Rotraut Pape

Born in Berlin in 1956 • Studied Fine Art at the HfK Hamburg; first video works in 1977, followed by 16mm films • 1981–87: worked with the performance group M. Raskin Stichting ens • Performances at, among others, the Biennale de Paris, The Kitchen/New York, steirischer Herbst/Graz, and documenta 8/Kassel • Editor of the video magazine Infermental • 1986–90: Worked at the Kunstraum Frigo and for Radio Bellevue, Lyon; since 1992: Author and online editor for television productions • 1992–95: Lecturer in Video Art/New Media, École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, France • 1995–97 Visiting professor at the HdK Berlin, Media Centre • 1997–00 Workshops ‘Video Art – New Media’ at the Goethe Institutes in Jakarta, Casablanca, Rabat and Tunis • Installations since 1996 include: ‘The Last Judgement’ at the Hamburger Kunstverein in 1996, Mediascape Zagreb in 1996 • ‘Fruits from the Tree of Eternal Life’, Transmediale, 10th Videofest Berlin • 1997 *Media Art Today, special exhibition at the Hannover Art Fair 1997 • ‘The Guardian’, 3rd Werkleitz Biennale 1998 • “Real Virtuality: The Garden, the Guardians, the Last Judgement”, Retrospective, Kasseler Kunstverein 98 • “Evolution 2.0 Menu 2.5” CCF Yogyakarta, Galeri Teguh/Goethe-Institut, Jakarta 2000 • Videos since 1995: “Not Just Water” 1995, 25:45 min, stereo • “Real Virtuality” 1998, 8:30 min • “Land of 1000 Dances” 1999, 37:00 min