Peter Tillessen is a conceptual artist and a climate activist , in other words, a CA, a conceptual activist.

He was born in the Black Forest. He first studied Agronomics and Geography at “Christian Albrecht University” in Kiel and later Photography at “F.A.M.U” in Prague and at “ZHDK” in Zurich. Since 2018, alongside his artistic work, he is strongly engaged in climate activism.

He also works as an architectural photographer.
He lives and works between Palermo and Kirkenes.

Peter Tillessen
Geroldstr. 5
8005 Zürich
+41 76 398 09 94
peter@tillessen.info

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MONOGRAPHIC PUBLICATIONS
”Whatever” (with Tania Prill, Hrsg.), Leipzig: Spector Books 2021
”Whatever” (Vinyl Record), Zurich: Noi Recordings 2021
”Shopping” (Vinyl Record), Zurich: self-published 2017
”Superficial Images”, Leipzig: Spector Books 2016
”Cial Drawings”, Leipzig: Spector Books 2016
”40 Jahre Kernspaltung”, Baden: Kodoji Press 2012
”Dictators”", Baden: Kodoji Press 2012
”Oil”, Baden: Kodoji Press 2010
”Gold”, Baden: Lars Muller Publishers 2000

PRESS AND TEXTS
David Sarasin: “Die Lieder verschmelzen”, Tagesanzeiger, 16.1.2018
Jörg Colberg: “Photobook Reviews: W21/2017” [Online] Conscientious Photography Magazine, 2017
“Peter Tillessen at Art Geneve” [Online] Artdecision, 3.4.2017
Caroline Stevan: “Un quasi-Gursky pour moins qu’un paquet de clopes” Le Temps, 25.11.2016
Ian Jeffrey: “Superficial Images”, Superficial Images, Spector Books, Leipzig, p.267, 2016
Joerg Bader: “Faire dire aux images ce que personne n’ose soupconner qu’elles veuillent dire”, Superficial Images, Spector Books, Leipzig, p. 273 2016
Jan Wenzel: “The servants turning on the threshold”, Superficial Images, Spector Books, Leipzig, p.279, 2016

RADIO
WDR3 Open Sounds, Whatever, 2020
SRF2 Kultur “Musikmagazin” mit Annina Salis, Stimmts … oder stimmt’s nicht?, 2018
Bone Performance Festival 2018, telephone interview with San Keller, 2018
RTS2 “Nez à nez” avec Martine Beguin, Superficial Projects, 2016