Bjørn Melhus
1966 born in Kirchheim/Teck, Germany
1985-86 Filmschule Stuttgart
1985-87 Adolf-Lazi-Schule Stuttgart
(School for photography and audiovision)
1988-90 Freelance work as av designer in Berlin
1988-96 Academy for Visual Arts, Braunschweig
(Film and video department / Prof. Birgit Hein, Prof. Gerhard Büttenbender)
Lives and works in Berlin and Braunschweig
Films, videos, installations since 1986
1986 "TOAST" Film, 16mm, 1 min.
1987 "CORNFLAKES" Film, 16mm, 3 min.
1988 "NICHT WERFEN!" Videoinstallation
(Gallery Lehnstedter 62, Bremen / EMAF Osnabrück)
1990 "AMERICA SELLS" Video, 7 min.
1991 "ICH WEISS NICHT WER DAS IST" Video, 3 min.
DAS ZAUBERGLAS" Video, 6 min.
1993 "JETZT" Video, 5 min.
"REINIGUNGSCASSETTE"
Video, VHS, 60 min. limited edition
1994 "VHS E-625 / odEssay video mail"
worlwide video chain letter / videoinstallation
- X'94, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, 1994
- Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen, 1996
1995 "WEIT WEIT WEG" Film, 16mm, 39 min.
1996 HOME 1" Videoskulptur
- HBK, Braunschweig 1996
- Videofest, Kassel 1996