Florian Slotawa was born in 1972 in Rosenheim, and currently lives and works in Berlin. His solo exhibitions include eponymous shows at von Bartha, Basel (2016) and Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin (2015), Andere Räume, Arp Museum Bahnhof, Remagen (2012); Local Plants, Artspace, San Antonio (2012); P.S.1, MoMA, New York (2009); Solothurn aussen, Kunstverein Solothurn, (2008); One After the Other, Arthouse, Austin (2007); Land gewinnen, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin (2005); Bonn ordnen, Bonner Kunstverein (2004); and Gesamtbesitz, Kunsthalle Mannheim (2002). He has taken part in numerous group exhibitions, most recently Photodimensional, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago (2009) and Interieur/Exterieur. Wohnen in der Kunst, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (2008), as well as Zwischen zwei Toden, ZKM Karlsruhe and Made in Germany, Sprengel Museum, Hannover (both in 2007). His installation Ersatzturm was presented in the 4th Berlin Biennale (2006), Of Mice and Men. Galerie Nordenhake worked with Slotawa in 2006 for the group exhibition Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and has since presented two solo exhibitions with the artist.

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