About
Patricia Kühfuss works with photography to explore the bigger picture of health, care and capitalism.
Besides freelancing in the editorial field for a diverse range of national and international clients, in her long-term projects she uses photography as a reference point to explore social, cultural and political relationships. Having almost studied medicine, she has a knack for science and healthcare topics. She is interested in how visuals shape our perception of the world and how stereotypes can be challenged.
She holds a BA in photojournalism from HS Hannover, Germany, and spent an exchange year studying photojournalism at dmjx Aarhus, Denmark.
Reflecting her shift towards a more artistic practice, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, Netherlands with an MA in Photography & Society in July 2022.
In May 2024, she has been selected to be a part of one out of four scienceXmedia tandems funded by Stiftung Charité, to develop constructive science communication with the Institute of Nursing Sciences at Charité Berlin.
Patricia Kühfuss speaks German, English and Norwegian fluently and is currently based between The Hague, NL and Cologne, GER.
She is a member of Female Photoclub, WorkShowGrow, Women Photograph, the Fotobus Society, ver.di. In 2023, she became an appointed member of the DGPH. Her archive is represented by laif, where she is also a member of the laif cooperative and acts as part of the supervisory board.
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IG @patriciakuehfuss & @howtogethome
T +49 178 – 931 29 57
www.patriciakuehfuss.com
Published
brand eins • bureau bordeaux • Chrismon • De Correspondent (NL) • Corriere della Sera (IT)• Courrier International (FR)• Engagement Global • Finstral • Focus • Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung • GEO • GEOSpecial • GEOlino • JWD • Landeshauptstadt Hannover • The Hechinger Report (US) • Le Temps (CH) • National Geographic (US)• Neue Zürcher Zeitung (CH) • Schäche&Schmitz • Science Notes • Der SPIEGEL • SPIEGELWissen • Stern • TECHNOSEUM Mannheim • Topos • ver.diPUBLIK • VWStiftung • The Wall Street Journal (US)• Die ZEIT • ZEITWissen • ZEITMagazin
Supported
2024
NURSING SCIENCE GOES VISUAL, scienceXmedia tandem, Stiftung Charité
2023
IN/VISIBLE CARE with HS Hannover, GLS Treuhand
2023
IN/VISIBLE CARE with HS Hannover, Stiftung MundA
2022
WHAT COUNTS Stiftung Kulturwerk Research Grant
2021
DAAD MA study grant
2020
BREAD AND POWER Sir Greene Foundation International Research Grant
2020
NICHT MÜDE WERDEN Lumix Festival HAZ People’s Choice Award
2019
HOW TO GET HOME Stiftung Kulturwerk Grant, Publication
2019
MY FATHER IS IN THESE TREES, PIC Selected 2019
2018
HOW TO GET HOME Sony World Photo Award in ”Professional/Creative“ (2nd)
2017
MY FATHER IS IN THESE TREES, Punkt Acatech Journalist Award (shortlist)
2017
Photo of the Year, Norwegian Local Newspaper Union
2014
INTIME OUTTIME German Youth Photo Award (shortlist)
Exhibited
2024
IN/VISIBLE CARE aufhof Hannover, Hannover (solo)
2023
IN/VISIBLE CARE aufhof Hannover, Hannover (solo)
2023
THE TIRED INSTITUTION Work Show Grow, ASC Courthouse Projects, London (group)
2022
WHAT COUNTS Open Day, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (group)
2022
WHAT COUNTS Graduation Show, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (group)
2022
CLOSE YET SO FAR, Photo Canopy, Burton on Trent, UK, (group)
2021
NICHT MÜDE WERDEN, Technoseum Mannheim, permanent exhibition, Mannheim, DE (group)
2020
NICHT MÜDE WERDEN, Freiraum für Fotografie, Berlin, DE (group)
2020
TRACHTWERK SCHAU, RAW Photofestival, Worpswede, DE (group)
2020
NICHT MÜDE WERDEN Lumix Festival for young photojournalism, Hannover, DE (group)
2019
HOW TO GET HOME Schömberger Fotoherbst, DE (group)
2019
TRACHTWERK SCHAU, Frankenberg, DE (group)
2019
HOW TO GET HOME Sony World Photo Awards, Somerset House, London, GB (group)
2018
NICHT MÜDE WERDEN KuK Monschau, Aachen, DE (group)
2018
HOW TO GET HOME, MINTxGoethe Exil (screening)
2018
HOW TO GET HOME Obscura Festival 2018, Georgetown Penang, MYS (screening)
2018
NICHT MÜDE WERDEN Galerie für Fotografie, Hannover, DE (group)
2017
HOW TO GET HOME, Block88, Soweto/Johannesburg, SA (solo)
2014
NACH NEUEM TRACHTEN, Castle Bückeburg, DE
2014
NACH NEUEM TRACHTEN, Berlin Fashion Week, Lower Saxony State Chancellery, Berlin, DE (group)
2014
INTIME OUTTIME Photokina, Cologne, DE
2013
MOSAIK ISTANBUL Galerie Kulturreich, Hamburg, DE (group)
In Conversation
UPCOMING 10/2024
PICTURE PERFECT?, b°future festival for constructive journalism, Bonn, speaker
UPCOMING 09/24
PICTURES OF CARE, UK Essen, Essen, speaker
UPCOMING 08/2024
BLICKWECHSEL PFLEGE, TU Dresden, online, workshop
06/2024
INVISIBLE CARE, TU Dresden, Dresden, artist talk and workshop
06/2024
PHOTOJOURNALISM & A.I. , NewZee Workshop, online, artist talk
12/2023
Alumnitalk, HS Hannover, Hannover, artist talk
12/2023
BR24 Medien Macht der Bilder, podcast
11/2023
PICTURES OF CARE Tagung “Bildermächtig”, Journalistinnenbund e.V., Frankfurt, speaker
11/2023
PICTURES OF CARE Knowember, Hannover, speaker
2023
PICTURES OF CARE b°future festival for constructive journalism, Bonn, speaker
2023
WHAT COUNTS DGPh photosessions, online, artist talk
2022
WHAT COUNTS Die Geschichte hinter dem Bild, photonews 11/22, essay
2022
WHAT COUNTS laif agency annual meeting, Cologne, artist talk
2022
MY FATHER IS IN THESE TREES, Ecónica Vol.1, Universitat de València, essay
2020
NICHT MÜDE WERDEN Lumix Festival Podcast #4 Stereotypes, podcast
2020
NICHT MÜDE WERDEN freiraum für fotografie, Berlin, artist talk
Educated
2020 — 2022
Master of Fine Arts and Design, Photography & Society, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, NL
2011 — 2018
Bachelor of Arts, Photojournalism & Documentary Photography, HS Hannover, DE
2016 — 2017
International Photojournalism, Danish School of Media and Journalism, DK
2015
Internship Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (6 months), DE
2015
Internship Hallingdølen Avis (2 months), NO
Ecosystem
Need someone to moderate big groups or help solve conflicts? (GER)
Your doctor’s note is gibbersish to you? (GER)
In search for a great (Web)Designer? (GER)
Beautiful imagery of your wedding? (GER+INT)