exil“, director: Fanny Douarche (28 min., HD, Le Fresnoy - France) main part of Kalle
„IZL – Initiative Zukünftiger Lebensformen“, Rainer Maria Matysik, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin Group exhibition with video film „Indianer vs. Ingenieure“
„Auto Chronographe“, Festival Pocket Films, Centre Pompidou, Paris 4:23min., short choosen for competition
„Stadtnotizen 1 – Die Bitteren Tränen der Grossen Bergstraße“, theatre play in the Nachtasyl of the Thalia Theater Hamburg, director: Frank Abt, Scene video: Torsten P Bruch
2005
TAZ Hamburg, freelance for a newspaper, Short articles about the Off-Scene in Hamburg
„Kolunse - Feuer in der Begegnung“, Einstellungsraum, Hamburg, Single exhibition with video installation
„Wechselstrom“, Motorenhalle - 7.Stock Dresden, Group exhibition with „Waffelbäckerinstallation“
„Liebeskonzil“, Autorentheatertage - Gaußstr. Thalia Theater Hamburg Group exhibition with two installations
„Late Night St.Pauli“, St.Pauli Theater Hamburg, director: Katrin Spranger Premiere the 29th of April 2005 – scene design and video: Torsten P Bruch
„Huddersfield“, Volksbühne Berlin, director: Katrin Spranger Premiere the 21st of January 2005 – scene design: Torsten P Bruch
„Wer will hier? - Ein Abend für Egoisten“, Thalia Theater in the Gaußstr., director: Corinna Sommerhäuser, Premiere the 10th of April 2005, main part: Torsten P Bruch
„Die Möwe“, theatre play im Malersaal Schauspielhaus Hamburg, director: Martin Baierlein Premiere the 24th of march 2005, part: the servant
2004
„Watch the Body needs“, video installation, Group exhibition for the official opening of FRISE – Künstlerhaus Hamburg
„Smoke on the Water“, artist Open Air, Kopenhagen Denmark, Group exhibition
„Wunsch | Konzert | Samurai“ theatre play by F.X. Kroetz and Dea Loher Premiere the 14th of Sept. 2004, Nachtasyl in the Thalia Theater Hamburg, director: Frank Abt – main part: Torsten P Bruch
„Auto-Single“, Frise - Künstlerhaus Hamburg, Single exhibition about masculine egocentricity
„Das Leben auf der Praça Roosevelt”, touring Brasil with the Thalia Theater, director: Andreas Kriegenburg, technische assistence: Torsten P Bruch
2003
„Das Fest“, theatre play at the Thalia Theater, director: Stefan Kimmig Premiere the 31st of Mai 2003, scene video: Torsten P Bruch
„Lantana“, theatre play at Thalia Theater, director: Stefan Kimmig Premiere the 25th of Oct. 2003, scene video: Torsten P Bruch
„Sollbruch“, theatre play in the Zeisehallen Hamburg, director: Katrin Spranger Premiere the 26th of June 2003 – scene design: Torsten P Bruch
„Phaidra’s Liebe“, theatre play in the Zeisehallen Hamburg, director: Marta Gil Polo Premiere the 28th of June 2003 – scene design: Torsten P Bruch
From Nov. 2003 FRISE - Künstlerhaus Hamburg, Member, studio, public relations and curating exhibitions
2002
„irrlichtern“, art show in the castle of Agathenburg near Stade Group exhibition with performance „Für Aurora“
2001
Erasmus Scolarship at the École Supérieure des Beaux Arts Toulouse, France
2000
„Transfer“, Bahnhof Braunschweig - Group exhibition with installation
1998
„Zwischenräume I“, Kunstverein Hannover - Group exhibition
Torsten Bruch
Born 1973 in Hannover, Germany Education 2005 - 2007 Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing - France two year Post-Diploma for free art in the major of new media studied with André S. Labarthe, Chantal Akerman, Ryoji Ikeda, Christoph Kim Production scolarship 1995 – 2003 Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig Diploma with excellence in the major of free art 1995 – 1999 teaching studies for art and English at a grammar school, intermediate examination Studies of free art at: Prof. Hartmut Neumann, Prof. Raimund Kummer, Prof. David Lamelas, Prof. Paul Etienne Lincoln, Prof. Johannes Brus 1994 – 1995 Spielmobil of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt, Hannover - alternative civilian service until 1994 Georg-Büchner Gymnasium (grammar school), Letter near Hannover – Universitiy entrance diploma 1991 - 1992 Exchange year in La Crosse, Kansas U.S.A. – graduated from High School Exhibitions 2013 Fligende Engel, Die Bedürfnisanstalt, Hamburg (SE) Niveau de la mer, l'Atelier National, Marseille, France (GE) 2012 Nishinomiya-Funasaka Biennale 2012, near Osaka, Japan (GA) group exhibition with about 53 artists Pi – p Verwandlungen des Kreises, Landdrostei near Pinneberg near Hamburg, Germany (GA) Kunst im Schaufenster – Altonale 13, Hamburg A as A Project 2012 - China-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition Vol. 1 53 Art Museum - Guangzhou, China 2011 Interfilm 27. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Berlin Video „Laurentia“ in public competition „eject XIV – Long night of odd films, Volksbühne Berlin Ach, so?! = Dort, so!? #4, Makii Masaru Fine Arts Gallery, Tokio, Japan Gruppenausstellung CineFiesta 2011, Theater Raúl Juliá , Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, San Jose, Puerto Rico Filmfestival 2Apéro beim Sammler Wolfgang Schröder, Videoscreening, Buchholz i. d. Heide with J. Vallribera, R. Bergmeier, Kim Gordon, D. Josefsohn, Paul Roxi, Gavin Turk a.o. Screen for Shorts, Filmfestival deutzkultur. e.V., Colonne Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg 2011 Flotter Dreier competition with Video Laurentia BS-VISITE, Braunschweig group exhibition Nordlichter im Polarraum, Festival for contemporary music „Blurred Edges“, Hamburg Dodo Schielein and Torsten P Bruch, concert und video screening Gallery polarraum ZEIT GESCHICHTE/N, Galerie IG BILDENDE KUNST – Vienna Group exhibition with Eva Brunner-Szabo, Torsten P Bruch, Stefan Moos, Christoph Rothmeier, Tim Sharp Wien 2010 Nishinomiya Funasaka Biennale, Osaka - Japan Group exhibition RetroSlots, Frise – Künstlerhaus Hamburg, Group exhibition with the Gallery IG Bildende Kunst, Vienna - Austria Gegenliebe - Vastarakkaus Group exhibition, Muu Gallery, Helsinki – Finland 2009 „BS-Visite“, Rebenpark-Braunschweig Group exhibition „Dunkeldeutsch bierernst“, Dunk! (production gallery - Copenhagen - Denmark) Group exhibition „Self organistion of artist and groups with the example Künstlerhaus Hamburg (artist house hamburg) Lecture by Torsten P Bruch and Sabine Mohr Goethe Institut , Wyoming House, New York, U.S.A. „Last Call – Hamburg“, Le Petit Versailles, New York City, U.S.A. film screening and exhibition 2008 „Amour réciproque – Gegenliebe“, Galerie l‘ESBAM, Marseille Group Exhibition within the boundaries of the 50th year city friendship anniversary between Marseille and Hamburg „Wir nennen es Hamburg“, Kunstverein Hamburg (Artist Association Hamburg) Group exhibition „Polynymph“, Opera based on Marain Marais and Louis-Nicolas Clérambault in the Zeisehallen Hamburg Director: Jörg Lillich, scene video: Torsten P Bruch, Youssef Tabti „Die Innere Sicherheit“, Theaterpiece based on the film of Christian Petzold in the Nachtasyl of the Thalia Theater Hamburg Director: Frank Abt, scene video: Torsten P Bruch 2007 “Panorama 8”, Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing – France Group exhibition with interactive video installation “Blaubart” (3 x 34min. dvd) 2006 „Panorama 7“, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts – Lille, France Group exhibtion with the video installation „Come Close Space“ „Dialogues d’exile“, short film by B. Brechts texts „Dialoge aus dem Exil“, director: Fanny Douarche (28 min., HD, Le Fresnoy - France) main part of Kalle „IZL – Initiative Zukünftiger Lebensformen“, Rainer Maria Matysik, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin Group exhibition with video film „Indianer vs. Ingenieure“ „Auto Chronographe“, Festival Pocket Films, Centre Pompidou, Paris 4:23min., short choosen for competition „Stadtnotizen 1 – Die Bitteren Tränen der Grossen Bergstraße“, theatre play in the Nachtasyl of the Thalia Theater Hamburg, director: Frank Abt, Scene video: Torsten P Bruch 2005 TAZ Hamburg, freelance for a newspaper, Short articles about the Off-Scene in Hamburg „Kolunse - Feuer in der Begegnung“, Einstellungsraum, Hamburg, Single exhibition with video installation „Wechselstrom“, Motorenhalle - 7.Stock Dresden, Group exhibition with „Waffelbäckerinstallation“ „Liebeskonzil“, Autorentheatertage - Gaußstr. Thalia Theater Hamburg Group exhibition with two installations „Late Night St.Pauli“, St.Pauli Theater Hamburg, director: Katrin Spranger Premiere the 29th of April 2005 – scene design and video: Torsten P Bruch „Huddersfield“, Volksbühne Berlin, director: Katrin Spranger Premiere the 21st of January 2005 – scene design: Torsten P Bruch „Wer will hier? - Ein Abend für Egoisten“, Thalia Theater in the Gaußstr., director: Corinna Sommerhäuser, Premiere the 10th of April 2005, main part: Torsten P Bruch „Die Möwe“, theatre play im Malersaal Schauspielhaus Hamburg, director: Martin Baierlein Premiere the 24th of march 2005, part: the servant 2004 „Watch the Body needs“, video installation, Group exhibition for the official opening of FRISE – Künstlerhaus Hamburg „Smoke on the Water“, artist Open Air, Kopenhagen Denmark, Group exhibition „Wunsch | Konzert | Samurai“ theatre play by F.X. Kroetz and Dea Loher Premiere the 14th of Sept. 2004, Nachtasyl in the Thalia Theater Hamburg, director: Frank Abt – main part: Torsten P Bruch „Auto-Single“, Frise - Künstlerhaus Hamburg, Single exhibition about masculine egocentricity „Das Leben auf der Praça Roosevelt”, touring Brasil with the Thalia Theater, director: Andreas Kriegenburg, technische assistence: Torsten P Bruch 2003 „Das Fest“, theatre play at the Thalia Theater, director: Stefan Kimmig Premiere the 31st of Mai 2003, scene video: Torsten P Bruch „Lantana“, theatre play at Thalia Theater, director: Stefan Kimmig Premiere the 25th of Oct. 2003, scene video: Torsten P Bruch „Sollbruch“, theatre play in the Zeisehallen Hamburg, director: Katrin Spranger Premiere the 26th of June 2003 – scene design: Torsten P Bruch „Phaidra’s Liebe“, theatre play in the Zeisehallen Hamburg, director: Marta Gil Polo Premiere the 28th of June 2003 – scene design: Torsten P Bruch From Nov. 2003 FRISE - Künstlerhaus Hamburg, Member, studio, public relations and curating exhibitions 2002 „irrlichtern“, art show in the castle of Agathenburg near Stade Group exhibition with performance „Für Aurora“ 2001 Erasmus Scolarship at the École Supérieure des Beaux Arts Toulouse, France 2000 „Transfer“, Bahnhof Braunschweig - Group exhibition with installation 1998 „Zwischenräume I“, Kunstverein Hannover - Group exhibition