Vita
| Born 1969 | ||
| Lives in Berlin | ||
| Study of Fine Art | ||
| 1989-1992 | HBK Braunschweig with Johannes Brus and Heinz-Günther Prager | |
| 1992-1997 | HDK Berlin with Christiane Möbus | |
| 1997 | Masters of Fine Art with Christiane Möbus | |
| Study of Art Theory / Architectural Theory / Concentration in Art | ||
| 1989-1994 | Technical University (TU) Braunschweig and TU Berlin (Art and Architectural Theory) | |
| 1994-1997 | Concentration in Art | |
| 1998 | Graduate exams in Art | |
| Teaching | ||
| 2008 | Visiting Artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago | |
| Since 2006 | Professor at Hochschule für Bildende Künste (HfBK), Hamburg | |
| 2005/2006 | Mentor for a Landscape project (J.v.d. Berg) at the Academie for Bouwkunst, Amsterdam/The Netherlands | |
| 2001- 2006 | Teacher at Letteverein Berlin, Hochschule für Foto-, Grafik-, Modedesign (School for Photography, Graphics and Fashion) | |
| 2003-2004 | Teacher at Best-Sabel-Schule, Berlin (School for Photography, Graphics and Fashion) | |
| Grants and Fellowships | ||
| 2005 | Kunstfonds, Grant from the German Government | |
| 2004 | Studio Prize, Karl-Hofer-Gesellschaft | |
| 2003 | Studio Program, Karl-Hofer-Gesellschaft | |
| 2002 | Cismar, Grant from the state of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Paris-Grant from the French Government | ||
| Casa Baldi-Grant from the Berlin Senate for Scholarship, Research and Culture | ||
| 2000 | DAAD-Scholarship for travel to England | |
| Catalog-Grant from Berlin Senate for Scholarship, Research and Culture | ||
| 1999 | Year-long Grant from the local government of Hannover | |
| 1997-1999 | Nafög, Grant from the Berlin Senate for Scholarship, Research and Culture | |
| DAAD, Travel Grant for visiting Japan and China | ||
| 1994-1997 | Artist Support from the Cusanuswerks | |
| Invited Competitions | ||
| 2009 | Über Wasser gehen, Kamen. Künstlerischer Wettbewerb. | |
| 2008 | Entworfene Natur, Bundesgartenschau Schwerin. Artist´s competition. | |
| Universität Freiburg, Mediz. Klinik. Artist´s competition. | ||
| Universität Potsdam (Griebnitzsee). Artist´s competition. | ||
| BND. Artist´s competition. | ||
| 2007 | Cardiff, Barrage. Initial presentation. | |
| Watersculpture for Antonplatz, Berlin. Artist´s competition. | ||
| 2006 | Brückenschlag. Interdisziplinary, international competition. | |
| Deutsche Botschaft Warschau. Artist´s competition. | ||
| 2005 | Landschaftskunstpreis Niedersachsen. Interdisziplinary, international competition. | |
| 2004/05 | Maximiliansplatz, Neu-Ulm. Artist´s competition. | |
| Rieselfeld, Freiburg. Artist´s competition. | ||
| 2002/04 | Con_con, constructed connections. Interdisziplinary, international competition. | |
| 2003 | Jugendstrafanstalt Wrietzen. Artist´s competition. | |
| Persiusplatz, Berlin. Artist´s competition. | ||
| 2001 | Landesklinik Eberswalde. Artist´s competition. | |
| 2000 | Platz am Lusthaus im Prater, Artist´s competition. | |
| 1999 | Vorzone Museumsquartier. Interdisziplinary, international competition. | |
| Prizes | ||
| 2003 | 1. Prize for Suchbilder, Youth Detention Center, Wrietzen | |
| 1. Prize for “Badeschiff” with AMP Architekten, Berlin | ||
| 2000 | 1. Prize for „Sehwege“ (Paths of Site) Palace Gardens of Ahrensburg | |
| 1999 | 1. Prize for „Rote Hügellandschaft” (Red Hill Landscape), Berlin | |
| 2. Prize for Schmale Landschaft (Small Landscape), Kassel | ||
| Solo Exhibitions | ||
| 2008 | Einrichten, Galerie Kunstpunkt Berlin | |
| 2005 | L II, with Sven Kalden, Capri, Berlin | |
| 2004 | Beute_Military_Floß, Galerie Kunstpunkt, Berlin | |
| Badeschiff, with AMP Arquitectos and Gil Wilk, Berlin | ||
| Suchbilder, Youth Detention Center, Wrietzen | ||
| 2002 | Laufbahn, Kunstpunkt, Berlin | |
| Feste, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Hamburg | ||
| 2001 | Bridge over troubled water, temporary sitespecific installation, Gasteig, München | |
| 2000 | Garden installation, privat collection Heese, Hannover | |
| 1999 | nach Japan 1999, garden installation, Galerie Asian Fine Arts, Berlin | |
| 1998 | Galerie Koch und Kesslau, with Ki-Heoun Jeoung, Berlin | |
| Auszeit, Vitrinen vor dem Haus des Lehrers, Berlin | ||
| Group Exhibition (selected since 1997) | ||
| 2009 | Tierperspektiven, Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin | |
| 2008 | Zimmer mit Ausblick, Jenisch Haus, Hamburg | |
| Garten Eden, Städische Galerie, Bietigheim-Bissingen | ||
| 2007 | Garten Eden, Kunsthalle Emden | |
| Convertible City, Kap Form, Köln | ||
| Convertible City, Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Berlin | ||
| 2006 | Memory, Kunstverein Wiesbaden | |
| Wo bitte geht´s zum Öffentlichen, Site specific installation, Wiesbaden | ||
| Convertible City, Deutscher Pavillon, 10. Architektur Biennale Venedig | ||
| Jahresausstellung, Galerie Kunstpunkt, Berlin | ||
| Abschlussausstellung der Karl-Hofer-Stipendiaten, Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin | ||
| 2005 | Permanent zeitgenössisch, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin | |
| Kleinskulpturenausstellung, Säulencenter, Berlin | ||
| 2004 | Stipendiatenausstellung der Karl-Hofer-Gesellschaft, Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin | |
| 2003 | con_con, Galerie Aedes East, Berlin | |
| 2002 | Hicetnunc, Villa Manin, Passariano / Italien | |
| Above and Beyond I, Transitspace, London | ||
| Above and Beyond II, Kunstpunkt, Berlin | ||
| 2001 | orientale 1, ACC Galerie, Weimar | |
| 2000 | continental shift, Ludwigforum Aachen | |
| StadtKunstProjekte, Berlin | ||
| Wo ist wo, Haus des Lehrers, Berlin | ||
| Rund um, Galerie Grita Insam Vienna, Austria | ||
| Das Bild als Medium der Erkenntnis, Schloss Ehringerfeld | ||
| 1999 | Grüne Neune, Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster | |
| Looking Abroad - das Washington Projekt, Kunstverein, Braunschweig | ||
| 1998 | Auszeit, Vitrinen vor dem Haus des Lehrers, Berlin | |
| Ausstellung, kunst und technik, Berlin | ||
| New Nasubi Gallery, public space, Tokyo und Berlin | ||
| Looking Abroad - Washington Project, Kunststiftung Poll, Berlin | ||
| 1997 | Horst, Collection of Natural History, Berlin | |
| Looking Abroad, Corcoran Gallery Washington/D.C., USA | ||
| Bibliographie (Selected) | ||
| 2009 | Marianne-Werefkin-Preis, 2009 | |
| Tierperspektiven, Georg Kolbe Museum, 2009 (ex.cat.) | ||
| 2008 | Garten Eden, Der Garten in der Kunst seit 1900, Kunsthalle Emden 2007 (ex. cat.) | |
| Zimmer mit Ausblick, Jenisch Haus Hamburg, 2008 (ex.cat.) | ||
| 2007 | 1000 x European Architecture, Berlin 2007, S. 433 | |
| 2006 | Convertible City, Deutscher Pavillon, 10. Biennale in Venedig, 2006 (ex. cat.) | |
| Vision, Peking, 09/2007, S. 348-353 | ||
| The good life, New York, 2006, S. 59 (ex. cat.) | ||
| 2004 | Radius Berlin, Berlin 2004, S. 28-37 | |
| con_con, constructed connections, Realisation, München 2004, S. 19-29 (ex. cat.) | ||
| Connection, The changing status of the city, of architecture, of urbanism, Barcelona 2004, S. 186-195 | ||
| Arquitectura Viva, Numero 98, 2004, S. 78-81 | ||
| 2002 | Hicetnunc, Villa Manin di Passariano, Passariano 2002 (ex.cat.) | |
| con_con, constructed connections, Entwürfe, München 2003 (ex.cat.), S. 48-51 | ||
| Badeschiff, Stadtwandelverlag, Architekturführer Nr. 59, Berlin, 2004 | ||
| 2001 | Susanne Lorenz, Heute hier – Here Today, Berlin 2001 | |
| Peter Herbstreuth: Dass sich der Raum öffnet, zu Arbeiten von Susanne Lorenz, in Architektur, Issue 6, Freiräume, 9/2001, S. 68-73 | ||
| orientale 1, ACC Galerie Weimar, Weimar 2001 (ex.cat.) | ||
| Collections | ||
| Jenisch Haus / Altonaer Museum, Hamburg | ||
| Museum für Europäische Gartenkultur, Schloss Benrath | ||
| Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft, Forschung, Kultur, Berlin | ||
| Cusanunswerk, Bonn | ||
| Privatsammlung Heese, Wassel | ||
| Privatsammlung Hellwege, Hamburg | ||