SVEN GUTJAHR       BIO

Sven works in the fields of film and photography. Driven by queer perspectives, he captures bold and intimate visions with a highly sensitive approach to the human body and to everything that grows, deconstructs and metamorphoses. His work melts down classic vignettes to distinct and personal scenes, blurring the lines between memory, dream and perception. Sven’s conceptional positions drift from queer theory and the performing arts to documentary angles and narrative fiction. Through his work he explores aesthetics of control, excess and desire.


He collaborates with Danny Elfman, Matt Lambert, Holly Herndon, Leila Hekmat, Todd Strauss-Schulson, COTY, Anika, Bendik Giske, Versace, FACT Magazine, Adidas Originals, Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, MUNCH Museet, and many others.

Born in Worms, Germany — currently living and working in Berlin. After studying as a film master class student ‘Meisterschüler’ under award-winning director Thomas Arslan, who associates with the ‘Berlin School’ movement, Sven continuously dives into the role as director and creative lead in film productions. In 2020 he finishes his ‘MA Art & Media’ studies at the Institute of Time-based Media. Back in 2016 Sven achieves his bachelor degree in ‘Visual Communication’ mentored through professor and video artist Anna Anders at the Berlin University of the Arts, focusing on moving image and installation. In the same year he is awarded with a grant by the German National Scholarship Foundation. Sven has a strong background in graphic design, editorial work and advertising.

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