Kirsten Becken was born 1982 in Kleve, Germany. She studied at Folkwang Hochschule (former Universität Duisburg Essen) where she graduated in 2007. 2015 her son was born.2017 she published Seeing Her Ghosts at VfmK Verlag .2018 she co-founded femxphotographers.org. 2021 she had her debut as director with "Ihre Geister Sehen" starring Sandra Hüller.
She teaches at Joseph-Beuys-Gesamtschule Kleve and lectures at HSRW. Her work was shown in VOGUE Germany, NEON, Welt, Page, AD, ZEIT.Screenings:Debut: 2021 "Ihre Geister Sehen", Art Film 2021 New York Tri-State International Film Festival 2021 Seoul International Short Film Festival2021 Wonderous Stories Film Festival, London2021 Berlin Indie Film Festival2021 New Wave Short Film Festival, Berlin
Exhibitions:Upcoming: 2021 "The Naked Body", Museum Kurhaus Kleve2021 "schwebe im Beuysjahr", Kleve2020 "THE BODY ISSUE", Kultur Kiosk, Stuttgart2020 "art pul", PAN Forum, Emmerich2020 "SKM", Museum Kurhaus Kleve2020 "Wild Gardens", Students of HSRW 2019 "Self Studies", Students of HSRW 2018 "Seeing Her Ghosts", Lothringer13, München2018 Kunstquartier Bethanien, "bitchMATERial Art"2018 Book Presentation at DDPP Congress at Charité, Berlin2017 Pavlov's Dog, Berlin, "Seeing Her Ghosts"2016 Schaufenster, Berlin, "Man reiche mir Trost"2015 Seehof, Goldegg, "Angelika Suite"2014 Galerie f 5,6, München, "Der Greif Guestroom" Katrin Weber2014 Neue Galerie im Höhmannshaus, Augsburg,"A Process"
Books:2020 The Body Issue by femalephotographers.org, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Berlin2017 Seeing Her Ghosts, Art Book by Kirsten Becken VfmK Verlag für moderne Kunst, WienPublications:2021 Rheinische Post "Das Unausgesprochene sagen"2019 WELT Warum ich schöne Frauen fotografiere? 2017 LENNY LETTER Breaking the Silence
Clients (extract):AD Magazine, Allegra, angelikabooks, Boros GmbH, Condé Nast Verlag, Harpers Bazaar,FAZ, Galerie f 5,6, NIDO Magazin, LOEWS, VOGUE Germany, Fräulein Magazin, freundin, Interview Magazine, Iloveyou Magazine, Brigitte, Eltern, EMMA, Missy Magazin, Musikexpress,Pomellato, Samsung, Scholz & Friends, Scholz & Volkmer.Talks:2020 The Body Issue, Dlfkultur "Fazit" femxphotographers.org2020 Künstlerportrait, WDR "westART"2019 Es geht um die Perspektive Dlfkultur, femxphotographers.org2018 Book Presentation, DDPP Congress at Charité, Berlin2018 Book Presentation "ocelot, not just another bookstore" 2017 Book Presentation World Congress of Psychiatry, Berlin
