Thomas Zika
Exhibitions (selection) G = Group Exhibition; S = Solo Exhibition; K = Catalogue
1989 „Inszenierte Wirklichkeit“, Museum for Art History, Dortmund G/K
1990 „Bochumer Fotoherbst“ G/K
1992 „O. T. / Offene Türen / Ohne Titel“, Dortmund G/K/TV
1994 „Hagener Künstler 1994“, Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum Hagen G/K
„photography as art“, Sparkasse Pforzheim G
1995 „Real“, Künstlerhaus Dortmund G/K
1996 „Einen Augenblick“, Kunsthalle Barmen G/K
1998 „Saar-Förderpreis Junge Kunst“, Saarland-Museum Saarbrücken G/K
1998 „Grand Prix IMAGES“, Musée de la Photographie, Vevey, Switzerland G/K
1999 „Foto-Triennale Hamburg – Artists’ Books“, Kunsthaus Hamburg G
1999 „Prix SCAM 1999“, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris G
1999 „London Photographic Awards 3“, Photofusion Gallery, Alchemy Gallery, London G/K
2000 „Placebo“, Gallery Lichtblick, Cologne S
2000 „the fremd“, Artist Club Malkasten, Düsseldorf S
2000 „StadtLandForm“, Museum Baden, Solingen G/K/TV
2000 „Quinze en Europe“, Festival Septembre de la Photographie, Nice, France G/K
2000 „Month of Photography“, Gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia G/K
2001 „London Photographic Awards 4“, Artomatic Gallery, London G/K
2001 „Metamophical signs“, Kunstverein Brandenburg G/K
2001 „Month of Photography – Naturae“, Kunsthaus Essen, Germany G/K
2002 „the fremd“, Gallery Poller, Frankfurt, Germany S
2002„Placebo“, Kunsthalle Barmen, Wuppertal Germany G
2002 „The third aggregate“, Gallery Image, Aarhus, Denmark S
2002 „Unsolid icons“, Photography Festival, Goethe Institute Plovdiv, Bulgaria G
2003 „images against war“, Gallery Lichtblick, Cologne, Berlin, Bruxelles, G
2003 „placebo & human factor“, Galerie Neii Licht, Dudelange, Luxemburg S/K
2003 “Suivez le guide”, Galerie Neii Licht, Dudelange, Luxemburg G
2004 “Placebo + human factor”, Goethe Institute Bruxelles, Belgium S/K
2004 “Bathers”, Gallery Poller, Frankfurt S /K
2004 “Photographic Works”, Institute for Applied Visual Arts, Wuppertal S
2005 “Bathers”, Gallery l’Usine, Bruxelles, Belgium S
2005 “Bathers”, Art Fairs: Art Frankfurt, PhotoLondon, Berliner Liste, Scope London G
2005“Strömungen”, Gallery Wäcker & Jordanow, Munich G
2005 “SehBad”, Städtische Galerie Leinfelden-Echterdingen, G
2005 “Terra de Suenos”, Biennal of Visual Arts, Lanzarote G/K
2006 “Hierogamos”, Kabinett im Kunsthaus Essen S
2006 “Bathers”, DEW21, Cultural Forum of Dortmund Energy DEW21 S
2006 “Construction of Landscape”, Gallery Obrist, Essen G
2006 “Bathers”, Gallery Obrist, Essen S
2006 “Wasser”, Künstlerverein Walkmühle, Wiesbaden G
2006 “Les quatre elements” Biennale de l’Image, Festival IMAGIQUES, Langon, Frankreich S/G
2007 “Hierogamos”, Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague, Netherlands S
2007 “de l’Europe”, Aciérie à Dudelange, Luxemburg G/K
2007 “bathers”, Edward Cella Art + Architecture, Santa Barbara, California S
2007 “bathers + hierogamos”, Gallery Poller, New York S
2008 “papillons”, Gallery Obrist, Essen, Germany S
2008 “surf-inspired”, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, California G
2008 “Diasec”, Gallery Van Kranendonk, The Hague, Netherlands G
2009 “Transforming photography”, Edward Cella Art + Architecture, Los Angeles G
2009 “Kaunas Photo Days”, Kaunas, Lithuania G/K
2010 “Les quatre Elements – Biennale Internationale de l’Image”, Nancy, France G/K
2010 “Vor dem Bild ist nach dem Bild”, Projektraum-BHF25, Kleve S
2010 “Butterflies – I saved an Admiral’s life”, Galerie GAM Obrist, Essen S
2010 “Szene Rhein-Ruhr”, Galerie Klose, Würzburg G
2010 “Touch of Eden”, Galerie Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld, G
2011 “Update”, Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague, Netherlands G
2011 “The Color White”, Galerie GAM Obrist, Essen G/K
2011 “Atlantica Collectivas”, Fotonoviembre, Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias G/K
2011 “I saved an Admiral’s life”, Gallery van Kranendonk, The Hague, Netherlands S
2012 “Nature as Mind”, Redchurch Gallery, London with Four Square Fine Arts G
2012 “I saved an Admiral’s life”, City Hall Leiderdorp, The Netherlands S
2013 “Size S”, Gallery Van Kranendonk, The Hague, The Netherlands G
2013 “Premiere”, Society for the Advancement of Contemporary Arts, Essen G
2013 “Delhi Photo Fetival – Grace”, Habitat Center & Nazar Foundation, India G
2013 “Poetics of space”, Redchurch Gallery, London with Four Square Fine Arts G
2014 “Just add water”, CCA Center for Contemporary Arts Andratx, Mallorca, Spain G
2014 “6018 Wilshire”, Edward Cella Art + Architecture, Los Angeles G
2014 “Still Point”, Clerkenwell Gallery, London, with Four Square Fine Arts G
2015 “Natural Histories”, Clerkenwell Gallery, London, with Four Square Fine Arts G
2015 “somnambule flowers”, Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague, Netherlands S
2016 “Animalia”, Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague, Netherlands G
2016 “Des Scheiterns fette Beute”, Ecosign-Akademie Photo-Szene Köln (curating)
2017 “Hidden Treasures”, Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague, Netherlands G
2018 “back and forth”, Produzentengalerie Plan-D, Düsseldorf Photo-Weekend, Germany G
2018 „Placebo – Nocebo, Wilhelm-Fabry-Museum Hilden, Germany G
2018 „Beauty & Consolation“, Discovery-Awards, Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal G
2018 „IN VIVO“, Noorderlicht Photography Festival, Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen, Netherlands G
2018 „Binary – Non-Binary“, GESTE Showroom, Paris G
2019 „I saved an Admiral’s life“, Gallery Rademakers, Amsterdam, Niederlande G
2019 „Grenzgang Fotokunst“, Kunsthaus Wiesbaden, Germany G/K
2020 “20 Jahre Galerie Obrist”, Essen G
2020 “Bikini Deep”, Projektraum LaFelce, Ausstellung mit Marco Zumbé, Köln S
2021 “Ereignis Fotografie”, BBK Leipzig G
2015 “Natural Histories”, Clerkenwell Gallery, London, with Four Square Fine Arts G
“somnambule flowers”, Galerie van Kranendonk, The Hague, Netherlands S
Publications (selection)
1989 Catalogue „Inszenierte Wirklichkeit“, Dortmund
1990 Catalogue „Bochumer Fotoherbst“, Bochum
1990 Catalogue „The Totalitarian Zone“, Prag
1990 Photonews 11 / 90
1994 Catalogue „Hagener Künstler 1994“, Hagen
1994 Book project „Die Rauhe Wirklichkeit“, Eigenverlag Hagen / Dortmund
1994 Catalogue „Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW 1994“, Düsseldorf
1995 Catalogue „Real“, Dortmund
1996 Catalogue „Einen Augenblick“, Wuppertal
1997 Camera Austria 59-60
1998 Catalogue „Förderpreis Junge Kunst“, Saarbrücken
1998 Catalogue „Grand Prix de la Ville de Vevey“, Vevey / Schweiz
1998 Business report Compunet 1997
1999 „DU“ 2/99, Magazine for Culture, Zürich, Switzerland
1999 Catalogue „die 60er“, Positionen des Designs, Köln / Solingen
1999 Catalogue „London Photographic Awards 3“, London
2000 Photonews 6 / 2000
2000 Catalogue „StadtLandForm“, Solingen, Wuppertal
2000 Catalogue „Quinze en Europe“, Nice, France
2000 Catalogue „Month of photography“, Bratislava, Slovakia
2000 Book Project „What is Knowledge – Photography Prize“, ABB Zürich, Switzerland
2001 Catalogue „London Photographic Awards 4“, London
2001 Catalogue “Metamorphical Signs“, Brandenburg
2001 Catalogue „Naturae“, Essen
2002 Catalogue „unsolid icons“, Goethe-Institute Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2002 Magazine „Bulletin“, DFA, German Academy of Photography, Cologne / Leinfelden
2003 Catalogue “placebo + human factor”, Dudelange, Luxemburg
2004 Catalogue “placebo + human factor”, Goethe-Institute Bruxelles, Belgium
2004 Catalogue “bathers”, Edition Poller, Frankfurt
2005 Magazine “Noi.se Magazine”, Australia
2005 Magazine “Hot Shoe”, London
2005 Magazine “Schöngeist”, Berlin
2005 Magazine, “Kwartalnik Fotografia”, Warschau, Poland
2005 Magazine „Bulletin“, DFA, German Academy of Photography, Cologne / Leinfelden
2006 Catalogue “III Encuentro Biennal – Arte Lanzarote”, Arrecife, Lanzarote 2005/06
2007 Catalogue “de l’Europe”, Paris / Dudelange, Luxemburg
2007 Catalogue “Kunsthaus Essen – exhibitions and projects 2001-2007”, Essen
2007 Catalogue “Kaunas Photo days”, Kaunas, Lithuania
2008 Magazine “Schöngeist 15 + 16”, Berlin
2008 Magazine “NEXTLEVEL”, London UK
2008 Magazine “Kilimanjaro”, London UK
2009 Calendar “Kaunas Photo Days”, Lithuania
2010 Catalogue “LUMAS”, Berlin
2010 Catalogue “Kaunas photo days”, Kaunas , Lithuania
2010 Catalogue “Biennale internationale de ’Image – les elements”, Nancy France
2011 Catalogue “the Color White”, Essen
2012 Catalogue “Atlanticas Collectivas”, Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias
2013 Catalogue “Delhi Photo Festival – Grace”, Delhi, India
2018 Catalogue “Placebo – Nocebo“, Hilden Germany
2018 Magazine „Art Ascent“, Toronto, Canada
2018 Magazine „Aesthetica“, Art Magazine, York, UK
2018 Magazine „Professionel Fotografie“, Zeist, Netherlands
2018 Catalogue, „IN VIVO“, Noorderlicht Photography Festival, Museum Heerenveen, Netherlands
2018 Catalogue „Beauty and Consolation“, Braga, Portugal
2019 Catalogue „Grenzgang Fotokunst“, Wiesbadener Fototage, Germany
2020 Catalogue „Ereignis Fotografie“, BBK Leipzig, Germany
2021 Book Publication „Bilderverbote für Alle“, Essen/Hamburg, Germany
2021 Book Publication „sovereign fruits“, Essen/Hamburg, Germany