Dr. Matthias Christen, theory and history of photography
born 1966 in Lucerne/Swiss

Studied philosophy, new german literature and greek philology in Tübingen and Konstanz, Germany.

Research Fellowship of Swiss Nationalfonds and Kanton Zurich

Photographic education at the school „Fotografie am Schiffbauerdamm“ (2001-2004)

Lecturer at the University Konstanz, Zurich, Prague, Berlin, Bochum and Lucerne

Private lecturer at the Institut for media-science at the Ruhr-University Bochum

Founding member if the Internationale Akademie für Photographie e.V. IAPh in Berlin

Curator (e.g. „Chris Verene: Galesburg“, FAS-Galerie)

Numerouse publications about photografy and film (e.g. „Mythos Magnum. Die Geschichte einer legendären Fotoagentur“ [in colaboration with Anton Holzer], in: Mittelweg 36. Zeitschrift des Hamburger Instituts für Sozialforschung Heft 5/2007)

Cooperation within the book about photography, death and memory („Die letzten Bilder“, Baden: hier + jetzt, August 2009) and about an introduction into the history and use of photography in commission of the 'Wissenschaftlichen Buchgesellschaft Darmstadt'

Lives in Berlin with his wife and their three children