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Nicholas Ganz (* 1976 in Essen) is a German artist, photographer und author.
Life
[edit]Since the beginning of the 1990s, he has been painting Graffiti and documented his own work and that of other graffiti artists with his camera. In 1997, he created his pseudonym Keinom, under which he is still active today. He learnt photography self-taught and by studying other photographers and photo books.
In 2004, he published his first book “'Graffiti World”', which received worldwide recognition and was published in eleven countries. This was followed in 2006 by the illustrated book Graffiti Woman, which was translated into five languages.
Between 2005 and 2009 he travelled to Burma/Myanmar as a documentary photographer and published his research and work in the book ‘Burma - the alternative guide’.
In 2012, another book about Burma was published, in which he describes the people of the Shan with its long history and analyses the causes of the civil war.
Social engagement
[edit]In addition to his professional work in the crisis regions, he has always supported the local people and founded the Keinom Foundation aid organisation in 2008. He is also a founding member of the Burma Campaign.
Publications
[edit]- Street Messages. Dokument Press 2015, ISBN 978-91-85639-73-1.
- Unterwegs in Burma – Eine Reise zum Volk der Shan. Iatros Verlag 2012, ISBN 978-3-86963-700-6.
- Burma – the alternative guide. Thames & Hudson 2009, ISBN 978-0-500-28787-3.
- Graffiti World – New Edition Thames & Hudson 2009, ISBN 978-0-500-51469-6.
- Graffiti Woman – Street Art from five continents. Thames & Hudson 2006, ISBN 978-0-500-51306-4.
- Graffiti World – Street Art from five continents. Thames & Hudson 2004, ISBN 978-0-500-51170-1.
Weblinks
[edit]- Literature by and about Nicholas Ganz in the German National Library catalogue
- Official website of Nicholas Ganz