Frauke Thielking, born 1977 in Minden, Mid -West Germany, first studied Teacher Education before she took up her studies in Communication Design/ Photography at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund in 2000.
In 2004 she received a scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for studying at the Academy of Arts and Design in Beijing, China.
In 2006 she graduated with her work “Ready, steady, go” and gained several awards in the field of Photographic Arts.
Since 2009 she is an active participant in the Internet and she works with enthusiasm and passion on mostly self-initiated projects on Twitter and Facebook.
In her works she focuses on sociological, psychological and philosophical topics and questions regarding the human being that she mostly realizes in a humorous and playful way.
Thielkings award-winning works have been published in renowned Quality Papers and Magazines, and she has had numerous exhibitions in Germany and abroad
“I have a preference for humorous, provocative, scurrile and playful Staged Photography as well as documentary pictures that evoke a certain sense of humour and curiosity. Some of my works are rather „clinical“ and reduced to the very basic, some are pretty experimental, spontaneous and personal.
I do a lot of observations in my surroundings and I pay attention to systems and structures, which include a varity of layers. Many of my works deal with norms in society and the deviations of such norms. My intention is to expand people’s way of thinking and to appeal to more tolerance towards people who seem to be strange. I (try to) create scenes, situations or moments people can identify with. When my images activate an inner dialogue between the image itself and the viewer, it is a success. Good images communicate, touch you and make you reflect. And good images can be looked over and over again. Since Summer 2009 I have discovered the enormous potential and possibilities of Social Media, and I’m working very active and with passion on Facebook and Twitter. 
Not only I am using these networks for exchange and research, but I am also working pretty active on mostly self-initiated projects. I really appreciate the immediacy and reachability of Social Media tools and they provide a fantastic way to make something happen and to communicate in so many different directions. I can give my fancy full scope on these networks and sometimes I am laughing tears on my very own.” Frauke Thielking.
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