KOWTALK: TOBIAS ZIELONY in conversation with Enis MAci

Tobias Zielony (b. 1973, Wuppertal) is a German photographer and filmmaker based in Berlin. Trained in documentary photography at the University of Wales, Newport, and later at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig, he is known for his critical engagement with the documentary tradition. His work focuses on youth subcultures, marginalized communities, and questions of identity and belonging. In 2015, his project The Citizen represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. Since 2022, he has been a professor of photography at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts.

Enis Maci (b. 1993, Gelsenkirchen) is a German writer, essayist, and playwright. She studied creative writing at the German Literature Institute Leipzig and cultural sociology at the London School of Economics. Her work — including the essay collection Eiscafé Europa and plays staged at venues such as the Schauspielhaus Wien and the Münchner Kammerspiele — moves fluidly between personal experience, political inquiry, and formal experimentation. She has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Max Frisch Förderpreis.

The conversation will be held in English. Attendance is free; no ticket or registration is necessary. First-come, first-seated.