Maidje is a documentary photographer and filmmaker based in Berlin. She develops most
of her personal projects during international artist residencies.

After studying Textile Design at the Weißensee School of Art and Design Berlin, she continued her education at the Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie, graduating in 2018.

Maidje is a member of the curatorial team and the board of AFF Galerie e.V. in Berlin.
She is also part of the female artists’ collective AFAIK, where she produces short films and performances. Since 2025 she is the managing director of Female Photoclub e.V.

hello (at) maidje.com  


PUBLICATIONS

    "Hinterm Berg - Notizen aus Osttirol", Nadja Köffler (Hg.) schneeblind Band 13, 2023
︎ https://www.uibk.ac.at/iup/buecher/9783991061021.html
    “the story of ernst”, 2018 (self published, sold out)


CURATION

    “State of Belonging” (26.06. – 02.08.2026), AFF Galerie
with Sarah Jade Sullivan, Chiara Wettmann & Maidje Meergans

    “Diskurszone Ost - Reparatur und Revolution” (03.05. – 30.06.2024), AFF Galerie
with Eric Meier, Erik Niedling & Sven Gatter

    ”CODED BODIES” (01. – 30.10.2022), AFF Galerie
with Alexander Kadow, Lina Scheynius & Ivonne Thein

    ”Visual Realities - The Computation of Photography” (12.03 – 18.04.2022), AFF Galerie
with Kathrin Ganser, Carola Lampe, Maxime Matthys, Michael Reisch & David Young


RESIDENCIES

06 – 07/2024: super soft residency #6 | Berlin, GER
02 – 03/2023: Kunsthaus bella martha | Bavaria, GER
04 – 07/2022: Wirbelfeld | Upper Austria, AU
09 – 10/2021: Künstlerhaus Eisenhammer | Brandenburg, GER
04 – 06/2021: TaDA Residency | St.Gallen, CH
          08/2020: dolomitenstadt.at | East Tyrol, AU


EXHIBITIONS


2026 
State of Belonging, AFF Galerie | Berlin, GER
 Keep Your Eyes Peeled XI, AFF Galerie | Berlin, GER


2025 Keep Your Eyes Peeled X, AFF Galerie | Berlin, GER

2025 TOGETHER, Werk2 | Arbon, CH
2024 VIDEO CENTER | Zentrale Space, Berlin,GER
2024 performance with AFAIK collective | Kirche am Hohenzollerplatz, Berlin, GER
2024 open studio, soft power | Berlin,GER
2024 Keep Your Eyes Peeled IX, AFF Galerie | Berlin, GER
2024 Mama, Bubu & me, GROTTO | Berlin, GER
2023 Textile Industry & Artists in Residence | Gewerbemuseum Winterthur, CH
2023 Keep Your Eyes Peeled VII, AFF Galerie | Berlin, GER
2023 9+1 TAGE SCHÖPFUNG, Kulturwerkstatt HAUS 10 | Bavaria, GER
2023 Solo exhibition, Kunsthaus bella martha | Bavaria, GER
2023 IN WAVES, Bremerhaven | Bremen, GER
2022 Kunstwerkstatt Lienz | East Tyrol, AU
2022 25*Jahre Streetwork, Stadtsaal Ried | Upper Austria, AU
2022 Wirbelfest, Schloss Sigharting | Upper Austria, AU
2022 Vonovia Shortlist, Sprengel Museum | Hanover, GER
2022 IN WAVES #womenincovid, Stadt Bremen | Bremen, GER
2022 IN WAVES, Goethe Institut Estonia | Tallinn, EST
2022 IN WAVES, KulturBäckerei | Lueneburg, GER
2022 Raum für Kunst Halle e.V. | Halle, GER
2021 Hinterm Berg, Fotogalerie Friedrichshain | Berlin, GER
2021 IN WAVES, Köpenicker Str. 70 | Berlin, GER
2021 Keep Your Eyes Peeled VII, AFF Galerie | Berlin, GER
2020 Saudade, Raaago online | Berlin, GER
2020 Keep Your Eyes Peeled VI, AFF Galerie | Berlin, GER
2020 MÄNNER, Projektraum Spoiler | Berlin, GER
2019 Helping Hands, Jugendprojekt Kreuzer | Berlin, GER
2019 Pop Up N°1, AFF Galerie | Berlin, GER
2019 Keep Your Eyes Peeled V, AFF Galerie | Berlin, GER
2019 Gallery Weekend opening, ORi Galerie | Berlin, GER
2018 Jahrgang Zwölf, Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie | Berlin, GER
2018 Traumberufe, Jugendprojekt Kreuzer | Berlin, GER
2017 bluest light, ORi Galerie | Berlin, GER
2016 Ein Bild, Panke Gallery | Berlin, GER
2016 Ab in die Zukunft, Jugendprojekt Kreuzer | Berlin, GER
2015 IDLE Salon, Colonia Nova Galerie | Berlin, GER
2014 Rundgang, KHB Weißensee | Berlin, GER
2013 KunstPur, Galerie Wedding | Berlin, GER



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