Jan Borreck (*1985), a trained industrial clerk, is an M.A. student at the Folkwang University of the Arts under Prof. Dr. Steffen Siegel in the field of Photography Studies and Research. Prior to this, he studied photography at the FH Bielefeld and graduated with Prof. Adrian Sauer in the field of generative image systems. Throughout his studies, he worked on exhibitions at the Museum Folkwang, the Wüstenrot Foundation's Documentary Photography Awards, the Triennial of Photography in Hamburg, the Kunstverein Bielefeld and the MARTa in Herford, among others. He has been a scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes since 2022. Jan is curating and organizing the Open Call 2025 under the theme “Feelings” for the upcoming Photoszene-Festival.
Our Team
Internationale Photoszene Cologne has been driven forward since the 1980s by the ideas and commitment of numerous people from the museum and gallery scene, politics and business. Heide Häusler has headed the institution as Artistic Director and Managing Director since 2013. Since 2017, an Artistic Board has defined the long-term programme concepts. Until 2023, the Artistic Board consisted of Heide Häusler, Inga Schneider and Damian Zimmermann. Since 2024, Heide Häusler, Lucia Halder and Damian Zimmermann form the Artistic Board. A whole host of great people from the fields of art history, art, journalism and the creative industries in general are involved in the programme and the direction of the Photoszene. With their impulses and approaches, they all contribute to the diversity of the programme.