Jon Grote was born in 1982 and grew up in Bremen. He has been working as a photographer, media designer and web developer since 2002 – he took on the latter role as a permanent team member of the web agency seitenweise in 2006. From 2015 to 2020, he studied photography and visual media at the Department of Design at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (HSBI) and will continue his studies in the Master’s programme in Professor Adrian Sauer’s class from 2023. Since 2021 he has been working regularly as a lecturer and lecturer at various educational institutions.
Teaching & Research
2023 – 2024, Lecturer at the HSBI
Seminar for photographic basics / work documentation,
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Department of Design
2023, Lecturer at the HSBI
Workshop on the use of AI tools from the perspective of photography,
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Department of Design
2022, research project
Dealing with violence in public space in the media,
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Department of Design
2021 – 2024, Lecturer at the VHS Bielefeld
Seminar on architectural photography,
Adult Education Centre Bielefeld
2020 – 2024, Lecturer at the VHS Bielefeld
Seminar on documentary photography,
Adult Education Centre Bielefeld
Exhibitions & Publications
2020, book project
Contactless – everyday life during the COVID-19 pandemic
2020, book and exhibition project
Book: Bielefelder Baukultur in Industrie, Wirtschaft und Dienstleistung 1986-2020
Group exhibition: Bielefeld building culture, Kommunale Galerie Bielefeld
2019, room installation
Lose Control, HSBI
2018, book project
G20 – street festival, Hamburg
2016, group exhibition
Tiles & Tales with the project Endstation: Vorort!, HSBI