Kersten Glaser (1992) is a German photographer and artist. Since 2015, he has been a certified photographer and is currently studying photography at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund.
The main focus of his work is the observation of places and capturing the experiences they offer. His focus lies both on traces of human presence and on the inconspicuous situations of his immediate surroundings. His serial works often develop over long periods of time and emerge from a repeated engagement with their respective subjects.
Glaser understands photography less as documentation than as a form of conscious perception. His work is characterised by reduction, careful composition, and a careful translation into black and white. At the same time, he leaves room for intuition, chance, and the behavior of the photographic material. He is especially interested in the possibility of making something original and poetic within the ordinary.
Alongside analogue black-and-white photography, he engages with digital presentation and virtual spaces as well as with the photobook as an independent artistic medium.
Kersten Glaser (1992) is a German photographer and artist. Since 2015, he has been a certified photographer and is currently studying photography at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund.
The main focus of his work is the observation of places and capturing the experiences they offer. His focus lies both on traces of human presence and on the inconspicuous situations of his immediate surroundings. His serial works often develop over long periods of time and emerge from a repeated engagement with their respective subjects.
Glaser understands photography less as documentation than as a form of conscious perception. His work is characterised by reduction, careful composition, and a careful translation into black and white. At the same time, he leaves room for intuition, chance, and the behavior of the photographic material. He is especially interested in the possibility of making something original and poetic within the ordinary.
Alongside analogue black-and-white photography, he engages with digital presentation and virtual spaces as well as with the photobook as an independent artistic medium.
Self-Published Media
(2019) Mute, photobook
(2020) Virtual Exhibition, video game
Other Publications
(2016) SCHWARZWEISS 114
(2017) PhotoKlassik I.2017
(2020) SCHWARZWEISS 136
(2021) Nullnummer #2
Upcoming Exhibitions
(11.10. – 30.10.2026) Group exhibition „25 Jahre REFLEX“, Kamen City Museum and City Hall
(20.05. – 08.07.2027) Solo exhibition „Cemetery Kamen-Mitte“, Kamen City Museum
Exhibitions
(2018) Group exhibition at Porzellanikon in Selb
(2019) Group exhibition at Porzellanikon in Selb
(2020) Virtual solo/group exhibition in „Virtual Exhibition“
(2021) Solo exhibition „Ein·blick“ in Bergkamen
(2021) Group exhibition at RICOH Imaging Square Paris
(2022) Group exhibition at VITRINE in Mainz
(2022) Group exhibition at Cirque Photo Vidéo in Paris
(2022) Group exhibition as part of the „Pixelprojekt Ruhrgebiet“ at Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen
(2023) „Deutsche Sofortbild Kunst :unmittelbar“ – Group Exhibition at Kunstbunker Bochum
(2025) Group exhibition „MINIMAL“ (REFLEX), at Music School Kamen
(2025) „Deutsche Sofortbild Kunst :unmittelbar“ – Group Exhibition at Kunstbunker Bochum
(2025) Group exhibition „Statt Land Fluss“ (REFLEX), Kamen City Museum
(2025) “Was Bergkamen sieht” – Curated photographs from the city archives, Bergkamen City Museum
Awards (Selection)
(2020) DORTMUND KREATIV Digitale Perspektiven – Funding for Virtual Exhibition
(2022) URBAN Book Award – Finalist
Groups / Memberships
(2017) Founded the Sucher Kollektiv
(2024) Member of the artist group REFLEX – Zusammenschluss freier Künstler in NRW