born in 1941 in Dembno/West-Prussia
1945-1949
prisoner of war at a camp in Potolice/Poland
farm labour close to Potolice
1949-1956
elementary school in Bodenwerder/Weser, Germany
1956-1959
apprenticeship as carpenter in Bodenwerder/Weser, Germany
1970-1974
evening school for higher education at Holstenglacis, Hamburg, Germany
1974 -1975
studies physics and chemistry at the University in Hamburg, Germany
1975-1983
studies theology, German language and literature and drama at the Free University Berlin
1979
founder member of the Medusa-publishing company, Berlin, Germany
1981
starts to paint
1984
founder member of Gallery Nepala, Berlin, Germany
1989-1990
scientific research project for interactive processes of communication with Prof. Dr. J. Thiede, Berlin, Germany
tripartite installation "Zeit-Läufe" at the Schöneberg townhall, Berlin, Germany
1990
university teaching position at the Art Academy, Berlin, Germany
1995
artistic participation in "Teachware for the Handwerk", with Prof. Dr. J. Thiede, Berlin-Potsdam, Germany
1996
guest lecturer on science of color at the ZAW, Potsdam, Germany
1997
participation in the colloquium "Utopia of Objectivity", FU Berlin, Germany
acceptance into the art collection of the German Bundestag
1999
atelier, Adjuntament/Cultura Sóller, Mallorca, Spain
2000
scholarship of the Käthe Dorsch Foundation
"project voor 1000 kinderen" Kasteel Hoensbroek, Netherlands with subsequent auction at Christie's
2002
project "UKUZOBA" in Kapstadt, South Africa, and in Berlin
2003
installation at the lounge of the liberal party at the Berlin House of Representatives
2005
working stay in Horst, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany