Christoph Schäfer

Born in Essen in 1964 • 1984–1991: studied Fine Art at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts (HfbK) • Lives in Hamburg • Projects/solo exhibitions: “4000 Years of Urban Planning, Devices for Generalising Desires, 0–100%, Gerlingisation, Mediapark, The Privatisation of Misery”, Friesenwall 120, Cologne • 1995 “Objective Desires of the Era – Proposals for Dealing with Architectures”, Kunstverein in Hamburg; “No Hesitation, No Repetition, No Deviation”, Kunstverein Munich • 1996 “Spies Without a Mission”, Zweite Klasse Berlin • From 1995 “Park Fiction” (from 1997 artistic coordinator of Park Fiction, art in public space with local residents and the open-space architect Ellen Schmeisser) • 1999 Park Fiction exhibition/film presentation (Margit Czenki), Vienna Kunstverein Group projects: 1997–99 TELE5, Videobar St. Pauli in collaboration with Hans-Christian Dany • 1997 “Park Fiction” as part of “weitergehen”, Kunstverein Hamburg • 1998 Texts and set designs for the film Park Fiction • 1999 “mondo imaginario”, Shedhalle Zurich • 2000 “Hey, international competition style” (tent/cbk Rotterdam); Aussendienst, Hamburg