Christoph Keller

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Christoph Keller

Born 1967 in Freiburg, Germany. Lives and works in Berlin.
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Christoph Keller, Ceppo Sradicato (series of black and white photographs), 2019. Exhibition view: Christoph Keller, Hito Steyerl, Tao Hui, Esther Schipper, Berlin, 2019. Photo © Andrea Rossetti

Introduction

Christoph Keller’s work constitutes an examination of the history of science and of the way in which knowledge is gathered and organized. His practice includes large-scale sculptural interventions, photography, film, exhibition-making, and psychological experiments, which he documents in various media.

Full biography

Selected works

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Christoph Keller
Kirche, Fliegenpilz, Bildfehler, 2023
Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag
54 x 43,1 cm (unframed)
60 x 49 x 2,8 cm (framed)
Edition of 4
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Christoph Keller
Down Feather, 2023
Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag
43,1 x 33,1 cm (unframed)
47,3 x 37,4 x 2,8 cm (framed)
Edition of 4
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Christoph Keller
Future Archeologists, 2023
3-channel HD video installation (color, sound)

Dimensions variable
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Christoph Keller
Data Error – Roma Antichità at 2018-08-08 at 14:27.48, 2021

Archival Pigment Print on Canson Velin Museum Rag, 315g
22,8 x 31,3 cm (unframed)
28,7 x 37,2 x 3 cm (framed)
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Christoph Keller
Ceppo sradicato (uprooted tree), 2018

Pine stump, 7 gelatin silver prints, humidifier
Stump: 160 x 180 x 250 cm approx.
Gelatin silver prints
7 parts: 38 x 56,5 cm each, (unframed)
7 parts: 53,6 x 72,1 x 2,8 cm each, (framed)
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Christoph Keller
Ceppo Sradicato (series of black and white photographs), 2019

Gelatin silver print on Ilford warmtone paper
7 part: 38 x 56,5 cm each, (unframed)
7 part: 53,6 x 72,1 x 2,8 cm each, (framed)
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Christoph Keller
Baalbek Brazil Series, 2018

Digital Fine Art inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag
50 x 300 cm approx. (overall)
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Christoph Keller
Néant, 2017

Neon
32 x 72 x 4 cm
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Christoph Keller
Grey Magic - Spirals (Green Spiral), 2015

Archival inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper
58,8 x 46,2 x 3 cm (framed)
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Christoph Keller
Mental Radio, 2015

Lamp, tripod, cot, pillow, pillowcase, blanket, side table, custom-made goggles, wireless MP3 headphones, audio loop, questionnaire, clipboard, egg timer
Dimensions variable
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Christoph Keller
Title Tool for an Imaginary Cinema, 2015

Lightbox, plastic letters
60 x 250 x 12,5 cm
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Christoph Keller
Passage de Pera, 2010

Lambda-Color
11,5 x 218 cm (image)
17 x 223 cm (framed)
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Christoph Keller
Continuum, 2010

Lambda-Color
16,5 x 122,5 cm (image)
20,5 x 127 cm (framed)
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Christoph Keller
Ohne Titel (Inverse Observatories), 2007

Piezo-Pigment Fine Art print
42 x 60 x 3 cm each, 5 parts
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Christoph Keller
Visiting a contemporary art museum under hypnosis, 2006

Single-channel video with two streams, HD, sound, English/French subtitles
Duration: 23:00 min
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Christoph Keller
Heaven & Sky, 2003

Installation with satellite dish, beamer projection, Cloudbuster, video camera, monitor, water pump, water
Dimensions variable
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Christoph Keller
Rundum Alexanderplatz (mit Mikrofilmgerät), 1996

Microfilm viewer, Zeiss DL 2 for roll film
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Christoph Keller
Herbarium Amazonas, 2014

Fine Art Prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth
225 x 150 cm (unframed)
230,5 x 157,5 x 5 cm (framed)
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Christoph Keller
Herbarium Amazonas - Sheets (3), 2014

Pigment-Print on Hahnemühle Rice Paper
110 x 85 cm (unframed)
115,6 x 90,3 x 3,5 cm (framed)
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Christoph Keller
Herbarium Amazonas - Sheets (2), 2014

Pigment-Print on Hahnemühle Rice Paper
110 x 85 cm (unframed)
115,5 x 90,3 x 3,5 cm (framed)
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Gallery Exhibitions

Future Archeologists Christoph Keller

Future Archeologists

Christoph Keller
Esther Schipper is pleased to announce a special presentation by Christoph Keller who since joining in 1997 has had six solo exhibitions with the gallery. On view will be Future Archeologist s , a new three-channel video installatio n.
June 8—July 6, 2023
Esther Schipper, Berlin
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External Exhibitions

Exhibition view: Christoph Keller, Data Error – Roma Antichità, Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History, Rome, 2023. Photo © Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte (Enrico Fontolan)

Data Error – Roma Antichità

Christoph Keller
The Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome hosts the exhibition Data Error – Roma Antichità by Christoph Keller.
February 16—April 14, 2023
Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome
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Featured stories

Christoph Keller Receives the Berlin Artistic Research Grant for 2020/2021
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Christoph Keller Receives the Berlin Artistic Research Grant for 2020/2021

Esther Schipper congratulates Christoph Keller on being awarded the Berlin Artistic Research Grant for 2020/2021. The Berlin Artistic Research Grant Programme supports and encourages artistic research across disciplines and dialogue between the...
Christoph Keller at Gropius Bau
Gropius Bau, Berlin

Christoph Keller at Gropius Bau

For one night only on February 21, 2019, at 7.30pm, Christoph Keller will present Ceppo sradicato in the group exhibition Villa Massimo zu Gast im Gropius Bau at Gropius Bau, Berlin.
February 21, 2019, 7.30pm
Christoph Keller receives scholarship of German Academy Rome Villa Massimo
Villa Massimo, Rome

Christoph Keller receives scholarship of German Academy Rome Villa Massimo

Christoph Keller will receive the prestigious scholarship of German Academy Rome Villa Massimo. The artist has been awarded numerous grants and residencies and will begin his stipend in September 2017. Read more

Publications

Christoph Keller Paranomia

Christoph Keller

Paranomia
'The term 'Paranomia' has multiple meanings, one of them being that which exists alongside the normative. In this inquiry into the entangled aspects of science and contemporary art, Christoph Keller draws a...
2016
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Christoph Keller