FOTOKAMP
will be a new place of innovative formats geared towards a participatory discourse on socially relevant topics.
The medium of photography is a crucial one
Catalyst and accelerator, idea generator and solution finder in the creative discussion of questions about the present
and future.
FOTOESSENTIALS
FOTOKAMP is based on the following trend-setting pillars:
PHOTOGRAPHY
is a decisive catalyst and accelerator, idea generator and solution finder in the creative debate about the present and the future. The meaning of images goes far beyond the purely design or creative question - photography has a wide spectrum and offers basics and discussion topics for many, not just for a specialist audience.
Images are essential tools in our communication - and handling them correctly is a responsible task that affects and challenges all of us.
FOTOSPACE
In the center of Eimsbüttel, within walking distance of the popular Osterstrasse, the 2-storey loft building with an industrial character, the future center of FOTOKAMP, is located in a charming backyard.
The attractive location in the lively city district enables it to go beyond the specific target audience
also to attract visitors from the surrounding area.
The hybrid offer of event and exhibition space as well as small restaurants
should arouse curiosity and enable an informal visit and stay - be it for the specific program or just for a visit to the FOTOKAMP café / bar.
FOTOCOMPANY
Due to the non-profit orientation of FOTOKAMP, the initiative is implemented in the form of a non-profit GmbH (gGmbh).
Florian Geiss is partner and managing director of FOTOKAMP gGmbH.
Sebastian Lux, who is chairman, forms the supervisory board with Andreas Schiemenz (GF der Sinngeber gGmbH) and Vincent Lemmer, tax advisor.
In addition, a board of trustees has been set up to support FOTOKAMP as an advisory body for programmatic guidance.
In this way, FOTOKAMP gains a comprehensive strengthening and positioning that carries a correspondingly large radiance to the outside world.
FOTOCREW
The two initiators bring experience and expertise
and national networking with.
Florian Geiss is an internationally active photographer and director and has been working in the field of advertising and artistic projects for over 25 years.
Sebastian Lux has been the curator and managing director of the F.C. Gundlach, which is committed and networked in the artistic Photography and its institutions. He was part of the founding team of the House of Photography in Hamburg.
FOTOCONTACT
Müggenkampstraße 31a, 20257 HAMBURG