Anke te Heesen

Born 1965.

Studied cultural pedagogy at the University of Hildesheim (1985-1990) and studied aesthetics and communication at the University of Oldenburg (1991-1995).

Researcher at the Research Center for European Enlightenment, Potsdam (1996-1997) and at the Deutsches Hygienemuseum, Dresden (1998-1999).

Since 1999 Anke te Heesen is a researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.

Her research focus lies in the history of collecting, especially in how knowledge and science are generated from collections and museums. She most recently researched the phenomenon of newspaper clipping collections around 1900 and what effects these clippings had on science, the arts and commercialization of information. The results were presented in the exhibition “Cut and Paste.”

During her fellowship at Solitude, Anke te Heesen will complete her book on the topic of newspaper clippings and discuss art related aspects of her work such as the exhibition “Cut & Paste” and collages with the resident artists.