Gordon Watkinson

Gordon Watkinson was born in 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia (USA). Watkinson borrowed a camera for a photography class he took at the age of 24 while attending Virginia Commonwealth University (USA). Although he had never previously thought of photography in a serious way, after completing the course his professor saw enough in his work that he encouraged Watkinson to reconsider his career choice and arranged for him to begin working as a photographic assistant. Watkinson’s subsequent work as a commercial photographer spanned a broad range of clients from the fields of advertising, architecture, design, and fashion. In conjunction with his photographic work he has directed commercials, made industrial videos, and worked directly with major corporations as well as specialized brands, helping them to develop visual strategies for targeted markets.

Over the years he developed a strong sensitivity for both forms and materials, which has shaped his visual language and strengthened his fascination for holistic minimalist design. During a trip to the Bauhaus School in Dessau/Germany in the late 1990s Watkinson was introduced to the role of design as a solution to social issues. This became the catalyst for an intense and ongoing interaction with architecture, design, and urbanism, leading to a series of projects that visually and conceptually explore major architectural shifts and their relevance in today’s society.

Watkinson’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. In addition to his exhibitions Watkinson regularly lectures and teaches workshops in major museums and educational institutions in the USA and Europe (most notably at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo/Norway, and at the Bauhaus-University in Weimar/Germany). His work is in the permanent collection of the German Architecture Museum, Frankfurt/Germany and in various private collections.

Michael Siebenbrodt

Michael Siebenbrodt, Director of the Bauhaus-Museum in Weimar. Mr. Siebenbrodt is the co-author of The Bauhaus-Museum: The Kunstsammlungen in Weimar (1996), a chronological survey of art and art schools in Weimar between 1900 and 1930, and an overview of the prominent teachers and their work and theories. From 1985 to 1988, he was a researcher for the “Zentrum für Gestaltung” at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and during his last year there was head of the collection.

Prof. Dr. Falk Jaeger

Prof. Dr. Falk Jaeger, free lance critic, editor and curator in Berlin. Mr. Jaeger worked 1983-1988 for the Institute of History of Architecture at the Technical University of Berlin. 1993 to 2000 he was appointed Chair of Theory of Architecture at the Technical University of Dresden. 2001 until 2002, he was editor in chief of the German architecture magazine Bauzeitung. Today he is working on architecture theory and history of architecture for major newspapers and architecture magazines, radio and TV stations.