{"id":3212,"date":"2024-10-10T13:26:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/christopher-muller\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:26:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:26:25","slug":"christopher-muller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/en\/christopher-muller\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Muller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#bb1b10\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"712\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-839\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_WorksinProgress_2020_78-x-98-cm.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_WorksinProgress_2020_78-x-98-cm.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_WorksinProgress_2020_78-x-98-cm-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_WorksinProgress_2020_78-x-98-cm-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-d627c6ae2477c94e839ab0be3c38731a wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-base-2-color has-xx-large-font-size\">Christopher Muller<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-b8705937456498c979c91836e2501da3\">Germany<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b0bab6eb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\">Christopher Muller addresses in his still lifes not only the relationship between objects, but also our perception of them. His paintings make clear that the viewer is entangled in a complex web of feelings such as preference and aversion, which shape expectations and actions in everyday life. His works raise awareness of these mechanisms of human determinacy.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Works<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"712\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_WorksinProgress_2020_78-x-98-cm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-840\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_WorksinProgress_2020_78-x-98-cm-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_WorksinProgress_2020_78-x-98-cm-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_WorksinProgress_2020_78-x-98-cm-1-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Works in Progress<\/em>, 2020, C-Print \/ framed, 78 x 98 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_BasketLid_2019_78-x-62-cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-841\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_BasketLid_2019_78-x-62-cm.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_BasketLid_2019_78-x-62-cm-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Basket Lid<\/em>, 2019, C-Print \/ framed, 78 x 62 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_Spuele_2019_26-x-22-cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-842\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_Spuele_2019_26-x-22-cm.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_Spuele_2019_26-x-22-cm-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Sp\u00fcle<\/em>, 2019, C-Print \/ framed 26 x 22 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"678\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_KleinerKorb_2019_47-x-63-cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-843\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_KleinerKorb_2019_47-x-63-cm.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_KleinerKorb_2019_47-x-63-cm-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_KleinerKorb_2019_47-x-63-cm-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Kleiner Korb<\/em>, 2019, C-Print \/ framed, 47 x 63 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_FromHeadToToe-e1422888784480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-844\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_FromHeadToToe-e1422888784480.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_FromHeadToToe-e1422888784480-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>From Head to Toe<\/em>, 1991\/92, C-Print behind Acrylic Glass, 181 x 145 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Studio.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-845\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Studio.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Studio-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Studio-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Studio<\/em>, 2011, C-Print \/framed 69 x 95 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"725\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Rendezvous_2004_44x55.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-846\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Rendezvous_2004_44x55.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Rendezvous_2004_44x55-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Rendezvous_2004_44x55-768x619.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Rendezvous<\/em>, 2004, C-Print behind Acrylic Glass, 40 x 55 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"396\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Lunch_2000_52x118cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-847\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Lunch_2000_52x118cm.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Lunch_2000_52x118cm-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Lunch_2000_52x118cm-768x338.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Lunch<\/em>, 2000, C-Print behind Acrylic Glass, 52 x 118 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_TheGoodStudent_2001_146x124cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-848\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_TheGoodStudent_2001_146x124cm.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_TheGoodStudent_2001_146x124cm-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>The Good Student<\/em>, 2001, C-Print behind Acrylic Glass, 146 x 124 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"709\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_SunnyEmbankment-II_2017_120x152cm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-849\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_SunnyEmbankment-II_2017_120x152cm-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_SunnyEmbankment-II_2017_120x152cm-1-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_SunnyEmbankment-II_2017_120x152cm-1-768x605.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Sunny Embankment II<\/em>, 2017, C-Print behind Acrylic Glass, 120 x 152 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_clouds_2012_36x25cm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-850\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_clouds_2012_36x25cm-1.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_clouds_2012_36x25cm-1-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Clouds<\/em>, 2012, C-Print \/ framed, 34 x 25 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_InTheHedge_2009_106x173cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-851\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_InTheHedge_2009_106x173cm.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_InTheHedge_2009_106x173cm-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_InTheHedge_2009_106x173cm-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>In the Hedge<\/em>, 2009, C-Print \/ framed, 106 x 173 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"617\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_ReddotLouvre6.7.-1-1600x1097-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_ReddotLouvre6.7.-1-1600x1097-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_ReddotLouvre6.7.-1-1600x1097-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_ReddotLouvre6.7.-1-1600x1097-1-768x527.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Museum<\/em>, 2018, C-Print \/ framed, 15 x 32 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Schloss-1600x1013-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-853\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Schloss-1600x1013-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Schloss-1600x1013-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Schloss-1600x1013-1-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Schloss<\/em>, 2018, C-Print \/ framed, 21 x 46 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Collagemit10cmRand-1600x1032-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Collagemit10cmRand-1600x1032-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Collagemit10cmRand-1600x1032-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Collagemit10cmRand-1600x1032-1-768x496.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Collage<\/em>, 1997, C-Print behind Acrylic Glass, 13 x 33 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Aquarell2020_35-x-27-cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-855\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Aquarell2020_35-x-27-cm.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Aquarell2020_35-x-27-cm-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Untitled<\/em>, 2020, Watercolor on paper, 35 x 27 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_Aquarell2018_35-x-27-cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-856\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_Aquarell2018_35-x-27-cm.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muller_Aquarell2018_35-x-27-cm-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Untitled<\/em>, 2018, Watercolor on paper, 35 x 27 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Aquarell2019_51-x-38-cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-857\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Aquarell2019_51-x-38-cm.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mu_Aquarell2019_51-x-38-cm-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Untitled<\/em>, 2019, Watercolor on paper 51 x 38 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"691\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/aquarellbottle3-1600x1228-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-858\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/aquarellbottle3-1600x1228-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/aquarellbottle3-1600x1228-1-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hengesbach-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/aquarellbottle3-1600x1228-1-768x590.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br\/><em>Untitled<\/em>, 2020, Watercolor on paper 27 x 35 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Biography<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\">Born in 1966 in Stade (Germany), lives and works in D\u00fcsseldorf.<br\/>1984\u20131985 Camberwell School of Arts &amp; Crafts, London<br\/>1985\u20131989 Slade School of Fine Art: Fine Art class with Bruce McLean and Tess Jaray, B.A., London<br\/>1991\u20131992 Guest student at the State Academy of Fine Arts D\u00fcsseldorf, with Prof. Edgar Callahan<br\/>2005 Lecturer in Photography, Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (Germany)<br\/>2007\u20132009 Professor of Photography, Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (Germany)<br\/>Since 2009 Professor of Photography, Folkwang University Essen (Germany)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Awards \/ Scholarships<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\">1996 Kunstfonds Bonn e.V. Grant<br\/>2000 St\u00e4dtische Galerie Nordhorn Award<br\/>2001 Stiftung Kunst und Kultur, NRW Grant<br\/>2004 Stipendium der Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung f\u00fcr Zeitgen\u00f6ssische Deutsche Fotografie<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Solo-Exhibitions<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\">2020 \u201eFotografie, Collage und Malerei\u201c, Hengesbach Gallery, Wuppertal (D)<br\/>2017 \u201eMatching Pairs\u201c, Hengesbach Gallery, Wuppertal (D)<br\/>2015 \u201eSelf\u201c, Hengesbach Gallery, Wuppertal (D)<br\/>2013 \u201cA Gentle Stretch\u201c, Kunstraum Hengesbach, Wuppertal (D)<br\/>2011 \u201cLooking Pictures\u201c, Hengesbach Gallery, Berlin (D)*<br\/>2009 \u201cOut and About\u201c, Galerie Rolf Hengesbach, Cologne (D); \u201cDas Ding Ding\u201c, Galeria Heinrich Ehrhardt, Madrid (ES)<br\/>2007 \u201cStillleben Unbedingt\u201c, Galerie Dina Renninger, Munich (D); Galerie Lionel Hustinx, Li\u00e8ge (F)<br\/>2006 \u201cSunset Dummies &amp; Collages\u201c, Galerie Rolf Hengesbach, Cologne (D)<br\/>2005 \u201cSo Near, So Far\u201c, Galerie Rolf Hengesbach, Cologne (D); BFA Gallery, Liempde (NL) (with Axel Lieber)<br\/>2003 Kunstverein Heidelberg (D); \u201cSure Realism\u201c, Galerie Monika Reitz, Frankfurt a.M. (D); Galerie im Park, Burgdorf (D); \u201cThe Enigma of Arrival\u201c, Galerie Rolf Hengesbach, Cologne (D)<br\/>2001 \u201cZwischen Reden\u201c, Institut f\u00fcr moderne Kunst, N\u00fcrnberg (D); \u201cTogether We Fall\u201c, Galerie Gaby Kraushaar, D\u00fcsseldorf (D)<br\/>2000 \u201cWohin Damit\u201c, Galerie Monika Reitz, Frankfurt\/Main (D); Kunstverein R\u00fcsselsheim (D); \u201cEin Fleck auf der Stille\u201c, Kulturforum Alte Post, Neuss (D); R\u00e4ume f\u00fcr neue Kunst Rolf Hengesbach, Wuppertal (D); St\u00e4dtische Galerie Nordhorn (D)<br\/>1999 Kunstverein Hagen (D); \u201cOrdnungen\u201c, Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut, Essen (with Tamara Grcic) (D) *<br\/>1998 \u201cLauter Stilleben\u201c, Kunstverein Bochum (D); \u201cSingle\u201c, R\u00e4ume f\u00fcr neue Kunst Rolf Hengesbach, Wuppertal (D); Kunstverein Arnsberg (D) *; Goethe-Institute, London (UK); Kunstverein Baselland, Muttenz (CH); Photographers Gallery, London (UK)<br\/>1997 \u201cVom Dasein der Gegenst\u00e4nde\u201c, Kunstmuseum Bonn (with Richard Caldicott) Galerie Monika Reitz, Frankfurt a.M. (D)<br\/>1996 Kunstverein Freiburg (D); Forum Bildender K\u00fcnstler, Essen (D)<br\/>1995 Galerie Monika Reitz, Frankfurt a.M. (D)<br\/>1994 St\u00e4dtisches Museum Abteiberg, M\u00f6nchengladbach (D)<br\/>1993 R\u00e4ume f\u00fcr neue Kunst Rolf Hengesbach, Wuppertal (D)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Group-Exhibitions<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\">2020 \u201eKleine Geschichte(n) der Fotografie #2\u201c, Sprengel Museum, Hannover (D); \u201eSubjekt und Objekt. Foto Rhein Ruhr\u201c, Kunsthalle D\u00fcsseldorf (D); \u201eSichten, Fotografien im \u00f6ffentlichen Raum\u201c, Bremen (D)<br\/>2019 \u201eDas Beseelte Ding\u201c, Museum Folkwang, Essen (D)<br\/>2018 \u201eUngewiss\u201c, Hengesbach Gallery, Wuppertal (D); \u201eKaleidoskop\u201c, Worpswede (D);<br\/>\u201eHand Baggage\u201c, KUMA Museum, Kyung Hee University, Seoul (KR); \u201eTo Catch a Ghost\u201c, Museum f\u00fcr neue Kunst, Freiburg (D)<br\/>2017 \u201e5\u00d75 Still Lifes\u201c, Museum Ratingen (D), Kultur im Zentrum, Gie\u00dfen (D); \u201eDISLOCATION 2017\u201c, Hengesbach Gallery, Wuppertal (D); \u201eDie fotografische Sammlung im Von der Heydt Museum\u201c, Kunsthalle Barmen, Wuppertal (D)<br\/>2016 \u201eMit anderen Augen\u201c, Kunstmuseum Bonn (D), Kunsthalle N\u00fcrnberg\u2028 (D); \u201eZerlegt! Montiert!\u201c, Museum Ratingen (D); Siegerlandmuseum im Oberen Schloss\u2028; \u201eBRD\u201c, Haubrok Foundation, Berlin\u2028 (D); \u201eWhen I Close My Eyes I See the Bloody Rainbow\u201c, KUMA Museum, Kyung Hee University, Seoul\u2028 (D); \u201e5\u00d75 Still Lifes\u201c, Palais f\u00fcr Aktuelle Kunst, Gl\u00fcckstadt (D)<br\/>2015 \u201eObject is Mediation and Poetry\u201c, Grassimuseum, Leipzig (D)<br\/>2014 \u201eDie Magie des Entschwindens\u201c, Hengesbach Gallery, Wuppertal; \u201eEnth\u00fcllung und Verzauberung\u201c, Kunstmuseum Bonn (D) *<br\/>2013 \u201cReframing the ordinary\u201c, Lothringer13_Halle f\u00fcr internationale Gegenwartskunst, Munich (D) *; \u201cCarl Schuch und die Stilllebenfotografie heute\u201c, Herforder Kunstverein, Museum Ratingen, Siegerlandmuseum, Stadtmuseum Siegburg, St\u00e4dt. Kramer-Museum, Kempen, Kunstsammlungen Zwickau (until 2014) (D) *; \u201eStill\u201c, RLBKunstbr\u00fccke, Innsbruck (A)<br\/>2012 \u201cDer Mensch und seine Objekte\u201c, Museum Folkwang, Essen (D); \u201c20 YEARS\u201c, Hengesbach Gallery, Berlin (D)<br\/>2011 \u201cLeipzig. Fotografie seit 1839\u201c, Museum der bildenden K\u00fcnste, Leipzig<br\/>2009 \u201cGastspiel: Fotografen und Videok\u00fcnstler im Hetjens Museum\u201c, Hetjens Museum, D\u00fcsseldorf (D) *; \u201cSpiegel geheimer W\u00fcnsche\u201c. Stillleben aus f\u00fcnf Jahrhunderten, St\u00e4dtische Galerie Bietigheim-Bissingen (D) *; \u201cPfauenaugen\u201c, Galerie der Hochschule f\u00fcr Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig (D)   <br\/>2008 \u201cDistanzen\u201c, Das Ding im Raum, Neues Kunsthaus Ahrenshoop (D) *; \u201cRaumwechsel 11\u201c, Kunstraum Alexander B\u00fcrkle, Freiburg (D)<br\/>2007 \u201cUnter Sternen\u201c, Museum Franz Gertsch, Burgdorf (CH) *; \u201cThe Parts and the Whole\u201c, H + F Collection, Fundaci\u00f3n Foto Colectania, Barcelona (ES)*; \u201cRubin\u201c, Institut f\u00fcr moderne Kunst, N\u00fcrnberg (D)<br\/>2006 Galerie Dina 4 Projekte, Munich (D); Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul (KOR) *; \u201cChristopher Muller in der Sammlung Ann und J\u00fcrgen Wilde\u201c, Sprengel Museum Hannover (D); \u201cStraight Stories\u201c, N\u00fcans, D\u00fcsseldorf (D)<br\/>2005 \u201cChristopher Muller, Joseph Egan, Marcia Hafif, Richard Tuttle\u201c Kunstraum Alexander B\u00fcrkle, Freiburg (D); Museo Fotografia Contemporanea, Cinisello Balsamo, Mailand (I)<br\/>2004 \u201cKunst-Licht\u201c, E-Werk, Freiburg (D) <em>; \u201cIm Rausch der Dinge\u201c, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Fotostiftung Schweiz (CH)<\/em>; \u201eDie Grosse 2004\u201c Kunstausstellung NRW, Museum Kunstpalast, D\u00fcsseldorf (D); \u201eFranz von Lenbach und die Kunst Heute\u201c, Lenbachmuseum, Schrobenhausen (D); \u201eDiamonds\u201c, Galerie im Park, Burgdorf (CH)<br\/>2003 \u201cOutlook\u201c, Benaki Museum, Athen (GR)<em>; \u201eFranz von Lenbach und die Kunst Heute\u201c, Schlo\u00df Morsbroich, Leverkusen (D)<\/em>; Museum Gegenstandsfreier Kunst, Cuxhaven (D); Sammlung Lahl, Wiesbaden (D)<br\/>2002 \u201cheute bis jetzt. Zeitgen\u00f6ssische Fotografie aus D\u00fcsseldorf\u201c Kunstpalast, D\u00fcsseldorf (D)*; Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart (D)<br\/>2001 \u201cPreziosen\u201c, Kunstverein Lingen (D); \u201cTrue Fictions\u201c, Schlo\u00df Arolsen, Kassel (D); \u201cLa Natura della Natura Morta\u201c, Galleria D\u2019Arte Moderna Bologna (I) *<br\/>2000 St\u00e4dtische Galerie Gladbeck (D); \u201c2356 km. Kunst aus D\u00fcsseldorf in Moskau\u201c, Neue Manege, Moscow (RUS) <em>; Collection Jerome &amp; Ellen Stern, New York (US); \u201cDinge in der Kunst des XX. Jahrhunderts\u201c, Haus der Kunst, Munich (D)<\/em>; Galeria S.A.L.E.S., Roma (I); Sammlung Wilde, Kunstmuseum Bonn (D); \u201cDas Sehen des Gesehen-Werdens\u201c, Galerie Gaby Kraushaar, D\u00fcsseldorf (D)  <br\/>1999 \u201cInsight-Out\u201c, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Kunsthaus Hamburg und Kunstverein Baselland, Muttenz (CH) <em>; \u201cSammlung\u201c, St\u00e4dtisches Museum G\u00f6ppingen (CH); \u201cLautlose Gegenwart\u201c, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (D)<\/em><br\/>1998 \u201cHeimat\u201c, Kunstverein Eislingen (D) <em>; \u201cGesichter und Dinge\u201c, Neue Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Bildende Kunst, Berlin (D)<\/em>; \u201cFotografie als Handlung\u201c, 4. Internationale Foto-Triennale Esslingen (D) <em>; \u201cDas Ma\u00df der Dinge\u201c, Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal und Rupertinum (D)<\/em>; \u201cStadt Kunst Bonn 1998\u201c, Initiative Stadt Kunst Bonn (D); \u201cUnder\/Exposed\u201c, Stockholm Fotofestival (SE) <em>; \u201cStillleben\u201c, Kunstverein G\u00f6ppingen (D)<\/em>; \u201cTonspur\u201c, Museum f\u00fcr Neue Kunst, Freiburg (D); Galeria Heinrich Ehrhardt, Madrid (ES)<br\/>1997 \u201cWechselstrom\u201c, Galerie Ulrich Fiedler, Cologne (D); \u201cAm Nerv der Zeit\u201c, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden (D); \u201cRaum III\u201c, R\u00e4ume f\u00fcr neue Kunst Rolf Hengesbach, Wuppertal (D)<br\/>1996 \u201cVon der Besch\u00e4ftigung mit einfachen Dingen\u201c, Galerie Monika Reitz, Frankfurt (D); \u201cRitrati di Interno\u201c, Studio La Citt\u00e1, Verona (I)<br\/>1995 R\u00e4ume f\u00fcr neue Kunst Rolf Hengesbach, Wuppertal (D)<br\/>1994 \u201cClose Encounters\u201c, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (UK)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Collections<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\">Sammlungen des Abteiberg Museums M\u00f6nchengladbach (D), Bonner Kunstmuseum (D), D\u00fcsseldorfer Kunstmuseum (D), Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (D),Sprengel Museum (D),Von der Heydt Museum Wuppertal (D),UBS Art Collection (CH), Jerome &amp; Ellen Stern Collection (USA), Sammlung Wilde (D)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Muller addresses in his still lifes not only the relationship between objects, but also our perception of them. 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