Biography
Sabine Bungert and Stefan Dolfen
Since 2010 Sabine Bungert and Stefan Dolfen are working on long term projects together. They are interested in the development of cities, landscapes and societies due to social changes. Both studied photography at Folkwangschule in Essen, Germany.
Since Sabine Bungert graduated at Folkwangschule she has been working for various newspapers and magazines next to her freelance art projects. Sabines field of activity comprises travel, architecture, potrait and editorial photography as well as corporate communications for internationally active companies. Her work is published in international magazines such as Schöner Wohnen, Häuser, Flower US, Elle Decor, Rum Ute, Beef, Vogue Living, Geo Saison, Stern, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit and many others.
Here you can find Sabines editorial and coporate website
Stefan Dolfen has been working as a designer and photographer next to his freelance art projects. He is the founder and CEO of eye-d Designbüro in Essen, with a focus on photography. In 1990 he got the Otto Steinert Prize by the DGPh.
Here you can find Stefans design website
Sabine and Stefan are members of German Society for Photographie (DGPh).
Their work has been featured in several exhibitions.
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Stadthaus Ulm „Kudzu“
2018 Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen „Diaolou – The watchtowers of Kaiping“
2016 Städtische Galerie Iserlohn „Arrival Cities“ – Hongkong and Istanbul
2016 Forum Kunst und Architektur (BDA), Essen, Arrival Cities“ – Hongkong and Istanbul
2013 LWL-Museum für Naturkunde, Münster, „Natural World“ (Sabine Bungert)
2012 Fotogalerie Heeder, Krefeld, „Natural World“ (Sabine Bungert)
2008 Darlington Media Group, UK, „Corinna and Anna“ (Sabine Bungert)
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2022 Sprengel Musem Hannover, Vonovia Award (Sabine Bungert)
2019 Wiesbadener Fototage 2019 / „Kudzu“ (Kat.)
2019 Wiesbadener Fototage 2019 / „Wilde Orte“ (Kat.) (Sabine Bungert)
2018 DGPH, Museum für angewandte Kunst Köln, „Diaolou – The watchtowers of Kaiping“, Projektion
2017 Wiesbadener Fototage / Chikan (Kat.)
2014/2015 Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen, „Projektzeit“, (Kat.) / Los Angeles
2014 Depot Dortmund „FotoAffairs“, (Kat.) (Sabine Bungert)
2012 Produzentengalerie plan.d., „Natural World“, Düsseldorf (Sabine Bungert)
2011 Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen, „Pixelprojekt Ruhrgebiet“, „Tief im Westen“ (Sabine Bungert)
since 2010 Ruhr Museum Essen „Phänome“, (Kat.) (Sabine Bungert)
2010 Darlington Media Group, „Beauty and the Bike“, UK (Sabine Bungert)
2004 Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen, „Pixelprojekt Ruhrgebiet“, Menschen im Ruhrgebiet“ (Sabine Bungert)
2000 European Award for women photographers, Prato Italien „Places of life“, (Kat.) (Sabine Bungert)
2000 Ruhrlandmuseum, Essen „Schwarzweiß und Farbe“, (Kat.)
1996 Schloß Borbeck, „vor Ort“, Essen
1995 Frauenmuseum, Bonn „Mädchenbilder“, (Kat.) (Sabine Bungert)
Scholarships / awards
2021 Scholarship by Stiftung Kulturwerk der VG Bild-Kunst, „Black Cowboys“
2021 offene Entwicklungsvorhaben der Stiftung Kulturwerk der VG Bild-Kunst
2021 Georg Koppmann Preis, award winner
2021 Vonovia Award, Shortlist (Sabine Bungert)
2020 Georg Koppmann Preis, Shortlist
2019 Georg Koppmann Preis, Shortlist
2019 Felix Schoeller Award, „Kudzu“, Shortlist
2019 Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award 2019, „Kudzu“, Shortlist, exhibition, (Kat.)
2016 Scholarship by Stiftung Kulturwerk der VG Bild-Kunst, „Diaolou – The watchtowers of Kaiping“
2015 Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award 2015, Georgia, Shortlist, Category: Conceptual und Category: One shot (Kat.) (Sabine Bungert)
Publications
2021 book „Kudzu“ by publishing house: The Velvet Cell
2021 catalogue „Der Raum ist der dritte Lehrer“, Georg Koppmann Preis, Hrsg.: Stiftung Historischen Museen Hamburg