aka Philipp Spiegel – Writer – Artist – Photographer
Over the past few years I have been getting many enquiries by HIV Positive people from all over the world. And every time these messages empowered me - giving me the feeling I want to do more. I want to help. I want to share my experiences. And so I have embarked on a new journey...my official start as a coach is here. Follow the link!
September is here! Time for a new exhibition!
Last week I had the pleasure of having a long chat with the lovely people from the POZ Vibe Podcast based in Dublin, Ireland.
In the past decade I have accumulated vast numbers of photos – from editorials, to landscapes, to scenes from around the world. Many of these images never see the light of day. Or if they do, the print is in a drawer, perhaps on one of my walls, or just lying in an old portfolio book. So I have decided to offer a some “favourites” to print.
Kunst und HIV - eine lange Geschichte die stets in Bewegung ist. Kurz vor der Covid Pandemie war ich in New York um mich mit meiner Kunst und mit Visual AIDS auseinanderzusetzen - einer Organisation die seit den Achtzigern Kunst von HIV-Positiven Menschen archiviert... Eine kleine Zeitreise...
Mein Gespräch mit Melanie Büttner und Sven Stockrahm für den Zeit Online Podcast - über HIV, Sexualität und das Fallenlassen!
Going Viral is the name of the first exhibition cycle after my diagnosis. It explores the violent changes that occurred after my diagnosis; reflecting on the initial emotional and personal challenges spanning over the first two years after my infection.
Of all the places Ive seen, nothing is quite as fantastically beautiful and horrifying as the confrontation with the self. There is still a lot to explore in those dark and stormy canyons; and bit by bit I work on exhibitions where I dig out the travel-journals I collect on my ventures into my own mind. The darkness and the light.
My relationship with photography has gone through many phases - from passionate obsession to angry loathing...and everything in between. And despite it being continuously strained, I have come to terms with the photography I did, and the photography I do. For some insights - and the possibility of obtaining prints - heres a little bit about my fashion photography.
The ever restless... I went out to explore the world - to capture the harsh reality and breathtaking beauty the world has to offer. Ever since my first trips to Asia, I was hooked. To explore, to travel and to observe. It started with stories about people; a leprosy clinic in Karachi and road workers in Ladakh – and it digressed into seeking the magnificent landscapes of the Himalayas and the Highlands...
Christopher Klettermayer 
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