Frank Thiel

Frank Thiel (b. 1966, Kleinmachnow, Germany) moved to West Berlin, Germany in 1985 and attended a training college for photography there from 1987-1989. Thiel is widely renowned for photographing the architectural spaces of Berlin, reflecting a turbulent social and political history. Thiel’s monumental works are not merely documentation but picture a city reborn after a tumultuous history. Thiel’s commitment to the constant transformation and development of Berlin for more than a decade has become an integral part of the unfolding history of the city and its most important photographic record. While previous bodies of work have focused on state surveillance and the privatization of public space, recent work has turned toward the glacial ice formations in Argentina Patagonia.

Frank Thiel has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries worldwide; his works are included in the collections of many major international museums including the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Museu National Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; and The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC.