Martin Zeller
Martin Zeller, born in 1961 in Mannheim, Germany, studied communications design at the College of Design in Darmstadt. His career in photography began with his project (412 – 432, 1990), a photographic journey along the river Rhine at night, for which he received the European Photography Award. Moving to Berlin in 1993, Zeller explored the city's urban landscape in his work "Berlin" (1997), before delving into the complexities of imagery with "The Transfigured Night" (2002).
Zeller's international projects continued with “Roma" (1999) and "China Transition" (2003), supported by various prizes and grants. From 2004 to 2008, he focused on Hong Kong for "The Diagonal Mirror – Space and Time in Photographing Hong Kong," exhibited at the Museum of Art in Mannheim in 2009. He later collaborated with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia on "Foodscape," exploring Swiss-Chinese cultural exchange.
Since 2010, Zeller has partnered with Macau artist Sou Vai Keng on artistic endeavors, beginning with "the back side of the eye - Reflections on Edvard Munch’s work" (2010-2012), followed by "New Gardens" (2011-2014). Their work has been showcased internationally, including exhibitions in Hong Kong, Berlin, Munich, Basel, and Lisbon. Since 2018, their ongoing project "LX Under Construction" examines the rapid transformations of Lisbon and its metropolitan area through Zeller's photography and Sou's narratives.
