Mission Statement

The Joachim Giesel Archive is a project of Giesel Art Estate gUG (limited liability). As a non-profit art estate management organisation, our aim is to showcase and preserve artists’ life’s work, as well as to promote art and culture, science and research, with a focus on photography.

The art estate management organisation is registered in the Commercial Register under the name Giesel Art Estate gemeinnützige Unternehmergesellschaft (limited liability) and has its registered office in Hanover. The archive is managed by art historian Rickie Lynne Giesel. Art historians Katrin Kaiser and Sophie Peter work for the archive on a freelance basis. We would like to thank Janine Büttner, Franz Bedau, Paula Helleckes, Linda Kleinhubbert, Ann-Kathrin Könning, Jule Lang, Silvi Lehrack, Lewi Lewandowski, Marietta Mann, Laura Rosenthal, Mara Schmidt and Pauline Tigges for their temporary assistance.

Funding of science and research

The Joachim Giesel Archive opens its doors without exception to scholars, students and doctoral candidates, artists and people from the exhibition sector who wish to study the works of Joachim Giesel, the spectrum Photogalerie or the German photography scene after 1960.

Research grant

The Joachim Giesel Archive offers financial grants of €100, €300, €500 and €1,500 to support ambitious term papers, bachelor’s theses, master’s theses and doctoral dissertations.

Loans

The Joachim Giesel Archive welcomes requests for loans of works by Joachim Giesel as well as works by other artists from Joachim Giesel’s private collection.

Reproduction

The Joachim Giesel Archive provides image rights and artwork for research and scholarly purposes free of charge. Any use requires permission.

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