Category Archives: Christel Dillbohner

Christel Dillbohner (www.dillbohner.de), an Associate of the Institute of Cultural Inquiry for over 20 years, is an experienced visual researcher, societal explorer and world traveler. Hailing from Cologne, Germany, she now calls Los Angeles and Berkeley, CA, her homes. She translates her findings from the field into visual thoughts by using a variety of materials such as pigments, wax and clay, plant matter and found objects. An Associate of the Institute of Cultural Inquiry for over 20 years, she has presented her results in a multitude of collaborative projects and interventions.

Projects:
2013 Visualist-in-Residence
2012 Fingerübungen
2003 AIDS CHRONICLES, Los Angeles, Project Coordinator
1995 AIDS CHRONICLES, Los Angeles, Project Coordinator
1993 AIDS BOTTLE PROJECT, City University of New York, and the Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA, Project Coordinator
1992 AIDS BOTTLE PROJECT, Los Angeles, Project Coordinator
1991 AIDS BOTTLE PROJECT, Los Angeles, Project Coordinator

ICI Publications:

2007 Searching for Sebald
2001 Benjamin’s Blind Spot & The Manual of Lost Ideas
1997 Bataille’s Eye & ICI Field Notes 4

Field Projects:

1993 Wunderkammern: Salzburg, Wien, Guggingen, Praha, Dresden, Berlin, Bochum, Köln
1999 Museums of Remembering: Berlin, Krakow, Ausschwitz, Praha, Venezia
2004 Searching for Sebald: London, Oxford, Lowestoft, Southwold, Dunwich
2006 Book Publishing: Rhode Island, Dia Beacon
2008 Book Fair: New York City
2009 Interventions: Venezia, Frankfurt
2012 Barthesisan Musings: London, Gränna, Sweden

Searching for Sebald (Artist Edition)

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The Limited Artist edition is an edition of 75 with 25 artist proofs. Suitcases are available as a premium to members and supporters who contribute to the Institute in the amount of $1,000 USD. Each suitcase is a unique object … Continue reading

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Searching for Sebald (Collector’s Edition)

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The Collector’s Edition includes a hardcover edition of Searching for Sebald inside a black silk clamshell box with an image of a labyrinth and ICI embossed on the spine. Also inside, a drawer holds study documents and a researcher’s tools … Continue reading

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ICI Associate Christel Dillbohner in New Exhibition

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Christel Dillbohner, a long-time ICI associate, was featured in a show titled TERRAIN: Exploring the Language of Landscape. The exhibition ‘offered meditations on nature through visual explorations of an inherent language and relationship to the earth that is at once … Continue reading

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Associate Review – East Bay Express, February 22, 2012

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ICI associate Christel Dillbohner’s recent exhibition titled TERRAIN: Exploring the Language of Landscape was reviewed in the February edition of the East Bay Express, a publication out of Oakland, California. Read the review online HERE, or read an archived version … Continue reading

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100/10∆6 Press Release

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100/10∆6: Christel Dillbohner and Inge Kamps at the Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICI) One Day Event – Wednesday April 27, 2011 1-5 p.m.; no reservations required. Free to the public LOCATION 1512 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 (two … Continue reading

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Searching for Sebald: Photography After W. G. Sebald (2007)

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Searching for Sebald: Photography After W. G. Sebald is a collection of original essays and visual projects inspired by the work of W. G. Sebald. The interest in Sebald has crossed disciplines, igniting passionate dialogue among and between scholars and … Continue reading

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