Thomas Dorn
Encyclopedia
Thomas Dorn is a photographer and contemporary artist who splits his time between Geneva
, Cologne
and Paris
.
He has traveled in Africa and some 20 countries. He is known for his album covers for world music
, jazz
and pop
. He collaborated with Ilija Trojanow
on a book, Kumbh Mela, released in 2008.
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
He has traveled in Africa and some 20 countries. He is known for his album covers for world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
. He collaborated with Ilija Trojanow
Ilija Trojanow
thumb|Ilija Trojanow Ilija Trojanow , is a Bulgarian-German writer, translator and publisher.-Life:...
on a book, Kumbh Mela, released in 2008.
Books
- Le Monde d'Oumou Sy, Association Suisse-Afrique Design, Geneva (2010)
- Kumbh Mela, Frederking & Thaler, Munich (2008)
- Femmes des Antilles, traces et voix, Editions Stock, Paris (1998)
- Houn-Noukoun, Gesichter und Rhythmen Afrikas, Marino Verlag, Munich (1997)
- Houn-Noukoun, Tambours et Visages, Editions Florent-Massot, Paris (1996)
Exhibitions
- Espace Guillaume Expo, Paris (2008)
- Fondation Blachère, Apt (2008)
- Galerie Davel 14, Cully (2007)
- Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (2006)
- Schloss Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg (2005)
- Maison de la Photographie, Hanover (2004)