Current projects: Time Echo Project – film projects – Joo Peter Studio – Time Echo Press – Cinemate Film Production
Joo Peter (aka Joachim Peter)
1966 born in Stuttgart, Germany
1987-1990
Art Academy Stuttgart
Studies of Fine Arts and Graphics
1987
Sculpture Symposium Schorndorf, group exhibition
1988-89
art exhibitions connected to Art Academy Stuttgart
1990
Essen Theater & Philharmony
set design for „Der Park“ von Botho Strauß, JKT
Lower-Saxony State Theater
set design and costumes for („Der arme Heinrich“ von Hartmud von Aue)
State Theater Westphalia
set design and costumes for musical („Go to hell, Satan / Fahr zur Hölle, Satan“)
Drama („Der Horatier” by Heiner Müller)
1991
State Theater Westphalia
set design and costumes for drama „When the wind blows“ by Raymond Briggs (dt. “Glückliche Tage”)
Relaunch Musical „Go to hell, Satan / Fahr zur Hölle…“
1991/92
State Theater Bremen
stage design assistent for drama, dance theatre and opera
„Frida Kahlo“ dance theater by Johann Kresnik
Hochzeit des Figaro, Mozart (Relaunch), Bremen Opera
“Kabale und Liebe”, Friedrich Schiller, drama
“Bunbury”, Oscar Wilde
1992
State Theater Westphalia
set design and costumes for drama („Davids Mutter“)
1992
Dance Theater Ikarus, Klagenfurt, Austria / Carinthia
set design and costumes for „Maricka“,
choreography Zdravko Haderlap
1993
Dance Theater Ikarus / State Theater Klagenfurt, Austria / Carinthia, co-production
set design and costumes for dance theater
„Strömung“ , based on the biography of the Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann
Choreographie Zdravko Haderlap
1994
German Film Academy Berlin, DFFB
“Memories of Berlin”, author & director of film production by DFFB/ HdK Regieseminar Reinhard Hauff
actors: Teresa Prata, Tilmar Kuhn, director J. Peter
„Nitendo Mori“ film project, broadcasted by TV station Offener Kanal
“Waves” (S) , video production 1993/94, broadcasted by TV station Offener Kanal
“Off-Galeries in East Berlin”, documentary film production 1994 (R), broadcasted by TV station Offener Kanal
“Durchreise – das Ende einer Verfolgung”, film co-production TV channel ORB and film University HFF, set design assistant (director: Thorsten Striegnitz)
lecturer on video editing Volkshochschule Berlin Mitte
1994-1995
University of Arts Berlin (HdK)
projects for Interflugs / teaching contract (Kleinlehrvertrag für Interflugs)
1995-1999
Film University HFF Berlin / Potsdam-Babelsberg (Studies)
Author of Books & Short stories: Die kleine Rettung der Welt /Das unabhängige Herz / Dschungelbuch für Großstadtbewohner
1996
“Auszeit”, dance video production HFF Potsdam
director J. Peter, choreography and dance: Christin Choo, dancer of Ensemble Charlotte Ikeda and student of Pina Bausch
prize-winning festival participations
1997
group exhibition by Film School department of stage design HFF 1997 State government Brandenburg, Potsdam
State TV channel WDR
set design virtual studio for weekly „Frau TV“,
State TV channel ARD
set design for weekly sunday press panel discussion „Presseclub“
State TV channel ORB
film produktion “Herrentorte”, HFF/ORB, director: Aviva Barkhourdarian, set design: J. Peter
1998
Gallery Oberwelt Stuttgart
Transformations – single exhibition
Gallery Infozone, Paris
“Citoyen mutant”, single exhibition , 20 rue des ecouffes, 75004 Paris M.St.Paul
1998/1999
Off Theater Berlin
Apocalypse Now – Punk Opera / Punk-Oper
author /director / set design: J. Peter
KvU, Berlin Mitte, actors: Dr. Treznok, Piet Olschewski u.a.
1999
Volksbühne Berlin (State Theater Volksbühne)
cooperation with Christoph Schlingensief and Volksbühne Berlin
video production “Stunde Null – das neue Berlin” for “Berliner Republik” by C. Schlingensief, April 1999
Festivals
Festival il Coreografo elettronico, Napoli 1999, featuring “Auszeit” dance video, director J. Peter
Prize “Young authors” for „Auszeit“ (R)
Architecture Film Festival Berlin (video “Stunde Null – das neue Berlin”)
1999 bis 2000
Theater Graz, State Theater in Styria, Austria
drama series „Schnitzlers Brain“, stage design assistent
directors: Johann Kresnik, Christoph Schlingensief ,Martin Kusej, Stephan Kimmig, stage design: Martin Zehetgruber
1999-2003
Art Academy Stuttgart
Teaching Art (Studies)
2000
Volksbühne Berlin (State Theater)
Video production „Das neue Berlin“ for drama „Vaterland“ von Frank Castorf
Festivals
Filmwinter Stuttgart (Internet projects)
Festival International du Film Indépendant Bruxelles, Genre: video dance “Auszeit”
2000/2001
State Opera Stuttgart / Staatsoper Stuttgart
„Convienze et inconvienze…“, Opera by Donizetti, director: Martin Kusej, stage design: Martin Zehetgruber, assistent J. Peter
2001/2002
State Theater Klagenfurt, Austria
„Der Sturz“ by Biljana Srbljanović (deutsche Uraufführung)
Stage design and costumes
Theater Arena Berlin
“Stunde Null – das neue Berlin”
adaption of “Apocalypse Now – a punk opera / die kleine Punk-Oper”
author & director Joachim Peter, Schauspiel: Ben Becker u.a.
unfinished project
2002
Writing
“Masterplan”, theater play about Albert Speer Senior & Junior
Teaching
lecturer for Art in Nature „Kunst im Grünen“ in Sonnenhof (Remseck-Aldingen)
Co-founder, program director and lecturer of Art in Nature Youth Art School Oase e.V. (Sonnenhof), concept of periodic programs for two years.
Teaching art in a private school in Stuttgart-Feuerbach
Art Academy Stuttgart
film project “Kleine Rettung der Welt”
author & director Joo Peter (project in sign language)
2002 /03
Art Academy Stuttgart
assistent for project „Color of Power / Farbe der Macht“ , performance art class of Prof. Michou
2003 -2021
Teaching art and media
2003-2007
Writings
novel series „Josephine“ (tetralogy)
2008
Exhibitions
Josephine exhibition presenting the novel series Josephine including graphics, videos, installation, Gallery Oberwelt, Stuttgart, solo exhibition
Zero Art Gallery, “Why play it again?”, group exhibition
2009
Festival Filmwinter Stuttgart, “Josephine” installation, Videos, drawings & graphics, reading, performance
BABYlon Berlin exhibition and Manifesto, Gallery Oberwelt in Berlin /Auguststrasse /Gallery Neues Problem, group exhibition
Spirits – long term project in Indonesia, photo books Bali Vol I / Vol II
2010
Exhibtions
Württembergischer Kunstverein, annual exhibition group exhibition (project “Josephine”)
Media Space, Wand 5, Stuttgart, group exhibition (art project about Stuttgart 21)
Spirits – long term project in Indonesia, photo books Bali Vol I / Vol II
part I, “distant friends – teman-teman jauh”, Gallery Oberwelt Stuttgart, exhibition
part II, “distant friends – teman-teman jauh”, Warung Under Mercury, Ubud, exhibition
Jesus prize, group exhibition, Basementizid Heilbronn, December 2011
An die Oberfläche – to the surface , gallery Oberwelt Stuttgart, group exhibition
2011
Exhibtions
Walpoden Academy, Mainz, performance “Josephine” & group exhibition
UND # 8, international art ferry for Off-galleries and independent art groups, Karlsruhe
Plemplem gallery, Heilbronn, Salzstrasse, group exhibition
Poly Gallery Karlsruhe – 1. internationale Partizipationale
2011 / 2012
Circle of Life – One Year in Asia
India, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia
2012
Friendly fire, group exhibition Karlskaserne Ludwigsburg
2013
Das Urteil – Franz Kafka – group exhibition, Galerie Oberwelt Stuttgart
Welten – media project in Asia
Green Yeti – media project
2014
Charisma – long term photo project in Asia, solo exhibition Kulturhaus Mühle in Weinsberg
“Teman-Teman Saya” – documentary films about artists in Bali
art-school.org (founded 2014), myartschool.de, teachingart.de
2015
Über Leben (engl. Survive, about Life) long term project in Kuba
Charisma – solo exhibition, Kulturhaus Scheune – Weissach im Tal
Green School – documentary film, Bali -Indonesia
Time Echo – Zeitsprünge Start of long-term-project in Heilbronn
2016
Ogoh -Ogoh – monsters of Bali, photo exhibition and lecture – Kulturhaus Scheune Weissach im Tal
Zeitsprünge Heilbronn (long term project)
Time Echo publishing company (founded 2016)
Cosmic Beachcomber Media Project (Asia media project)
2017
History Project Time Echo /Zeitsprünge
solo exhibition and lecture Inselspitze Heilbronn “Zeitsprünge Heilbronn”
Book “Zeitsprünge Heilbronn“
Cinemate Film Production (founded 2017)
2018
Zeitensprünge & Weltensprünge, solo exhibition , Kulturhaus Zigarre Heilbronn
Book “Mut zur Erinnerung”
writing for Hanix Magazine
One year in Asia – second long term stay in Asia including Malaysia, Hongkong, Indonesia (Flores, Sumba, Sumatra, Java, Bali)
Anak-Anak Barong – short film about children incarnating animistic supreme god Barong in – Galungan -Kuningan days
2019
Film projects
Thaipusam – trance of Shiva (Malaysia), short film
Ogoh Ogoh Bali Monster (Bali), short film
Pasola – battle on holy ground (Sumba, Indonesia), short film
Indigenous Film Festival, Ubud, Bali (short films in special screening)
“Muster der Macht” (engl. Pattern of Power), group exhibition, Galerie Oberwelt, Stuttgart
photo reportages for China Morning Post, Live Encounters, Hanix Magazine
Book “Täter, Helfer, Trittbrettfahrer”, Band 10, Hrsg. Proske, chapter on Karl Epting
2020
New York Times – featured with Time Echo Project on Nazi looted art in the Metropolitan Museum New York
Mentawai – Souls of the Forest (Trailer), long term film project
Article for Hanix Magazine on Housing and architecture in Heilbronn
2021
Mentawai – Souls of the Forest feature documentary film, 4K, producer and director
Time Echo Project in Temporary Artist Utopia Tool (Taut) Wagenhallen e.V. Stuttgart,
including presentation and lecture “Documenta und Nationalsozialismus: der Fall Kurt Martin”
Book : Anpassung und Widerstand, Heilbronner Portraits aus zwei Jahrhunderten, Provinz als Weltbühne
Festivals
“Mentawai – Souls of the Forest” trailer featured in Kalimantan Indigenous Film Festival KIFF
“Thaipusam” short film, Cefalu Film Festival Sicily
“Pasola – Battle on Holy Ground” short film, Corti di Mare Festival, Sicily
Joo Peter, Arnolstr. 21, 70378 Stuttgart, contact (at) joopeter.de