Steffen Diemer
Kirsten Keller
Steffen Diemer
Steffen Diemer, born in 1966 in Grünstadt, Germany, is a contemporary photographer who brings a poetic and intimate approach to capturing the essence of nature to his work. His works have gained recognition for their delicate, sensitive and evocative qualities. Steffen Diemer has been exploring artistic photography since 2011. This career is still characterised today by a distinctive aesthetic, characterised by handmade works on black glass, which he often treats as individual objects, emphasising the tactile and tangible nature of his art. Over the years, Steffen Diemer has become a figure in the world of fine art photography, with a body of work that transcends cultural and linguistic boundaries.
Steffen Diemer's artistic journey began to unfold when, after 20 years of working as a photographer in war and crisis regions, he suffered a burnout that led him to critically scrutinise himself and his work. His experiences with traditional Japanese aesthetics and philosophy, mainly gathered between 1994 and 1998, left intense traces in his photographic sensibility. This background, coupled with spirituality, respect for divine creation and a love of literature, strongly influences the meditative and contemplative qualities that characterize his work.
Steffen Diemer's photographic process is characterised by meticulous craftsmanship and a deep connection to the motifs. His work mainly utilises the 170-year-old process of wet plate collodion photography. The physicality of the works exposed directly on black glass, combined with their intimate size, invites the viewer to engage intensely with each image. This process is a deliberate departure from the conventional and emphasises the individuality and uniqueness of each photograph as an object of contemplation. Each work is unique.
Steffen Diemer's work has been shown extensively in solo and group exhibitions. Steffen Diemer - photographs can be found in renowned collections. His presence at international art fairs emphasizes the universal appeal and enduring significance of his distinctive approach to photography, in which each image becomes a poetic meditation on the transience of life and the beauty to be found in fleeting moments.
Steffen Diemer was born in Grünstadt, Rheinland-Pfalz, in 1966.
EXHIBITIONS
2025Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Persiehl & Heine
2024The Unique in Photografy, Villa Galerie Kornfeld, Zürich
2024Mu, das unbedingte Nichts, Schloss Mitsuko, Deutsches Japanmuseum, Thürkow
2024Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Persiehl & Heine
2023“Der Stille am nächsten”, Leica Galerie Salzburg;
“werden - vergehen - wiederkehrten”, Galerie Helena Vayhinger;
“Sanftmut in der Natur eine stille Ruhe”, Dr. Robert Gerlich Museum Burghausen;
“Langsam und ganz sacht”, Städtische Galerie Iserlohn;
“Bright Days Ahead”, group show, Galerie Persiehl & Heine;
“Der gläserne Blick”, group show, Museum Villa Rot;
Munich Highlights, group show, Ira Stehmann Fine Arts;
“Natur in der zeitgenössischen Kunst”, group show, Marsano, Berlin
2022Museum Theo Kerg;
“Im Frühling die neue Blüte”, Galerie Peter Zimmermann;
“Sachlich-Unsachlich”, group show, Galerie Chr. Pixis, München;
“Diamonds are forever”, group show, Port 25;
Galerie Peter Zimmermann, group show, Kunstverein Mannheim
2021“Furui Tomodachi – bei einem alten Freund”, Galerie Albert Baumgarten, Freiburg;
Galerie André Kirbach, Düsseldorf;
Art week Luxembourg, group show, Galerie Albert Baumgarten;
Cologne Fine Art Fair, group show, Galerie Kirbach, Galerie Albrecht;
Museum Villa Rot, group show, galerie Albert Baumgarten;
“Mit Abstand”, group show, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2020“Haruka ushiro (Weit dahinter)”, Galerie Susanne Albrecht;
“zu zweit”, Galerie Vayhinger, Singen;
Museum Rot, group show, Roter Kunstsalon, Galerie Albert Baumgarten;
Positions Berlin, group show, Galerie Susanne Albrecht;
Photo Basel, group show, Galerie Susanne Albrecht;
“Mit Abstand”, group show, Galerie Albert Baumgarten;
Art Karlsruhe, group show, Galerie Albert Baumgarten & Galerie Susanne Albrecht
2019Kunst Koch in Kooperation mit Galerie Albert Baumgarten;
Art Karlsruhe, group show, Galerie Albert Baumgarten;
Positions Berlin, group show, Galerie Susanne Albrecht;
COFA Köln, group show, Galerie Albert Baumgarten;
Art Week Luxembourg, group show, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2018“Still Silver”, Museum Forum Alte Post, Pirmasens;
“Poesie der Photographie”, Galerie Albert Baumgarten, Freiburg;
“Werkschau”, Photokina Köln;
“Amerikas verborgene Orte”, Kurpfälzisches Museum im Mark Twain Center, Heidelberg;
“Geschichten über…”, group show, Kunstraum Gerdi Gutperle, Viernheim;
“Die verborgene Gegenwart”, group show, Galerie Maul, Ladenburg;
“Zierde ihrer Stadt”, group show, Stadtmuseum Kaiserslautern;
“Cologne Fine Art”, group show, Galerie Albert Baumgarten
2017Lange Nacht der Museen, Rahmenmuseum Düsseldorf
2016“Everything is connected”, Galerie p77a, Brühl;
“Always a little wonder”, Galerie Be Art, Heidelberg;
“Von Kopf bis Fuß”, group show, Galerie Conzen, Düsseldorf
2015“Flowers”, Galerie Kunstmaßnahmen, Heidelberg
“Tränendes Herz” 2020, collodion wet plate photography, 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in, DS/F 1
Sold
“Zapfen” 2023, collodion wet plate photography, 5 9/10 x 5 9/10 in, DS/F 2
“Chrysantheme” 2020, collodion wet plate photography, 6 1/3 x 8 1/5 in, DS/F 3
“Kirschblüten” 2022, collodion wet plate photography, 5 1/10 x 7 1/10 in, DS/F 4
“Mispel” 2022, collodion wet plate photography, 7 9/10 x 15 3/4 in, DS/F 5
Sold
“Kirschblüten” 2023, collodion wet plate photography, Japanese cotton material, hand colored 5 9/10 x 5 9/10 in, DS/F 6
Sold
“KPM Vase” 2020, collodion wet plate photography, 6 1/3 x 8 1/4 in, DS/F 7
“Kirschblüte” 2019, collodion wet plate photography, 6 1/3 x 8 1/4 in, DS/F 8
“Hortensie” 2019, collodion wet plate photography, 6 1/3 x 8 1/4 in, DS/F 9
