Maidje is a documentary photographer and film maker from Berlin, who is developing the majority of her personal projects during international Artist Residencies. After studying Textile Design at Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee, she continued her education at Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie, where she graduated in 2018.
Maidje is a curatorial member and on the board of AFF Galerie e.V. in Berlin and part of the female artist collective AFAIK, where she is producting short films and performances. Since 2025 she is the managing director of Female Photoclub e.V.
hello (at) maidje.com
Maidje is a curatorial member and on the board of AFF Galerie e.V. in Berlin and part of the female artist collective AFAIK, where she is producting 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
“Diskurszone Ost - Reparatur und Revolution” (03.05. – 30.06.2024), AFF Galeriewith Eric Meier, Erik Niedling und 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
mit Kathrin Ganser, Carola Lampe, Maxime Matthys, Michael Reisch & David Young
RESIDENCIES
06 – 07/2024: super soft residency #6 / Berlin, GER02 – 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
2025
Keep Your Eyes Peeled X, AFF Galerie /Berlin, GER
TOGETHER, Werk2 /Arbon, CH
2024
VIDEO CENTER, /Zentrale Space, Berlin,GER
performance with AFAIK collective /Kirche am Hohenzollerplatz, Berlin, GER
open studio, soft power /Berlin,GER
Keep Your Eyes Peeled IX, AFF Galerie /Berlin, GER
Mama, Bubu & me, GROTTO /Berlin, GER
2023
Textile Industry & Artists in Residence /Gewerbemuseum Winterthur, CH
Keep Your Eyes Peeled VII, AFF Galerie /Berlin, GER
9+1 TAGE SCHÖPFUNG, Kulturwerkstatt HAUS 10 /Bavaria, GER
Solo exhibition, Kunsthaus bella martha /Bavaria, GER
IN WAVES, Bremerhaven /Bremen, GER
2022: Kunstwerkstatt Lienz /East Tyrol, AU
2022: 25*Jahre Streetwork, Sparkassen 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: Shortlist Vonovia Award, Beste Fotoserie
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, Offlocation The Shelf /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
IMPRESSUM /IMPRINT