Conceptual nominee

Oktoberfest is the world's largest funfair held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Locally, it is often simply called Wiesn, after the colloquial name of the fairgrounds (Theresienwiese) themselves. The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Apart from the beer drinking and folkloric traditions it also has colorful, active, melancholic, sentimental corners,- a charming game with imagination and irony.

Kalle was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and studied photography and art in Munich, at the ´staatliche Fachakademie für Fotodesign München´ and ´Akademie der Bildenden Künste München´.-

GROUPEXIBITIONS:

Museum Folkwang Essen, Museum Angewandte Kunst Köln, Kunstverein Ludwigsburg, Markgrafenschloss Emmendingen, Museum für Fotografie Braunschweig, Technische Sammlung Dresden, Galerie f5,6 München, Galerie fotoshop Hamburg, Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz Berlin, Raumcommander Berlin, Fotomuseum im Stadtmuseum München, Historischen Museum Frankfurt, Haus der Photographie in den Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Stadtturmgalerie Innsbruck, Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Goethe Institut München, Galerie Dana Charkasi Wien

AWARDS:

1999/2000 grant for documentary photography from the Wüstenrot foundation

2006 coke light photo edition award

2007 nominee for the Körber photo award and the Otto Steinert award