BIO
Véronique Kolber (*1978) is an independent photographer based in Luxembourg.
She studied photography in Brussels and visual arts in Strasbourg. In 2002, she was awarded the "Découvertes - Jeunes Talents" prize by the Centre National de l'Audiovisuel (CNA) and was also nominated for the Robert Schuman Art Prize. She has published 4 monographic books and has been featured in over 30 publications. Her work has been shown in Europe, the United States, India, and China and is part of numerous public and private collections. Her photographic work explores the themes of memory, reality, and fiction, with a poetic and intimate approach.
Furthermore, the photographer released several experimental videos in coproduction with her husband, musician Daniel Balthasar.
Interested in film set photography, she works in this domain as well.
Feel free to check out her commercial website: Arthur & Mary
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022
• Arbres remarquables - Maison Dufaing - Walfer Bicherdeeg, Walferdange (LU)
• shifting perspectives - Piste cyclable, Lorentzweiler (LU)
• Imaginer Servais - Centre National de la Littérature - Maison Servais, Mersch (LU)
2020
• fictitious location spotting for a non-existing movie - Ratskeller, Cercle Cité - Luxembourg-City
2013
• Art en Dialogue du CAL avec Tina Gillen - Espace BGL BNP Paribas, Royal Monterey, Luxembourg-City (LU)
2012
• Cucina Mia - Al Schmelz - Steinfort (LU)
• Cucina Mia - Mierscher Lieshaus - Mersch (LU)
2010
• Reliques - with Marie-France Dublé - Galerie ArtgentiK, Luxembourg-City (LU)
2009
• Traces de Mémoire - with Théid Johanns - Galerie Terres Rouges - KUFA, Esch/Alzette (LU)
2007
• Moving through time – At the discovery of disappearance - CAPE, Ettelbrück (LU)
2006
• Appearances - Altrimenti, Luxembourg-City (LU)
2005
• In love with the ordinary - Abyss Partner, Bertrange (LU)
• In love with the ordinary - Galerie Nei Liicht, Dudelange (LU)
2004
• Appearances - Embassy of Luxembourg in Washington DC (US)
2003
• Personal Issues at the Galerie d’Art Armand Gaasch, Dudelange (LU)
• Exposition photographique - Lecuit Optio-Technical S.A., Howald (LU)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & SHOWS
2023
•Lightleaks Festival - EMOP - Rotondes, Luxembourg-City (LU)
2022
•American Diorama - Streets - Cité de l’Image with Jeanine Unsen, Bruno Oliveira, Marie Capesius, Boris Loder & Marc Schroeder, Clervaux (LU)
2021
• Luxembourg Street Photography Festival - EMOP - Rotondes, Luxembourg-City (LU)
2020
•75 Joër Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte - Archives Nationales, Luxembourg-City (LU)
2018
• Lankelz - CUEVA Group show - Esch-sur-Alzette (LU)
2017
• Slight Night - Luxembourg Street Photography Festival - EMOP - Rotondes 1, Luxembourg-City (LU)
2014
• Nostalgia - with John G. Morris, Michel Medinger & Andrès Lejona - Ratskeller, Cercle Cité, Luxembourg-City (LU)
• 3 songs no flash - An exhibition about concert photography - Carré Rotondes, Hollerich (LU)
2011
• Salon 2011 du CAL - Carré Rotondes, Hollerich (LU)
• European Month of Photography 2011 - MHVL, Luxembourg-City (LU)
• Luxembourgish Portfolio Night - Recyclart, Bruxelles (BE)
• Portfolio Night - CNA, Dudelange (LU)
2010
• Sguardi e voci Giovani sull’Europa - Real Academia de España, Rome (IT)
• Portfolio Night - CNA, Dudelange (LU)
2009
• Images for life - Luxembourg-City (LU)
• New York Photo Festival ’09 - New York (US)
• Portfolio Night - CNA, Dudelange (LU)
2008
• Droits de l’Enfant - Abbaye Neumünster, Luxembourg-City (LU)
• Europe’s capitals - leadership in action – Dublin (IE)
• Pingyao 2008 - International Photography Festival – Pingyao, Shanxi (CN)
• Women - Photographers: network, selection 2008 – Studio Thomas Kellner, Siegen (DE)
• Kannerrechter… photographéiert, gelies, gelauschtert with among others Patrick Galbats, Mierscher Kulturhaus, Mersch (LU)
2007
• Duerchzuch um Giele Botter. Evolutiounsgeschichten an aner bewegend Biller- Participation at the Giele Botter Project by Maskénada, Pétange (LU)
2006
• Wazzup? - Fotogalerie Wien – European Month of Photography in Vienna (AT)
• Be my lucky number - Agence Borderline, Esch/Alzette (LU)
• About Life - Museum of History of the City of Luxembourg (LU)
2005
• Nuit des musées – Night of the museums – Absences - Video installation with the musician Daniel Balthasar - Museum of Natural History – Luxembourg-City (LU)
• private vs. public views - Elements of young contemporary photography in Luxembourg - Galerie Nei Liicht, Dudelange (LU)
• different realities - Photographers: network, selection 2005 – Studio T. Kellner, Siegen (DE)
• private vs. public views - Elements of young contemporary photography in Luxembourg - Visual Arts Gallery, Habitat Centre in Delhi (IN)
2004
• Profumo Di Donna - Galerie Nei Liicht in Dudelange (LU)
• Photoespana. Participation at the Sta. Ana Projectiones in Madrid (ES)
• Bon Voyage. L’usage du monde - Galerie La Médiatine, Brussels (BE)
• Installationlx – Hoferlin42, Esch/Alzette (LU)
2003
• Nomination for the Robert Schuman Art Award in Villa Vauban, Gallery of the city of Luxembourg and Museum of History of Luxembourg (LU)
• Painting Cornelius. The Gene at the Chapelle du Rham (LU)
• Luxemburgo. Una propuesta fotographica. Restorations, settings and heartbeats. The photographic collections of the Centre National de l’Audiovisuel (CNA), Fondation Carlos de Amberes in Madrid (ES)
• Photographic Exhibition, French Cultural Centre of Iasi, Iasi (RO)
2002
• Backlight 02, 6th International Photographic Triennial, Tampere (FI)
• Bruissement d’âme – mise au point, Galerie Farb, Foundation Anne and Robert Bloch, Delemont (CH)
• Trois Regards with Patrick Galbats and Jeannot Staff - Galerie Am Duerf, Steinsel (LU)
• Triennial of Contemporary Photography in Luxembourg - L’Arsenal, Metz (FR)
2001
• Triennial of Contemporary Photography in Luxembourg - Gallery of Contemporary Art, Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat Am Tunnel (LU)
• Bruissement d’âme – mise au point - Galerie Juvenal in Huy (BE), in St. Hubert (BE), at the Superior school of Art La Cambre in Brussels (BE), at the Galerie La Médiatine in Brussels (BE) and at the Maison de la culture de Tournai in Tournai (BE)
COLLECTIONS
Arendt and Medernach, Kirchberg (LU)
VDL - Ville De Luxembourg (LU)
CAPE - Centre des Arts Pluriels d’Ettelbrück (LU)
CNA - Centre National de l’Audiovisuel, Dudelange (LU)
Embassy of Luxembourg, Washington DC (US)
MHVL - Musée d’Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg (LU)
Ministère de la Culture de la Communauté Française de Bruxelles (BE)
Galerie Nei Liicht, Ville de Dudelange (LU)
Swisslife (LU)
Thomas Kellner, Siegen (DE)
Marc Modert, Luxembourg (LU)
CNL - Centre National de la Littérature (LU)
AWARDS
• International Photography Awards – 3 honourable mentions for:
Empty Home, Appearances and Daughters of Art
• Laureate: Creation - discovering young talents by the CNA
PUBLICATIONS
MONOGRAPHIC BOOKS
2023 - IMAGINER SERVAIS - Nathalie JACOBY & Ludivine JEHIN - Centre National de la Litérature
2022 - SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES - Regards sur la Commune de Lorentzweiler - Archive Kommissioun / Kultur Kommissioun
2020 - FICTITIOUS LOCATION SPOTTING FOR A NON-EXISTING MOVIE - Cercle Cité Luxembourg
2002 - REFLECTIONS (Laureate of Découvertes - Jeunes talents) - CNA - Introduction by Bernard Plossu
BOOKS
2020 - CITY SERIES “gare” - Street Photography Luxembourg - Street Photography Luxembourg ASBL
2018 - MIT DEN HAIEN STREITEN - CID I Fraen an Gender - Capybarabooks
2016 - ANNE’S KITCHEN - Home sweet home - My Luxembourg - Editions Schortgen
2012 - GESPENST DES FEMINISMUS - Sonja Kmec / CID-Femmes - JONAS Verlag
2011 - CUCINA MIA with Georges Hausemer – Editions Guy Binsfeld
2010 - SAZ FIR SAZ - Anthologie – Walfer Bicherdeeg – Editions Guy Binsfeld
2010 - NOT THE GIRL YOU’RE LOOKING FOR? MELUSINA REDISCOVERED – Editions Schortgen
2009 - IMAGES FOR LIFE – One day on the Filmset: HOUSE OF BOYS by director J.-C. Schlim
2008 - PHOTOGRAPHY – The Arendt & Medernach Collection
2006 - ABOUT LIFE – Les Âges de la Vie – Editeur: Swiss Life
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
2023 - Memory - Rainy Days Festival 2023, Philaharmonie Luxembourg
2023 - European Month of Photography 2023
2021 - European Month of Photography 2021
2019 - The Arendt & Medernach Collection
2011 - Salon 2011 / Cercle Artistique de Luxembourg
2011 - European Month of Photography 2011
2010 - Sguardi e voci Giovani sull’Europa
2008 - Europe’s capitals - leadership in action
2008 - Women - Photographers: network
2007 - Duerchzuch um Giele Botter
2006 - About Life
2005 - Different realities - Photographers: network
2005 - Private vs. Public Views
2004 - Hoferlin42
2004 - Profumo di donna
2003 - Robert Schuman Art Award
2003 - Luxemburgo. Una propuesta fotographica
2002 - Backlight 02. 6th International Photographic Triennial
2001 - Triennial of Contemporary Photography in Luxembourg
2000 - Bruissement d’âme - mise au point
SELECTED ARTICLES
• Estonian Film 2022/3: “Ilmar Raag offers hope”- p. 10
• La Fotografia Social: Especial Fotografos Europeos, nr: 54 / Febrero 2010 - p. 22
• L’Art au Luxembourg: de la Renaissance au début du XXIe siècle
• Lëtzebuerger Lexikon, p. 221
• Profifoto, nr. 4. July / August 2005, p. 19
PRINTED PORTFOLIOS
• An Zéro (Paperjam - 03.2021)
• Départ en Fanfares (Rendez-vous - 11.2008)
• Les Acteurs de l’Ombre (Rendez-vous - 11.2008)
• Les Hommes au Clefs d’Or (Paperjam – 07/08.2008)
• Daughters of Art (Rendez-vous - 03.2008)
• Anna-Nathalia (Forum – 11.2006)
FILMOGRAPHY
EXPERIMENTAL VIDEOS & MUSIC VIDEOCLIPS
in artistic collaboration with musician Daniel Balthasar
2020
• fictitious location spotting for a non-existing movie - Projection (34:54 min) during exhibition at Ratskeller (LU)
2009
• Leola - Projection (04:30 min) - Melting Session 4 at Philharmonie Lux
2007
• Miss Violet - Experimental short (05:05 min)
2006
• With the birds - Experimental short (15:54 min)
• Hands over you - Music video
2005
• Where you never miss it - Animated music video
2004
• Empty Home - Music video
• Gravity - Music video
2003
• 11:29p.m. … 06:41a.m. - Experimental short (04:44 min)
FILM STILLS
2024
• LA CACHE - Lionel BAIER - Red Lion (L) & Swiss Films (CH)
2020
• AND HE SAID YES! - short by Gintare PARULYTE - Red Lion (L)
• AN ZÉRO - Feature-length film by Julien BECKER – Skill Lab (L)
• ERIK STONEHEART - Feature-length film by Ilmar RAAG - Paul Thiltges Distributions (L) / Helsinki Filmi Oy (FI) / Locomotive Productions (LV)
2019
• COSMOS WITHIN US – VR fiction directed by Tupac MARTIR - a_Bahn (L) & Satore Studio (UK)
• IS THAT, LIKE, YOUR REAL JOB? – short directed by Gintare PARULYTE - Red Lion (L)
2018
• 7 LIVES - A TALE ABOUT THE ODYSSEY OF A SOUL - VR fiction directed by Jan KOUNEN - a_Bahn (L)
2011
• HANNAH ARENDT – Feature-length film by Margarethe VON TROTTA – Heimatfilm (D) / Minotaurus Film (L) / Mact Film (FR)
• NAKED OPERA – Documentary by Angela CHRISTLIEB – Minotaurus Film (L)
• PATICKA – AIDS Prevention Spot by Jacques MOLITOR – Feierblumm (L)
2009
• ACCIDENTALLY – Videoclip for Daniel Balthasar by Jacques MOLITOR – Feierblumm (L)
2008
• HOUSE OF BOYS – Feature-length film directed by Jean-Claude SCHLIM – Delux Productions (L)