Passant Obskur is a project by the German photographer and artist Anna Siggelkow. She studied design and also joined Mischa Kuball's class at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne/Germany. In 2019 she was chosen for the 3rd circle of 'Parallel – European Photo Based Platform' 2019–2020, an European mentoring program.
Within Passant Obskur she operates in the peripherie of art and commerce. She invites her protagonists and locations in an absurd spectacle, inspired by the cult of images in social media.
Office: Merheimer Str. 155 – 50733 Cologne
Studio: Kunstwerk e.V. – Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 127 – 51063 Cologne
Anna Siggelkow
+49 177 738 444 9
hello@passantobskur.com
EDUCATION
2019 – 2020
Mentorship – 3rd circle of ‘Parallel – European Photo Based Platform‘
2016
Guest lectures / Mischa Kuball – ‘Academy of Media Arts Cologne‘ / Germany
2001 – 2007
Academic Studies of design / photography at ‘ecosign / Akademie für Gestaltung‘ in Cologne / Germany
2007
Diploma in design / photography (‘sollbruchstelle‘) with Thomas Zika
WORK EXPERIENCE
2018
• Residency – ‘Massia Officinale‘ – Massiaru/ Estonia
• Assistance to Robin Preston, Adrian T Kubica, Tomas Rodriguez and others
AWARDS / GRANTS / OPEN CALLS
2021
• ‘The International Photography Competition‘ / ‘The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts‘ – first place:
‘Places/Landscape/Drone‘ and ‘Conceptual Photography‘, second place: ‘Abstract Photography‘
• Chosen for the slideshow ‘Rethinking Nature‘ – ‘European Month of Photography‘
• Shortlisted for the ‘Belfast Photo Festival‘
2020
• Shortlisted for the ‘Athens Photo Festival‘
2019
• ‘Reclaim Award‘
• Chosen for the ‘3rd circle of ‘Parallel – European Photo Based Platform‘/ 2019-2020, an european based mentorship to support emerging photoartist
2018
• ‘Life Framer Photography Award‘ – ‘Open Call‘
• ‘Life Framer Photography Award‘ – ‘The Face of the Earth‘
• ‘Portfolio walk 2018‘ (‘Deutsche Fotografische Akademie‘) / ‘Deichtorhallen‘ – Hamburg/Germany
EXHIBITIONS (selected)
G = Group Exhibition / S = Solo Exhibition / M = Magazine
2022
• ‘Foto Wien 2022‘ – slideshow ‘Rethinking Nature‘ – G – several artwork – Vienna / Austria
2021
• ‘The International Photography Competition‘ – G – ‘Placeholder of nonentity II‘ – ‘The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts‘ – Florida/ USA 2021 ‘Fotofestival EMOP Luxembourg 2021‘ – slideshow ‚Rethinking Nature‘ – G – several artwork – Luxembourg
• ‘Imago Lisboa 2021‘ – slideshow ‚Rethinking Nature‘ – G – several artwork – Lisboa/ Spain
• ‘Fotofestiwal Lodz 2021‘ – ‘Parallel Review‘ – G – ‚Lotus Power II‘ – Lodz/ Poland
• ‘Photoszene United 2021‘ – ‘You are here II‘ – G– ‘Do not touch‘ – Cologne/ Germany
• ‘Lotus Power II‘ – S – ‘Fotoraum Köln e.V.‘ – Cologne/ Germany (couldn‘t be shown to the public due to Covid-19)
2020
• ‘The Landskrona Foto Festival‘ – ‘Under (De)construction‘ – G – ‘Lotus Power II‘ – Landskrona/ Schweden
• ‘Tbilisi Photo Festival‘ – Tbilisi/ Georgia (cancelled due to Covid-19) – instead being part of the online exhibition: ‘UGGA‘ – ‘Lotus Power II‘ – present by ‘procurarte‘
• ‘düsseldorf photo+‘ – ‘BÄM! Magazine: Fifty-five Photographers‘ – M – ‘Platzhalter des Nichts II’ – Düsseldorf/ Germany
2019
• ‘Reclaim Award 2019‘ – G on billboards – ‘Platzhalter des Nichts II‘ – Cologne/ Germany
• ‘Life Framer Photography Prize‘ – G (screening) – ‘Placeholder of nonentity II‘ – Bermondsey Project Space – London/ Great Britian +
• ‘Life Framer Photography Prize‘ – G (screening) – ‘Placeholder of nonentity II‘ – Officine Fotografiche – Milan/ Italy
• ‘showcase‘ – G with ‘Parallel – European Photo Based Platform‘ – ‘Placeholder of nonentity II‘ – ‘Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center‘ – Budapest/ Hungary
2018
• ‘Internationale Photoszene Köln Festival‘ – G – several artworks – ‘Kunstwerk e.V.‘ –Cologne/ Germany
2016
• ‘Wir wollen mal nicht übertreiben‘ – class of Mischa Kuball ‘Academy of Media Arts/ Cologne‘ – G – ‘Lotus Power‘ – ‘Projektraum im Kunstwerk‘ – Cologne/ Germany
2013
• ‘Emscherkunst. 2013‘ – ‘Mensch und Topografie. Weit, weit von hier, hier vor meiner Tür‘ – ‘Blowin’ Free – Das Containerdorf der KunstVereineRuhr ‘– G – ‘ferner hier‘ – Oberhausen/ Germany
2012
• ‘Projektraum-Fotografie‘ – G – several artworks – Dortmund/ Germany
Passant Obskur is a project by the German photographer and artist Anna Siggelkow. She studied design and also joined Mischa Kuball's class at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne/Germany. In 2019 she was chosen for the 3rd circle of 'Parallel – European Photo Based Platform' 2019–2020, an European mentoring program.
Within Passant Obskur she operates in the peripherie of art and commerce. She invites her protagonists and locations in an absurd spectacle, inspired by the cult of images in social media.
Office: Merheimer Str. 155 – 50733 Cologne
Studio: Kunstwerk e.V. – Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 127 – 51063 Cologne
Anna Siggelkow
+49 177 738 444 9
hello@passantobskur.com
EDUCATION
2019 – 2020
Mentorship – 3rd circle of ‘Parallel – European Photo Based Platform‘
2016
Guest lectures / Mischa Kuball – ‘Academy of Media Arts Cologne‘ / Germany
2001 – 2007
Academic Studies of design / photography at ‘ecosign / Akademie für Gestaltung‘ in Cologne / Germany
2007
Diploma in design / photography (‘sollbruchstelle‘) with Thomas Zika
WORK EXPERIENCE
2018
• Residency – ‘Massia Officinale‘ – Massiaru/ Estonia
• Assistance to Robin Preston, Adrian T Kubica, Tomas Rodriguez and others
AWARDS / GRANTS / OPEN CALLS
2021
• ‘The International Photography Competition‘ / ‘The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts‘ – first place:
‘Places/Landscape/Drone‘ and ‘Conceptual Photography‘, second place: ‘Abstract Photography‘
• Chosen for the slideshow ‘Rethinking Nature‘ – ‘European Month of Photography‘
• Shortlisted for the ‘Belfast Photo Festival‘
2020
• Shortlisted for the ‘Athens Photo Festival‘
2019
• ‘Reclaim Award‘
• Chosen for the ‘3rd circle of ‘Parallel – European Photo Based Platform‘/ 2019-2020, an european based mentorship to support emerging photoartist
2018
• ‘Life Framer Photography Award‘ – ‘Open Call‘
• ‘Life Framer Photography Award‘ – ‘The Face of the Earth‘
• ‘Portfolio walk 2018‘ (‘Deutsche Fotografische Akademie‘) / ‘Deichtorhallen‘ – Hamburg/Germany
EXHIBITIONS (selected)
G = Group Exhibition / S = Solo Exhibition / M = Magazine
2022
• ‘Foto Wien 2022‘ – slideshow ‘Rethinking Nature‘ – G – several artwork – Vienna / Austria
2021
• ‘The International Photography Competition‘ – G – ‘Placeholder of nonentity II‘ – ‘The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts‘ – Florida/ USA 2021 ‘Fotofestival EMOP Luxembourg 2021‘ – slideshow ‚Rethinking Nature‘ – G – several artwork – Luxembourg
• ‘Imago Lisboa 2021‘ – slideshow ‚Rethinking Nature‘ – G – several artwork – Lisboa/ Spain
• ‘Fotofestiwal Lodz 2021‘ – ‘Parallel Review‘ – G – ‚Lotus Power II‘ – Lodz/ Poland
• ‘Photoszene United 2021‘ – ‘You are here II‘ – G– ‘Do not touch‘ – Cologne/ Germany
• ‘Lotus Power II‘ – S – ‘Fotoraum Köln e.V.‘ – Cologne/ Germany (couldn‘t be shown to the public due to Covid-19)
2020
• ‘The Landskrona Foto Festival‘ – ‘Under (De)construction‘ – G – ‘Lotus Power II‘ – Landskrona/ Schweden
• ‘Tbilisi Photo Festival‘ – Tbilisi/ Georgia (cancelled due to Covid-19) – instead being part of the online exhibition: ‘UGGA‘ – ‘Lotus Power II‘ – present by ‘procurarte‘
• ‘düsseldorf photo+‘ – ‘BÄM! Magazine: Fifty-five Photographers‘ – M – ‘Platzhalter des Nichts II’ – Düsseldorf/ Germany
2019
• ‘Reclaim Award 2019‘ – G on billboards – ‘Platzhalter des Nichts II‘ – Cologne/ Germany
• ‘Life Framer Photography Prize‘ – G (screening) – ‘Placeholder of nonentity II‘ – Bermondsey Project Space – London/ Great Britian +
• ‘Life Framer Photography Prize‘ – G (screening) – ‘Placeholder of nonentity II‘ – Officine Fotografiche – Milan/ Italy
• ‘showcase‘ – G with ‘Parallel – European Photo Based Platform‘ – ‘Placeholder of nonentity II‘ – ‘Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center‘ – Budapest/ Hungary
2018
• ‘Internationale Photoszene Köln Festival‘ – G – several artworks – ‘Kunstwerk e.V.‘ –Cologne/ Germany
2016
• ‘Wir wollen mal nicht übertreiben‘ – class of Mischa Kuball ‘Academy of Media Arts/ Cologne‘ – G – ‘Lotus Power‘ – ‘Projektraum im Kunstwerk‘ – Cologne/ Germany
2013
• ‘Emscherkunst. 2013‘ – ‘Mensch und Topografie. Weit, weit von hier, hier vor meiner Tür‘ – ‘Blowin’ Free – Das Containerdorf der KunstVereineRuhr ‘– G – ‘ferner hier‘ – Oberhausen/ Germany
2012
• ‘Projektraum-Fotografie‘ – G – several artworks – Dortmund/ Germany