Timeline

1958 - 1962

Studied mechanics

1963 - 1964

Studied commerce

1965 - 1968

Studied industrial photography and photographic printing techniques; established a color and industrial photographic printing lab

1968 - 1971

Moved to Amsterdam; studied photography; Polaroid consultant, worked with Polaroid

1971 - 1974

Wrote aphorisms; intimate performances "Soliloquies"; auto-Polaroids; published "Renais Sense" loose paper issues with gallery Seriaal; environmental works, photography, film and video

1975

Installation works (Fototot/photodeath) performance, performative photography

1976 - 1988

Relation Works with Marina Abramovic; performance, video, film, Polaroid; adopted nomadic existence - permanent movement: traveled/lived in Europe, the USA; worked with Aborigines in Central Australian Deserts; journeyed to India, North Africa, The Great Wall Walk, P.R.China

1989 - 1997

Traveled and worked in China, Australia, Japan; worked with photography, performance and video; artist in residence, Berlin by the FBKVB, The Netherlands

1998 - 2004

Professor for New Media Art, Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung, Karlsruhe

1999

Traveled and worked in The Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Romania, Chech Republic, Greece, Moldavia, USA, India, Egypt, Syria, Burma, P.R. China, Japan, Westbank/POT, a. o.

2002

Founded WATERTOALL - Foundation i.f.